JOB TITLE: Installation & Commissioning Engineer

LOCATION: Leicester

SALARY: Up to £65k

Main Purpose of the Job: Installation and commissioning of various types of Power generation machinery and training customers.

Travel: Would typically travel 10-12 times per year for anything from a few days (Europe) to 1 or 2 weeks (further afield). Maximum single travel duration is roughly 4 or 5 weeks.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & KPIs

Installation & Commissioning

• In house pre-commissioning to customer contract requirements
• Ensuring that equipment works to its specification;
• Preparation of appropriate documentation including inspection documentation, test plans, test reports, site reports and manuals
• Liaise with all in house departments ensuring machines meet specification
• Customer demonstrations
• Installation of machines in customer premises throughout the world
• Training of customer personnel
• Industrial electrical wiring
• Installation and updating of control software
• Learn and implement applications for all the machines we build
• Learn and implement application for different materials used
• Liaise with customer and apply appropriate actions to requests
• All aspects of mechanical engineering including pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical fitting and machining parts both in house and throughout the world
• Dismantling of finished machines
• Plan travel arrangements world wide
• Input to, and work in accordance with, the overall production schedule to ensure customer deliveries are met.

Inspection and testing

• Inspect machines to ensure that company are providing customers with high quality durable machinery
• Test the machines to comply with customer specification
• Test machines to customer Factory Acceptance Test.
• Prepare Quality Assurance documentation
• Prepare in house Factory Acceptance test for machinery
• Developing and testing new machinery
• Customer demonstrations/trials
• Plan and run trials with new products
• Sound understanding of controls and instrumentation (including pneumatics)

Post installation Support

• Monitor customer Emails and react accordingly
• Ensure all breakdowns and customer issues are logged and dealt with
• Ensure to log all outstanding issues
• Ensure all checklists for job activities are kept fully up to date

QUALIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL SKILLS

• ONC/HNC or equivalent degree in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering
• Understanding of electrical, pneumatic and Hydraulic systems.
• Experience and understanding of PLC based software systems and diagnostics.
• Overseas travel experience necessary, including installation, training and technical support.
• Product Knowledge and previous background in similar industry is ideal.
• Sound understanding of mechanical engineering principals

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Ability to work and contribute in a team environment.
• Excellent communicator with strong written, verbal and visual communication style.
• Creative problem solving approach.
• Self-motivated, self-starting and highly organized with the ability to work unsupervised.
• Innovative, creative thinker with the ability to input into the design of bespoke turnkey solutions and standard products.
• Ability to work simultaneously on a variety of projects of varying duration.
• Adaptable to change, with a dynamic approach, think on feet and challenge the norm.
• Experience in quality documentation and procedures, ideally worked with ISO standards.
• Good understanding of essential H&S Management
• Commercially aware with ability to liaise with customers regarding requirements and continuous improvement.
• Proven track record of working under pressure to deliver quality work at pace.
• Ideally experience of delegating and managing work.
• Ensure products are specified and integrated to provide ease of use and maintenance for all users, including documentation and training manuals/instructions
• Assist the production and sales of technical advice for special machines
• Documenting technical processes.
• Understanding the quality, cost and delivery implications of different technical solutions and guide our project team and our clients to the optimum solution for their situation.