Territory: UK Wide (Circa 75% office based/25% field based)

Your location: Living in a commutable distance to the client’s headquarters in Cheshire, England

My client is a trusted and market leading supplier and servicer of equipment and consumables in the fields of LCMS, GCMS, HPLC/GC systems as well as nitrogen and hydrogen generators & liquid handling technology .

They are the largest independent company of their type in Europe, and they are an extremely entrepreneurial organisation where everyone’s opinion matters, everyone is valued and has the chance to make an impact!

The requirements of the Service Manager:

• You will already have a minimum of 10+ year’s relevant field-service experience or prior service/laboratory management experience
• Ideally you will already be a Service Manager/Team Leader and have responsibility for managing a team of field-based service engineers
• Relevant science or engineering qualification or significant accumulated field experience
• In-depth knowledge of one or more of the following product areas: HPLC/UPLC, GC, GCMS, LC, LCMS or related mass spectrometry ionisation techniques and analyser types
• Knowledge of general business management including P&L
• Full, clean UK driving license
• Valid passport with a minimum of 1-year remaining validity
• Have the right to reside and work in the United Kingdom
• Understanding and achievement of the Company performance objectives in line with budgetary responsibility
• Numerate and computer literate
• Application of ideas and techniques from analytic number theory
• High level of interpersonal skills, displaying leadership with the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers, and clients

The responsibilities of the Service Manager:

• Reporting to the Service Director, the Service Manager role is responsible for implementing and managing the business strategy across service support operations in the field
• Directly manage a UK-wide team of Field Service Engineers of varying skill & experience levels to develop and coach the team to achieve the company performance targets on an individual basis, through 1-2-1’s & team level through weekly/monthly meetings. In turn ensuring each Engineer has the development and training to carry out their duties effectively
• To support the service department with functional expertise both internally & externally
• Working in partnership with all business functions to add value to the role
• The Service Manager will be responsible for driving customer focus through knowledge and best practice, whilst protecting service revenues through business knowledge
• Ensure that both time and fiscal spend on behalf of the company is managed appropriately by ensuring it is both effective and efficient
• Making management and leadership decisions that are both informed as well as ensuring they meet business requirements
• Ensure that any spend by your staff associated with refurbishment, repair and maintenance of equipment is managed appropriately to support growth and profit within the business

Benefits:

• Base Salary Circa £40,000 – £50,000 (DOE)
• Yearly Bonus
• Company Car (Fully Expensed)
• 4 x Death in Service
• Pension (6% employer & 3% employee contribution)
• Laptop & Mobile
• 20 Days Holidays + 8 Bank Holidays

Apply right now by calling Oliver Gill – Global Recruitment Manager at Langton Howarth Ltd on + 44 (0) 113 243 3499 and email your up-to-date word CV to olivergill@langtonhowarth.com Langton Howarth is the market leading scientific supplies company placing people into dream jobs across the UK and Europe daily.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to work in the UK

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