Trainee Gas Chromatography Service Engineer (243jc) – Stone, Staffordshire - £24 – 28k + Benefits to start

My client who is a world leader in the provision of engineering, design, installation and commissioning of measurement, control and instrumentation systems in the gas sector are now looking for additional Service Engineers to cross train in this highly rewarding career.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

You will be starting on between £24 – 28k and within a couple of years after completing in-house training courses, you can be earning up to £45k and in some cases engineers have been earning in excess of £60k per annum.

You will initially be working alongside an experienced engineer during your training, and you will be working on clients’ sites across the UK and possibly overseas, and therefore this may require very early starts, late finishes and regular overnight stays, all travel cost, accommodation etc will be covered by the company.

Your primary duties will consist of once fully trained:

• Undertake system calibration, repairs and maintenance activities on client sites (especially GC instrumentation), addressing any concerns arising throughout the process.
• Undertake system commissioning on client sites, addressing any concerns arising from the commissioning process.
• Test communications and conduct end to end testing.
• Communicate and provide technical support to the client to address customer specific issues.
• Provide GC technical support to Installation Technicians and Service Engineers to address in-house issues, deploying all forms of communication.
• Provide GC advice to Design Engineers in the development of the commissioning strategy and plan.
• Compile all reports / documentation and dispatch in a timely manner as directed by the Service & Technical Support Manager or the Head of Manufacturing & Commissioning.
• Comply with the organisation’s QA and SHE systems, policies and procedures; support required updates as the business develops.
• Train less experienced engineers in all the relevant disciplines, once qualified yourself.

Secondary Duties again once fully trained:

• Attend client sites to conduct company operations to calibrate and repair GC systems.
• Attend all required company and department meetings.
• Attend training courses relevant to the position.
• Support the creation and delivery of training activities for colleagues and clients.
• Undertake any other ad-hoc duties within your skill set as directed by your line manager.
• To be provide support to the 24/7 service helpline by being On-Call on a rota basis

To be eligible for this role you will need the following:

• 2 years’ experience working independently i.e. without local oversight management.
• HNC / HND in either Electrical / Electronic or Mechanical Engineering or a related subject.
• Ability to understand and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings, able to advise clients on the drawings and specifications.
• In depth knowledge of Gas Chromatography (GC) is desirable.
• Knowledge of PLC controllers.
• Knowledge of pressure control systems.
• Computer literate including use of MS Office programmes and Linux systems.
• Must be able to demonstrate fault-finding skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and excellent team working attributes.
• Full driving licence

The ideal candidate would be someone coming from an electro-mechanical background who is skilled on interpreting equipment schematics and has the ability to fault find and is able to quickly diagnose and fix faults within highly complex equipment.

This is a role for someone who is looking to enter a long term career where the future is fairly secure as this equipment is not only for the traditional gas sector, but is also expanding into the newer green gas production environment as well, and as stated, highly experienced engineers are now earning in excess of £60k per year and they are looking at a brain drain as a lot of the engineers in this sector are not looking at retirement in the next few years.

In return they are offering a full training package as well as the following additional attractive benefits package which include, 25 annual leave per year plus bank and public holidays, Death in Service, Income protection scheme, Employer Pensions contribution, Access to vocational rehabilitation, Company fleet vehicles with fuel cards as well as a whole host more.

For more information, please contact Jean-Claude Hedouin at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd on (phone number removed)