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French Speaking Field Service Engineer
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About this role

The team at Industrial Scientific is committed to ending death on the job by the year 2050. We hire inquisitive, motivated people, foster an encouraging environment, and we let them do their job. Our team is highly engaged, builds quality solutions and delivers outstanding customer service. Our leaders understand the critical elements of breakthrough performance: bringing out the best in people; crafting a climate of trust, openness and dedication; encouraging candor; and treating people fairly and with dignity.

 

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Field Service Professional / Customer Service Relationship Manager to provide exceptional on-site customer services, with a focus on troubleshooting, installing, repairing Industrial Scientific instruments, and training clients on the use of these instruments and solutions. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Support and Solutions:

  • Provide on-site commissioning, start-up, and installation of Industrial Scientific equipment. Resolve customer issues in a manner that is consistent with the company's mission and values.
  • Offer data-driven consultations, helping customers interpret usage insights and recommend best practices for safety, compliance, and operational improvements
  • Travels to customer sites to perform application assessment and requirements gathering

Training and Enablement

  • Deliver training to customers, end-users, and channel partners on gas detection principles, software platforms, hardware usage, to promote successful adoption and best practices—conducting virtual sessions (e.g., webinars or online demos) or in-person workshops as part of daily/weekly routines, including developing customized content and assessing post-training effectiveness to drive ongoing usage and support deployment success

Partner and Internal Collaboration

  • Support channel partners (e.g., fulfillment centers and distributors) by reviewing performance, leading corrective/preventive actions, and ensuring operational standards for inventory, stock levels, and service quality—through regular virtual check-ins, joint troubleshooting sessions, and collaborative audits.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., sales, product management, engineering, service) to relay customer feedback, contribute to product roadmaps, defect tracking, and continuous improvements - participating in daily stand-ups, weekly meetings, or ad-hoc projects to align on issue resolutions, share insights from field diagnostics, and support commercial growth efforts.
  • Partner with sales for technical support during proposals, demonstrations, and post-installation guidance to facilitate business expansion, including co-developing solutions based on real-time customer data.
  • Manages all customer situations in a professional and courteous manner with an emphasis on customer satisfaction and retention

 

Requirements and Skills:

  • 2+ years of experience in a customer-facing role, including hands-on experience with installations, commissioning, diagnostics and issues resolution
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken) and French
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills: must be able to communicate with customers and partners on technical level.
  • Proficiency in computer systems and MS Office programs.
  • Good knowledge of IP networks and firewalls, wireless connectivity.
  • Ability to travel daily (within France and internationally).
  • Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Understanding gas detection applications and general knowledge of the industries would be advantageous.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. 

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. 

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. 

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.


About Industrial Scientific

Industrial Scientific designs and manufactures gas detection products and solutions that protect workers from hazardous conditions around the world. Since our beginnings in 1985, we have pioneered numerous technologies, including the first 3-gas detector, 6-gas detector, wireless gas detector, and even the first gas detector to be included on a NASA space shuttle. 

Today, we continue to innovate and expand our hardware and software offerings to equip the connected workers of the future. Our latest solutions make it possible to see and respond to hazards in real time, bringing us one step closer to our vision of ending death on the job by 2050.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer
 
Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [email protected].  

Other facts

Tech stack
Technical Support,Troubleshooting,Installation,Customer Service,Training,Collaboration,Communication,Data Analysis,Gas Detection,Problem Solving,IP Networks,Wireless Connectivity,Customer Satisfaction,Field Diagnostics,Sales Support,Engineering

About Fortive

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.

We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

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Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

What you'll do

  • The Field Service Engineer will provide on-site customer services, including troubleshooting, installing, and repairing equipment, as well as training clients on the use of these instruments. They will also collaborate with internal teams and support channel partners to ensure service quality and operational standards.

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What does a French Speaking Field Service Engineer do at Fortive?

As a French Speaking Field Service Engineer at Fortive, you will: the Field Service Engineer will provide on-site customer services, including troubleshooting, installing, and repairing equipment, as well as training clients on the use of these instruments. They will also collaborate with internal teams and support channel partners to ensure service quality and operational standards..

Why join Fortive as a French Speaking Field Service Engineer?

Fortive is a leading Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing company.

Is the French Speaking Field Service Engineer position at Fortive remote?

The French Speaking Field Service Engineer position at Fortive is based in Arras, Upper France, France. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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