Saturday 30 May 2009

MARINE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ENGINEER - UP TO £32,500 BASIC (£EXCELLENT OTE) - SOUTH UK

JOB DESCRIPTION

Introduction:

My client is a world leader and is at the forefront of Technical Engineering services within the Marine and Offshore industry. They provide total technical solutions including Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications for the Marine, Offshore, Naval, Commercial and Super yachts market. Due to rapid expansion our client is now looking for a Marine Communications Service Engineer to be based on the South Coast.

The successful candidate will be required to travel to all the major ports around the South coast of England including Portsmouth, Falmouth, Bournemouth, Plymouth and Weymouth to attend to the Survey, Installation, Service, Commissioning and repair of a wide variety of Ship borne Communications and Sensors equipment at times and locations necessary to meet the on-going demands of their customers. On occasions you may also be required to travel to other locations in the UK.

Responsibilities:

You will be required to visit customer sites with the relevant tools and equipment in order to carry out the required task specified i.e. Installation, Service, Fault diagnosis, Repair or Commissioning.
Fault find and investigate down to component level in order to undertake appropriate action to rectify the problem.
Advise customer of impending high cost of repairs or delays as soon as possible.
Service equipment when needed to ensure that the communication systems prove to be working effectively.
Apply your proven 'hands on' technical background to ensure that all work is carried out in a timely manner.
Use your initiative to work out any improvements that can be made to the systems in order to make them more efficient.
Carry out necessary service reports and inform customer of equipment status upon completion.
Order parts needed to fully service/repair equipment and ensure that a follow up is arranged in order to install these parts.
Brief the customer on any changes you have made to their equipment and explain how to operate it.
Provide a good, reliable and cost effective service to the customer.


Applicant Requirements:

It is envisaged that this position will suit someone with a proven background in the maintenance and repair of Ship borne communication and Sensor systems including radar, antennas, satellite communications equipment, sonar equipment, Arpa radar and camera systems.
This a customer facing role therefore you will have excellent communication and customer service skills.
Proven problem solver.
Valid full clean driving licence.
Proven background within a similar technical role.
Able to work on own initiative as you will be working on your own.
Meet tight deadlines and carry out work effectively.
Proven Electrical / Electronic engineering background.
Strong attention to detail.
Proven ability to fault find and investigate down to RF component level.
Good working knowledge of navigational communications systems (NavComms).
Willing to work overtime.
Please note, This job is not your typical 9 to 5 as it will include unsociable hours and you will also have to be very flexible as you need to be on call to suit the customers requirements therefore may be required to travel at short notice.

SALARY

Up to £32,500 Basic (£Excellent OTE).
25 days holiday plus 8 stats.
Working hours are 37.5 hours per week, however, these hours could cover days and nights Monday – Sunday.
Employer contributory pension scheme.
Company car, Laptop, Mobile and tools provided.
Opportunity to join a fast paced motivated environment.

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