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No previous experience in Gas detection products is necessary as full product training will be provided. The successful candidate will need to live in the Derby & Stafford area to primarily cover customer in and around that area.\nCompany: Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd, 172 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD.\nAbout Us\nWe have been designing and manufacturing life-saving products for 50 years, protecting people from toxic and flammable gases.\nCrowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Halma plc. Halma’s (www.halma.com) purpose is growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Halma is a market leader in specialist safety, health, and environmental technologies, a global group of businesses developing solutions that push the boundaries of science and technology. Headquartered in the UK, Halma is one of the top performing businesses in the FTSE 100 index with many years of record revenues and profits. The group has nearly 50 businesses operating through three sectors (Medical, Environmental & Analysis and Safety) in more than 20 countries and major operations in Europe, North and South America and Asia, supplying customers in 160 countries and employing more than 8,500 people worldwide.\nCrowcon’s vision is: a world where gas hazards never cost a life.\nCrowcon’s values are:\nDo the right thing \nOwn the outcome \nWork as one \nWhat will you be doing?\nAs a member of the Field Service Team, you will be responsible for providing exceptional support and customer service to all customers as well as attending customers sites to perform proactive maintenance, repairs and commissioning of our products. Your main duties will include:\nServicing, calibrating and repairing electronic gas detection equipment to the relevant standards.\nEnsure all serviced products are tested and left fully operational and - demonstrated to the site responsible person (recorded as such on-service paperwork).\nSupport other team members on jobs that require multiple engineers.\nProvide customer ‘user training’ when required - once experienced.\nWork closely with the Service Admin team making sure jobs are scheduled efficiently and meeting customers’ requirements.\nEnsure service reports are completed accurately and submit them for processing on time.\nComplete RAM’s and POWRA’s when required (training given).\nResponsible for van stock holding and calibration gas holding, ensuring that it is appropriate for the customer base in your region, and that ‘life critical’ components are cycled regularly to ensure we can offer a first-time fix where possible.\nEnsure all personal PPE is maintained within inspection expiry dates, all service clothing is clean and respectable at the start of the day, and all service equipment is ‘up to date’ and operational.\nCover a geographical area based from the Derby & Stafford area and other areas to cover 2-man jobs.\nYour skills & experience\nHNC / HND in an electronics/electrical field or equivalent technical qualification preferred. Crowcon will provide full product training.\nPrevious Field Service Engineering experience would be an advantage, but not necessary.\nExperience in electronic equipment service, troubleshoot/repair.\nCommissioning and/or installation experience desirable\nExcellent customer communication skills in both writing and verbal.\nFull UK driving license essential.\nConfined Space, IPAF and Safety Passport is preferable, but full training provided.\nThe role can be physically demanding when using access equipment and when occasionally accessing confined spaces.\nAbout you\nYou inspire with your passion and values.\nYou are culturally sensitive.\nYou are a collaborative team player.\nYou are straightforward and have no interest in business / internal politics.\nYou are curious and disrupt the status quo.\nCompany benefits:\nPaid Overtime 1.5 x hourly rate, double time on Sundays authorised when there is a requirement.\n37.5 hour week contractually\nTravel Time included in paid working hours.\nCompany Van & Credit Card\nGenerous company pension (up to 10.5% matched)\nCompany shares\nHealth cash plan (Medicash)\nEyecare scheme (with Specsavers)\nCorporate life insurance\n25 days holiday\nBirthday off (after 1 year of service)\nOptional 3 days holiday purchase\n14 weeks paid maternity, paternity, adoption leave.\nEmployee assistance programme\nLearning and development opportunities\nSalary sacrifice car leasing\nDon’t have every single listed skill/experience? 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