At Getinge we have the passion to perform
Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge, our passion is to secure that every person and community have access to the best possible care, offering hospitals and life science institutions products and solutions that aim to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. Every day we collaborate to make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives.
Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.
Getinge is a global provider of innovative healthcare solutions for operating rooms, intensive-care units, sterile reprocessing, cardiovascular procedures, life science companies and institutions.
Getinge UK and Ireland are a wholly owned subsidiary of Getinge AB, Sweden, employing over 10,000 people including production sites in seven countries.
The Getinge Service Division UKI comprises field based Engineers located throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland with responsibility for the service, maintenance and installation of a large range of Medical and Life Science equipment.
Our Portfolio incorporates a broad range of specialist medical devices in the Life Science, Surgical and Medical therapy disciplines, including but not limited to Operating tables, Heart Lung bypass consoles, Intra-Aortic Balloon pumps, Anaesthetic machines, life support Ventilators and steam sterilizers.
Our customers are predominately the Pharmaceutical industry and Public / Private Hospitals.
ROLE:
The successful candidate will provide a first class service to our customers, take ownership of tasks assigned and ensure their completion to a high standard of engineering competence within agreed timescales. The work will include but is not limited to
- Fault resolution.
- Ongoing preventative maintenance.
- Installation and commissioning.
- Liaising with medical, nursing and facilities personnel.
- Participate in a 24/7 on call rota
Assignments will on occasion, require overnight stays and occasional weekend work.
You will report direct to the Technical service Manager and work closely with other field service engineers and office staff.
The successful candidate will receive extensive technical training at our facilities in UK, France and Germany. In addition, relevant Health & Safety training, Getinge group policies and any other training deemed necessary to carry out your duties would be provided.
Person Specification:
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, be customer focused, technically competent and commercially aware with strong trouble-shooting and analytical skills to enable you to provide an exemplary level of service to our customers.
Your personality, enthusiasm, energy and positivity are essential in building long-term relationships with our customers and will ultimately facilitate you in playing a key role driving our business forward.
Experience.
Previous experience working in a field service role while desirable is not essential. The successful candidate will have a clear understanding of what a field service role entails.
Qualifications.
Candidates must on the latest date for receiving completed application forms hold as a minimum
- National Council for Educational Awards Diploma in Engineering (Electronic / Mechatronic)
- Degree in Electronic Engineering qualification at National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), Level 7 or higher, in one of the following engineering disciplines:
Industrial Instrumentation
Mechatronic
Biomedical Engineering
- Full Driving Licence.
- Successful Garda Vetting will be required.
Personal Attributes and Attitudes.
- Strong electrical and mechanical faultfinding skills.
- Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure in a dynamic and changing environment.
- A knowledge of the principles of Health and Safety.
- Be proficient in the use of IT and basic Microsoft software packages.
- Full Driving licence required.
- Excellent verbal and written English skills
- Willing to travel, predominately in the Republic of Ireland, occasionally in Northern Ireland and UK and when necessary to training centre’s abroad.
- Have a strong customer focus with good attention to detail.
- Ability to work as part of a team to provide effective an efficient customer service.
About us
Getinge is on an exciting transformation journey constantly looking for new ways to innovate together with our customers to meet the healthcare challenges of the future. Our passionate people hold our brand promise ‘Passion for Life’ close to heart.
If you share our passion and believe that saving lives is the greatest job in the world, then we look forward to receiving your application and resume. We hope you will join us on our journey to become the world’s most respected and trusted MedTec company.
Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
