Alfa Laval UK & I are currently recruiting for a Decanter Commissioning Engineer

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About the Company and Department

Alfa Laval is a leading global supplier of products and solutions for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling through our key products – heat exchangers, separators, pumps and valves. Our team of Field Service Engineers are on the front line of customer support, carrying out servicing and maintenance of Alfa Laval equipment and associated products. Alfa Laval field service engineers ensure a high quality service to customers and are a key part of our service business.

About the job

You will be home based attending customer sites across Scotland and the UK. Overnight stays are a regular occurrence as part of this role. You will also be expected to participate in our 24 hours call out system and work some weekends on a roster basis.

You will be working on Centrifugal rotating equipment providing field service support, trouble shooting and training at customer locations on the mechanical, electrical, and electronic components of our separation equipment ensuring reliable operation, optimum performance and efficiency. This includes performing preventive maintenance, emergency and warranty repairs, installation supervision and commissioning of new equipment, system audits, process troubleshooting and technical support.

Your duties will include:

• Commissioning, servicing and fault finding of new and existing equipment.

• Assist and train customer maintenance and supervisory personnel on how to operate our equipment and perform maintenance tasks.

• Performing trial test runs when work is completed to ensure performance rates and quality meet established specifications.

• Providing process and technical support to the department and customers.

• Working with the sales team on equipment audits on customer sites to generate new business

• Meeting KPIs for the service team in areas such as submission of job reports, Commissioning documentation and daily timesheets.

Who you are

You are self-motivated, detail orientated and numerate. You can demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills. You are organized and enjoy working alone. You have professional pride in your work and maintain high standards of precision, Health and Safety awareness and cleanliness in your working environment. You are customer centric, with a focus on continuous improvement, you will be comfortable working in line with Alfa Laval drivers, Action, Interaction, and Satisfaction.

Candidates must be able to spend several nights away from home as required. Due to the nature of the work, including the environment in which the work is often carried out, the candidate should have a good level of physical fitness. A valid full driving license and the current right to work in the United Kingdom is required for this role.  

You are based within the Central Eastern area of England.

What you know

• Candidates for this role should have completed a recognised apprenticeship or have reached a minimum level of technical training i.e. City and Guilds/NVQ/BTEC.

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a strong working background in mechanical and electrical maintenance, ideally with separation equipment would be beneficial but not essential.

• Candidates should have a good level of competence with respect to electronic equipment testing, fault finding, reading schematic diagrams, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, EthernetIP, PID and Profibus connectivity.

• Desirable skills include work on automated production lines, generators, compressors, pumps or the marine industry. Exposure to Alfa Laval core equipment would be advantageous.

• Previous industry backgrounds could include waste water, food and brewery, food processing plants, power stations, factory automation, marine or military.

• Candidates must be able to spend several nights away from home as required and have a good level of physical fitness. A full Valid UK driving licence is also essential.

Why work for us

Alfa Laval UK&I currently provide a wide range of benefits, schemes, and initiatives for our employees including:

Holiday entitlement of 25 days + Bank holidays

Simply Health – Health cash plan available to enter worth over £2500 annually

Life Assurance – 4X annual salary when you remain in the pension

Training and Career Development

Alfa Laval is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Assessment practicalities

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

For more information, please contact  

Reece Watmore, Talent Acquisition Partner, [email protected]

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon so send your application without delay, this role will remain live until the position is filled.