Service Engineer - Northwest UK

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers. 

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Service Engineer – North West

We are looking for a Service Engineer to contribute towards our Service team.

You will have the opportunity to make a difference by effectively carrying out routine service, testing and repair on a range of Getinge's medical equipment in hospitals and facilities across the North West region.

You will maintain good customer relations by demonstrating a professional approach to work and you will collaborate with colleagues, to share, build together and meet our goals.

Day to day responsibilities:

• To cultivate a positive rapport with the customer, demonstrating first class interpersonal skills in a courteous and professional manner at all times.
• To carry out mechanical servicing of equipment.
• To carry out routine testing of Getinge equipment to the relevant standards as stated in terms and conditions of the client’s contract.
• To carry out electrical/mechanical fault finding of equipment.
• To carry out calibration of equipment, where necessary.
• To maintain adequate stock levels of spare parts.
• To produce quality documentation for submission to the customer.
• To maintain regular communication with the internal Service Department.
• To ensure the company equipment is being used and looked after correctly and that it is kept in a safe condition. To report all faulty equipment or equipment out of calibration to Service Supervisor.
• To ensure that correct returns and non-conformance report procedures are followed.
• To organise and prioritise a continuously changing workload, ensuring that all customers’ calls and enquiries are replied to.
• To ensure safe and tidy working including use of protective footwear, work wear and hard hats were required for local site working.
• To problem solve, combining initiative with a practical and logical approach to all aspects of the position.
• To provide sales leads to Service/Sales Manager
• To provide out of hours stand by cover, on a rota basis, in order to accommodate the needs of our customers.
• To produce written/electronic reports, as and when required/requested.
• To submit accurately completed expense claim forms, with supportive documentation, on time.
• To provide Validation reports in specified time frames.
• To maintain telephone contact with the office on a regular basis and with line supervisor.
• To assist the team members as and when required/requested.
• To undertake any other duties as and when required.

Quality System Duties and Responsibilities:

• To observe the company rules for employees.
• To read and comply with current relevant legislative documentation.
• To observe the company policy on Health & Safety at Work.
• To observe the company policy and procedures on Quality Management Systems.
• To co-operate readily, politely and amicably with other company personnel.

Who you are: 
At Getinge, we are looking for passionate individuals, who are agile, resilient, take responsibility for their development and focus on achieving excellence. They never compromise on quality and always act responsibly remembering that our customers always come first. They enjoy collaboration and working in diverse and international teams and embrace the future. If you love change, we can make sure that you stay that way!

Knowledge/Skills/Experience:

Qualifications:

• Minimum City & Guilds Levels 1 & 2 or an equivalent qualification in electrical and/or mechanical engineering (essential).
• CSCS (Service & Facilities) HVACR Skills Card (desirable).
• HTM2030/01-06 or HTM2010/01-01 certification (desirable).

Knowledge/experience

• Previous knowledge and experience of service/testing operating room tables and/or lighting to the appropriate standards a plus.
• Previous experience in a maintenance environment, ideally within a medical, pharmaceutical or other process industry.

Personal qualities:

• Self-motivated.
• Flexible and able to adapt under pressure in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Genuine interest in people and be able to deal with customers in a friendly manner.

To help meet our goals of becoming CO2 neutral by 2025, we travel only if we must. In this role, you will be required to travel up to 80% to visit customer sites and company offices as necessary.

Our Benefits 

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including wellness and training programs, to ensure we support your well-being and goals.

About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.