Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific Information

This position is located within the Instrument and Enterprise Services Division at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

The employee should be located in Kansas City, MO or surrounding area.

Discover Impactful Work:

Thermo Fisher Scientific provides integrated solutions, instrument, and enterprise services to our customers under our Unity Lab Services brand. The Engineer II Field Service Engineer is responsible for managing all aspects of field service support and customer relationship management including but not limited to: repair, preventative maintenance, and instrument qualification.  The Engineer II Field Service Engineer will be customer oriented, an advocate for Thermo Fisher Scientific, and eager to drive growth.   

A Day in the Life

• Perform on-site repair, preventive maintenance, and qualification of Molecular Spectroscopy instrumentation (FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis)
• Must be client-focused, working in conjunction with Professional Services and outsourcing functions.
• Must be proficient with the use of customer management software to track service calls, manage parts inventories, and complete job tasks.
• Reviews reports and documentation from customers and inspects malfunctioning product to determine nature and scope of problem.
• Analyzes review and inspection findings to determine source of problem, and recommends repair, replacement, or other corrective action.
• Coordinates problem resolution with engineering, customer service, and other personnel to expedite repairs.
• Analyzes instrument generated chemistry and performance reports of technical issues to recommend factory modifications that eliminate future events of the same issue.

• Provides a communication link between the customer and the company to help ensure that effective service is provided to the customer.
• Develops and conducts training on the safe operations of the equipment and demonstrates skills to trainees, including both team members and customers (Chemists).
• Show and demonstrate progression in training and certification for core products.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Keys to Success

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Sciences or related field preferred

Experience

• 3-5 years hands-on experience as a Service Engineer is preferred, particularly working with analytical instrumentation.
• Hands-on experience with Molecular instrumentation (FTIR, UV-Vis, Raman) preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication skills and establishing good customer rapport are essential.
• Ability to prioritize service requests and produce clear and concise documentation.
• Must be available to travel on a daily basis, and up to 50% overnight.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to work overtime.
• Valid Driver’s License Required
• Able to successfully pass federal background checks.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

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