Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 40,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: MK43 Kempston Hardwick Bedford
- Date: 3 days ago
Description:
About this position
We are currently working with a technical automation & drives distributor, who provide leading edge automation products, including machine controls, visualisation, electrical drives, linear motion, measurement & sensing, motors & gearboxes, mechanical transmission, and light & sound. Their customers are from a wide range of industry sectors, including packaging, material handling, labelling, medical/rehab, food & beverage and marine.
Job Responsibilities
* Develop in-depth technical expertise of motion control and automation products and software platforms.
* Keep up to date with relevant industrial technological developments.
* Develop application knowledge for key industry sectors and main applications.
* Gain knowledge of competitor products strengths and weaknesses.
* Attend supplier training sessions, seminars and new product launches.
* Develop knowledge of Robotics solutions (when launched).
* Customer Technical Support.
* Offer technical support to customers, via email, phone, virtually and in person.
* Obtain clear information from customers, through relevant questioning and requests for information.
* Replicate customer faults in order to reach solutions to customer issues.
* Develop test rigs and test equipment to aid fault finding.
* Liaise with colleagues and supply partners when further support is required.
* Assist with customer training, on site or customer premises.
* Assist with organising and delivering customer technical seminars.
* System Integration Partner Network.
* Support and develop system integration partner network.
* Manage referral of end user projects to system integrator partners and follow-up / support activities
* Develop and coordinate activities in order to improve knowledge of system integrator partners on all key automation products and software platforms.
* Develop Robotics integration partner network.
* Product Returns.
* Perform initial testing of returned products in order to ascertain issues.
* Return product to supplier for repair, if necessary.
* Liaise with customer and supplier for relevant actions.
Experience Required
* Strong communication skills, within a technical environment, to customers, suppliers and colleagues.
* Friendly and positive manner when working closely with customers, to understand and meet their requirements.
* Ability to investigate challenges and problems faced, with a desired outcome of reaching a solution in a timely manner, to maximise customer experience.
* Develop and maintain activity list. Drive the completion of key actions.
* Possess high technical skills.
* Ability to acquire and develop product knowledge