Field Service Technician - Lascom Management Systems

Location: City Deep
Type: Permanent
Remuneration: R20k to R30k per month depending on experience, skills, and qualifications. Provided fund, Group Life cover, Company bakkie, laptop and phone. CTC – R35k to R40k

Introduction

Our client, a leading vacuum pump manufacturer and supplier of vacuum systems, is looking for a Field Service Technician to join their dynamic team.

Synopsis of the job

Field service and sales representative on Air Compressor and Vacuum equipment at the customer site.

The candidate will also be expected to help grow the business while in contact with customers by providing excellent technical solutions and looking for opportunities to increase sales.

Duties & Responsibilities

Must proficiently communicate with customers, verbally and via email daily
Candidate must be able to liaise with customers in a professional and courteous manner.
Calling on existing and new customers and maintaining relationships and growing the business with these customers
Identifying new prospects and cold calling on potential customers.
Setting and chasing ambitious sales targets and generate new pump sales.
Grow field service. This will include procuring active service contracts.
Tracking previous services completed and getting customers to service again with the company.
Generate service repair sales for the company workshops.
Generate new pump sales: spares, pumps and systems
On-site problem solving.
Install and repair vacuum pumps and systems on site.
May be required to travel in Africa. Must have a passport
Develop and implement strategies with the sales team.
Complete the required reports on time (weekly and monthly).
Develop relationships with the key role players– i.e., Technicians, Engineers, Maintenance Managers, Consultants, Contractors, Distributors and End users.
Give accurate and constant feedback to management

Desired Experience & Qualification

Preference to technical qualifications:
Electrical Eng ND

Mechanical Eng ND

Mechatronics Eng ND or Millwright trade.
- Experienced in end-user repairs and/or technical knowledge of Air Compressors essential.
Background in medical Gas installations will be to candidate’s advantage.

Additional experience that would be to the candidates advantage:

vacuum pumps, blowers, valves, Measuring Instrumentation, Leak Detectors or other Industrial equipment selling to industrial markets: Food Processing, Automotive, Chemical & Pharma, Plastics, Medical, Water & Waste Water

Skill requirements
- Must be able to speak English clearly
- Fluency in Afrikaans
- Good technical skills and hands on.
- Good communication skills, verbally and written
- Professional
- Team Player
- Deadline driven
- Accepts change
- Can multitask successfully
- Energetic and Motivated
- Good reporting writing skills
- Can work under pressure
- Confident and have reasoning skills.
- Self- starter, proactive individual
- Results orientated and sales focused
- Independent and able to stay focused on objectives and targets without intervention

Should you not receive a response within 14 days of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Package & Remuneration

R20k to R30k per month depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Provided fund, Group Life cover, Company bakkie, laptop and phone.

CTC – R35k to R40k