Machine Control Engineer

The Field based Machine Control Engineer would report directly to the Installations Team Leader (Regional) and would be responsible for providing customer support through the performance of on-site Machine Control installations, measure, diagnosis, troubleshooting, service, and repair of machine control systems across all machine types, brands and technology models on a National scale.

SITECH UK is an exclusive dealer of Trimble Machine Control Systems, the most reliable and cutting-edge technology systems available to the heavy equipment industry and highway contractor today. Our mission is to empower construction professionals with innovative tools, ensuring precision, efficiency, and productivity on every project.

The Installation Engineer will be responsible for the installation of Trimble hardware, including accurately measuring the machine control systems on OEM (Trimble Earthworks, GSC900) dealer machines and customers' construction equipment.

Benefits:

• Salary Circa £40,000
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to purchase up to 5 extra days holiday)
• Annual Bonus
• Healthcare benefits (medical, optical, hearing, dentistry, and new child payments to support new parents)
• Access to company share scheme
• 5% pension (matched by company)
• Refer a friend bonus (€1300 if successful)
• Employee reward platform (retail discounts and other employee rewards)
• Life insurance
• Laptop and phone, van
• Industry leading product training

Job Functions:

• Installation: Primary resource in providing on machine installation, on SITECH / Trimble equipment across all OEMs, OEM Dealers and Customers.
• Service: Primary resource in providing maintenance, support call-out / telephone calls, troubleshooting and support on SITECH / Trimble equipment across all OEMs, OEM Dealers and Customers.
• Measure & Calibration / Advisory / Consultation: Resource in Calibration/re-calibration of SITECH / Trimble machine control equipment as part of the installation, rental, or support of equipment in the field.
• Operations: Support the Machine Control Installation, Calibration and Support Team Leader to effectively deliver customer requirements with installations and planning of operations.
• Training & Development: Provides operator training to end-users where necessary on system use / operation.
• Self-Management: Ensures that installation, calibrations, field service and general activity and administration are completed fully, documented and to the high standards expected from SITECH UK and Ireland and Trimble.
• Results: Understands importance of customers as the life of the organisation and all activity has a level of urgency and customer centricity to ensure high performance relies on results and first-time fix on time and to standard.

Specific Skills:

• College or vocational qualification in Mechanical, Hydraulics or Electronic or similar engineering.
• Recent demonstrated ability to troubleshoot hydraulic and electrical issues on heavy equipment machines.
• Familiarity with construction site operations using heavy equipment machine control systems is desired.
• IOSH, RAMS, Health & Safety awareness with an up-to-date CSCS card.
• Experience in Arc welding (useful but not essential).
• Operation of heavy construction equipment an advantage.
• A basic understanding of using a PC including Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel, Teams and the ability to research new and existing technical information through the Trimble portfolio.

Knowledge:

• Experience of construction equipment would be preferred.
• Experience of construction equipment technology would be preferred.
• Experience of the ground survey / digital field equipment would be preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot hydraulic and electrical issues on heavy equipment.
• Understanding of field installation, calibration and service support processes and documentation.
• Working in a Technology based environment, hands-on learning often forms a vital part in the early stages of your initial training until familiarization with the staple product range.

Education & Experience:

• Experience in working in OEM, OEM Dealer site Environment in an engineering / operations role.
• Experience in working as a field engineer.
• Experience in working within a field technology role.
• Champions Safety through all customer and operations activity.
• Experience in effective and solid customer service skills.

If you would like to be a part of an OEM dealer for a market leading product at the forefront of industry technology then apply today!

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