PerkinElmer Hiring for Field Service Engineer Job at Raleigh, NC Full Time

Imagine a world where you could detect health issues sooner to treat them more effectively. Where food and water are always safe, even in remote corners of the earth. And where scientific and medical research are enhanced to solve the greatest challenges of our times. At PerkinElmer, we imagine this world every day. Then, we innovate and collaborate to make it happen everywhere.

Our dedicated team of about 16,000 employees worldwide, pioneers scientific technologies for better detection, imaging, and informatics to help our customers work to create healthier families, improve the quality of life, and sustain the well-being and longevity of people globally.

If you are seeking a meaningful, impactful, and stimulating career, look no further.

PerkinElmer is seeking a Customer Support Engineer who will help PerkinElmer customers enhance the productivity of their laboratory processes and drive high levels of customer satisfaction by providing expert service and support to customers within a primary geographic area.

Responsibilities:
Install, maintain and repair PerkinElmer and/or multivendor equipment at customer sites ensuring best-in-class service within established time frame and assigned geographical area

Drive toward zero service recalls

Provide repairs and scheduled maintenance for contract customers, corrective service for non-contract customers (billed at an hourly rate) and warranty services which apply to our products in the field

Deliver customer training for instrument operation and user maintenance, one on one or in smaller group sessions

Drive to understand customer’s analytical workflow and applications

Complete assigned preventive maintenance calls at customer sites within prescribed time frame and established performance standards

Demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to the installation, warranty, and service agreement provisions to provide adequate billing information to the customer

Drive the sale of new service agreements, service agreement upgrades and instrument add-ons to existing contracts

Encourage customers to purchase training, support, software, laboratory services products and field installed computer hardware upgrades

Assist and support local sales representative to help secure new instrument orders

Contribute to account profitability by generating revenue and controlling the cost of service through billable labor/travel orders, parts orders, support orders, billable install orders, and consumables

Develop organization awareness of other functional groups and product lines to direct customers or others to appropriate resources

Maintain updated documentation around dispatch, inventory and service support functions of the job

Perform timely uploads and downloads of required data to ensure the integrity of service system(s)

Accountable for assigned company assets to include: Company vehicle, tools, test equipment (MTE), telecommunication equipment, assigned service parts inventory, etc.

Manage appropriate levels of inventory to ensure adequate supply and records are maintained

Proactively develop technical and soft skills to maintain and enhance PerkinElmer’s value proposition to the customer

Enhance PerkinElmer’s product quality by proactively reporting improvement opportunities via the quality notification process

Display exceptional written and verbal communication skills and actively interface with peers and customers

Seek higher level certification through participation in company sponsored training & development offerings

Complete all administrative tasks to include but not limited to time reporting, LMS trainings, etc.

Ability to travel by air, vehicle and/or other means of transportation as business requires

Must have a valid driver’s license; While performing the duties of this job, the employee must safely operate a motor vehicle at all times

Basic Qualifications:
Associates degree or relevant military experience in Chemistry, Biology, Electronics & lifesciences.

2+ years of experience in troubleshooting, repairing, and providing qualification services

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree

Experience using Microsoft 365

2+ years of laboratory and/or field service experience

Exposure to analytical equipment and/or laboratory environment

Experience with Liquid Handlers – PerkinElmer, Tecan,Hamilton, Etc.

Certification on relevant laboratory equipment

Knowledge of laboratory safety practices as defined by the Company and/or the customer’s site safety code

Strong interpersonal skills; strong team player with customer satisfaction focus

Ability to follow written and verbal directions, read and understand technical bulletins and service manuals, work under time constraints, maintain alertness and concentration, work safely with potential electrical, chemical, radiologic, and biologic hazards using universal precautions

Ability to operate personal computer to enter data and generate reports, ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers, managers, customers and other technical support professionals is critical to successful performance in this role

The physical demands defined are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: The employee will regularly be required to walk, stand, sit and talk or hear; to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift or move weights up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Benefits:
Paid Vacation, holiday and sick time

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

401k

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance