Scientific Equipment Care (SEC) - Service Engineer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £45,560 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, UK |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | The Francis Crick Institute |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Scientific Equipment Care (SEC) - Service Engineer
Details of the role:
Working pattern: Monday – Friday. This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
About the role
Researchers at the Crick are operating over 35,000 pieces of scientific equipment. It is vital that equipment is well maintained and returned to service quickly following breakdown. The Scientific Equipment Care Service team provides high quality, responsive, and cost effective, in-house service to maintain and repair scientific equipment, minimising disruption to scientific operations in the event of equipment failure.
We are looking for a Service Engineer to join the Scientific Equipment Care at the Crick. You will be responsible for the repair of all scientific equipment in the building, being able to assess and, diagnose and fault find on scientific apparatus. The main machinery you will be working on will be centrifuges and incubators, therefore prior knowledge of this machinery will be essential, although you will also be working on and repairing a diverse portfolio of scientific assets withing the laboratories and specialist science technology platform.
You will be joining a team of multiskilled engineers, where knowledge sharing is encouraged and you will have plenty of opportunity to expand your own knowledge and understanding as well as share your expertise knowledge with your colleagues.
What you will be doing
As a Service Engineer at the Crick, your duties will include:
Planning and conducting planned maintenance activities on Scientific equipment/instruments
Planning and conducting reactive maintenance tasks on scientific equipment / instruments
Maintain quality performance standards of systems through routine test and calibration
Managing the work of external service engineers
Advising and maintaining on critical spares inventory
Identifying, sourcing and procuring replacement parts for reactive tasks
Identifying specialist skills training for new technologies relevant to role
This role requires some moderate manual handling.
About you
You will bring:
ONC or City Guilds FTC in electrical / electronic engineering or relevant engineering discipline
Significant experience in equipment service engineering or related field
Demonstrable experience of electronic electrical and fault-finding and repair of a wide range of devices including centrifuges and incubators
Mechanical aptitude
Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams
Ability to communicate well in order to explain technical issues to non-technical personnel
At the Francis Crick Institute, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. We are a Disability Confident: Committed employer and want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post) please email: weronika.kucala@crick.ac.uk
Details of the role:
Working pattern: Monday – Friday. This is a full-time permanent position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
About us
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
About the role
Researchers at the Crick are operating over 35,000 pieces of scientific equipment. It is vital that equipment is well maintained and returned to service quickly following breakdown. The Scientific Equipment Care Service team provides high quality, responsive, and cost effective, in-house service to maintain and repair scientific equipment, minimising disruption to scientific operations in the event of equipment failure.
We are looking for a Service Engineer to join the Scientific Equipment Care at the Crick. You will be responsible for the repair of all scientific equipment in the building, being able to assess and, diagnose and fault find on scientific apparatus. The main machinery you will be working on will be centrifuges and incubators, therefore prior knowledge of this machinery will be essential, although you will also be working on and repairing a diverse portfolio of scientific assets withing the laboratories and specialist science technology platform.
You will be joining a team of multiskilled engineers, where knowledge sharing is encouraged and you will have plenty of opportunity to expand your own knowledge and understanding as well as share your expertise knowledge with your colleagues.
What you will be doing
As a Service Engineer at the Crick, your duties will include:
Planning and conducting planned maintenance activities on Scientific equipment/instruments
Planning and conducting reactive maintenance tasks on scientific equipment / instruments
Maintain quality performance standards of systems through routine test and calibration
Managing the work of external service engineers
Advising and maintaining on critical spares inventory
Identifying, sourcing and procuring replacement parts for reactive tasks
Identifying specialist skills training for new technologies relevant to role
This role requires some moderate manual handling.
About you
You will bring:
ONC or City Guilds FTC in electrical / electronic engineering or relevant engineering discipline
Significant experience in equipment service engineering or related field
Demonstrable experience of electronic electrical and fault-finding and repair of a wide range of devices including centrifuges and incubators
Mechanical aptitude
Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams
Ability to communicate well in order to explain technical issues to non-technical personnel
At the Francis Crick Institute, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences. We are a Disability Confident: Committed employer and want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post) please email: weronika.kucala@crick.ac.uk