Field Service Engineer

Eppendorf • Indianapolis, IN

8d • $75,000 - $82,000

About The Position

Your Challenges Responsible for providing premium technical service in the designated territory Perform service efficiently and effectively on instruments and equipment as requested or initiated. This includes but is not limited to installation, operator training, preventive maintenance, testing, inspecting, troubleshooting, adjustments, calibrations, alignments, and part replacement. Adheres to service manuals, technical procedures and direction while properly documenting and managing work activity, time recording, billing and quality documents in-house, on-site at customer facilities or over the phone as required. Delivers high-quality, customer-centric service . Exhibits excellent proactive pre-call planning and follow-up skills. Establish and maintain a high degree of technical knowledge about the service activities described. Acts as a trusted advisor to Eppendorf customers by understanding the customer’s issues and recommending solutions that provide a positive customer experience and satisfy the customer’s requirements. Participates in generating cross-selling leads to product sales colleagues to promote equipment sales growth. Responsible for inventory management of spare parts. Maintains and re-orders suitable inventory and complies with all the company's inventory control policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Routinely requires extensive or overnight travel on short notice within or sometimes beyond defined territory or routine business hours to support customer and Eppendorf Service needs. Properly documents and manages all work activity Your Expertise Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school or equivalent military training preferred 2+ years’ related experience and/or training, a combination of education and experience accepted Ability to travel up to 80% of the time within the territory Valid driver’s license required and good driving record. The ability to travel by commercial airlines is required. Your benefits at Eppendorf Compensation: $75k-$82k base annually Attractive Bonus and Commission Plan Company vehicle for work and personal use, along with a gas card, and liability insurance Position is eligible for Overtime Pay Per diem pay Competitive total rewards package including health, financial, and education benefits Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables, and services for liquid-, sample-, and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. Eppendorf products are used in academic and commercial research laboratories, e.g., in companies from the pharmaceutical and biotechnological as well as the chemical and food industries. Working at Eppendorf means being part of a community of more than 5,000 scientists, engineers as well as specialists from many other disciplines across more than 30 countries. All of us are committed to one mission: Being the expert partner and advisor of choice for life sciences laboratories around the world - with our premium products, our services, and our reliability.

Requirements

• Associate's degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school or equivalent military training preferred
• 2+ years’ related experience and/or training, a combination of education and experience accepted
• Ability to travel up to 80% of the time within the territory
• Valid driver’s license required and good driving record.
• The ability to travel by commercial airlines is required.

Responsibilities

• Providing premium technical service in the designated territory
• Performing service efficiently and effectively on instruments and equipment
• Installation
• Operator training
• Preventive maintenance
• Testing
• Inspecting
• Troubleshooting
• Adjustments
• Calibrations
• Alignments
• Part replacement
• Adhering to service manuals, technical procedures and direction
• Properly documenting and managing work activity, time recording, billing and quality documents
• Delivering high-quality, customer-centric service
• Exhibiting excellent proactive pre-call planning and follow-up skills
• Maintaining a high degree of technical knowledge about the service activities described
• Acting as a trusted advisor to Eppendorf customers
• Participating in generating cross-selling leads to product sales colleagues
• Responsible for inventory management of spare parts
• Maintaining and re-ordering suitable inventory
• Complying with all the company's inventory control policies, procedures, rules, and regulations

Benefits

• Compensation: $75k-$82k base annually
• Attractive Bonus and Commission Plan
• Company vehicle for work and personal use, along with a gas card, and liability insurance
• Position is eligible for Overtime Pay
• Per diem pay
• Competitive total rewards package including health, financial, and education benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees