Field Service Engineer

**Field Service Engineer - Basildon** £20,070.00 basic Our client is looking for a field service engineer to cover an agreed region around their postcode. A wide-ranging role that will consist of an approx. 40hour week on a rota basis. As this is a field-based role, a full & clean driving licence is essential. **Employee Benefits Package** - Basic salary dependent on qualifications and experience - 23 days holiday a year in addition to bank holidays (when bank holidays are worked payment is made instead) - details to be provided at interview - Private medical insurance for single and ability to pay for partner/children - Life cover (Death in service) cover of 4 times basic - Group Income Protection (Permanent health insurance) of 75% of salary less state benefit in event of long term illness or disability - Employee Assistance Programme - The People’s Pension - 5% of "Qualifying Earnings" for the employee and 3% employer - Voluntary cash plan for everyday medical expenses eg. Dental, optical, chiropody etc. - Occupational sick pay entitlement after qualifying period of 13 weeks **JOB DESCRIPTION**: **Main Tasks and Objectives** - The maintenance of POS equipment at the customer’s facility to ensure full functionality according to the manufacturers’ specifications with the emphasis on "fixing" front office EPOS equipment and their peripherals - Keeping the customer informed at all times of the progress of the work - Reporting to the relevant helpdesk, where necessary, in accordance with the escalation procedures of the relevant customer - Updating the contact centre computer system at every stage via a tablet pc to ensure smooth communication between the company and the customer - Completion of all relevant documentation to allow performance reports to be produced in a timely manner to monitor customer service - Maintaining contact with the contact centre to allow real time logging and availability - Returning faulty equipment to the repair centre, with fully completed documentation, within a two-day window, fully assembled and labelled - Any other reasonable tasks as assigned by management **Outcomes and Deliverables** - The maintenance of serviceable service spares to achieve 95% first time fix rate - Manage workload to meet customer needs and to ensure that the field service manager and the contact centre are kept advised of all outstanding issues - High level of health, safety and environmental compliance (In addition to the above duties the post holder must be prepared to undertake such additional duties which may result from changing circumstances.) **Information Security Profile: HIGH** - This role will be privy to some confidential and sensitive information and as such the field service engineer will be expected to treat all information as sensitive discussing it only with those people who have the necessary authority **ABOUT YOU**: **SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE** **Essential**: - The person must possess the ability to think logically and clearly, able to make decisions and use their own judgement. - The individual needs to be self-motivated with the ability to organise and prioritise their work in order to meet the customer needs in a timely manner. - The successful applicant will need to be able to handle pressure and still be able to maintain a professional approach at all times - especially should conflict arise at customer sites. The person needs to possess the appropriate interpersonal skills tohandle and diffuse any potential difficult situation. The person is Vista Retail Support’s ambassador and has the potential to hurt our reputation by inappropriate responses or behaviour. - Self-motivated with ability to work on their own but able to work effectively with the wider team - especially the contact centre staff who take the customer calls. - Effective interpersonal skills with ability to build rapport with our customers - Computer literate **DESIRABLE**: - Experience in a similar role - Knowledge of EPOS industry - Mechanical ability would also be an advantage. **QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING** **EXPERIENCE** - Have undertaken a face-to-face customer service field-based role - Hardware skills-based training - Ideally applicants will also possess knowledge of electronics, within the EPOS environment - Networking experience **PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES** - Smartly dressed and well presented to create the right image in front of the customer - Ability to remain calm under pressure - Logical, methodical approach - Live within or willing to relocate to the required area - Available to work weekends and evenings in accordance with the rota and flexible to meet the needs of the customers - Flexible and willing to respond to short notice situations - Possess driving licence - Mobile - willing to drive the necessary hours/distances to visit the customer sites - No evidence of convictions especially driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs, careless driving, undue care and attention or dangerous driving - The individual will have to demonstrate that they can cope with an environment of change *Please be aware that Cerco operate as a Recruitment Agency/Employment Business