Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Exciting opportunity for a Field Service Engineer!

As a Field Service Engineer, it will be your responsibility to represent Howden worldwide and collaborate with our diverse pool of clients to provide technical assistance during: overhaul, repair, maintenance, fault finding and installation and commissioning of steam turbines, reciprocating gas compressors and gearboxes. You will also provide a full engineering service support for our customers and develop and manage exceptional customer relationships through excellence in terms of technical capability and also through personal interaction with customers. This an international role and will require you to travel.

Howden are a global engineering business who focus on providing clients with industrial products that help multiple sectors improve their everyday processes. Howden’s core focus is on providing quality solutions for air and gas handling and have over a century of experience in doing so.

What Needs To Be Done?

• Overhaul, repair, maintain Howden steam turbines and gas compressors and gearboxes

• To deliver a very high technical and professional level of service to our customers, with significant focus on safety and quality. The aim is to achieve on time in full, to schedule and right first time

• Provide detailed Site Reports to the required standard that among other things highlight actions which may need to be taken and seek opportunities for improvement

• Supervise the activities of Company or Customer supplied Technicians, be responsible for their day-to-day safety requirements, site activities and discipline

• Follow health and safety at work procedures and complete required Risk Assessments

What Do You Need To Bring?

Essential skills, knowledge & behaviours

• Knowledge of site maintenance and repair of Steam Turbines and Reciprocating Compressors

• Develop and manage good customer relationships through the provision of professional customer management

• Experience and a strong focus on health and safety

• Ability to supervise others at site during complex installation, commissioning and maintenance activities

• Ability to work as part of a team or as an individual

• Experienced working on international assignments including where English is not the main language

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products and able to produce detailed written technical documents including but not limited to risk assessments, site reports, root cause analysis of failures, method statements, scopes of work and project plans

• Hold a full UK driving licence

• This role involves worldwide travel

In Return, we offer a range of fantastic benefits:

• A flexible and supportive work environment.

• A competitive salary.

• Working-away-from-home allowance

• Generous holiday entitlement package.

• Howden Pension Plan with Scottish Widows.

• Healthcare cash plan with Healthshield.

• Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal – Cycle2Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers, wealth of information to support health & wellbeing.

• Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary.

• Group Income Protection plan.

• Opportunity to be involved in our ESG ‘Bright Future’ initiatives – STEM ambassador & volunteering.

• Dedicated Help@Hand Service – Free Counselling, Physiotherapy, financial support etc.

• Training & Development Opportunities.

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay.

The Company intention in respect of recruitment, selection and promotion is to appoint the most suitable candidate for each job regardless of that person’s race, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability.

Interested? We would love to hear from you! Please follow the link to our website to apply.