Ventas y servicios de productos

Maintenance Technician - Field Service

We are now recruiting a Service Technician based in Portlaoise. Co. Laois, Ireland

EXPERIENCED COORDINATOR WITH A PASSION TO IMPROVE? WE LIKE THAT ABOUT YOU

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group, providing front-line products and services for the mining and construction industries. The Sandvik Group has been in operation since 1862 and today employs some 40,000 people, working in approximately 160 countries. Our diverse solutions delivered by our highly qualified and proficient employees enhance our customers’ productivity, safety and their profitability.

At Sandvik, we offer you a world of opportunities. Our diverse businesses and global network enable you to explore your potential and thrive. While discussing the best solution for you today, we are already thinking ahead to the best solution for you tomorrow. Our proactive career planning ensures that your performance is recognised and offers various ways to fuel your growth towards exceptional achievements.

We are now looking for a Service Technician to join the team in Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

Main Responsibilities

Maintenance and Servicing Equipment.
Plan for correct tools and parts required to perform tasks, according to all work procedures.
Commissioning of products that includes pre-delivery inspections and hot (operational and at customer site) commissioning.
Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) to identify and solve common problems, as a first line support.
Identify components, understand basic functionality, and conduct maintenance and repair work accordingly. This includes the provision of preventive and cost-efficient repairs.
Support the customer’s product/equipment/processes by suggesting possible improvements. (According to sales area requirements.)
Uses knowledge and experience to solve standard problems for customers.
Understands system functionality and interactions of hydraulics/mechanics/electrics/automation/pneumatics/materials.
Complete maintenance reports for internal and external stakeholders e.g., report and document on maintenance and/or repairs completed. Obtain customer authorization to invoice.
Occasionally collect technical feedback in Sales Area (inputted into Database).
Assign simple tasks to junior staff and guide them in their completion.
Coach customer technicians on basic servicing and maintenance principles.
Ensure that all routine work procedures (using the tools provided), are carried out according to safety standards.

Your Profile

You are a highly motivated & organised individual with exceptional communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills. You have a can-do attitude and thrive on working in a multi-cultural team environment. You are educated to degree level or equivalent. Ability to take on and manage tasks and topics with a focus on developing the business and improving current practices and procedures within the operations. A full clean driving licence as travel may be required from time to time.

What we offer:

22 days annual leave
Defined Contribution Pension
VHI Health Insurance Life & Disability Insurance
Health & Wellbeing Initiatives – gym membership, wellbeing seminars, bike to work scheme

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunnelling and quarrying. In 2021, sales were approximately 41 billion SEK with about 15,500 employees within continuing operations.

A glimpse of our culture

At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial! For us, success is a team effort - we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. We also give you the freedom to find that perfect mix between work, family life and interests. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Diversity, Inclusion & Sustainability

Sandvik has a developed belief in conducting our business in a sustainable and responsible manner, both for our employees and the environment; wherever in the world we operate.

Our high ethical standards determine our policy of putting Safety at a premium, acknowledging and respecting the communities and giving due consideration to the environment in the areas we operate.

These core values, to prioritise the safety and well-being of our employees, are the foundation of how we work today. We also recognise the importance on inter-personal relationships and how those based on honesty, respect and trust, enhance our working lives and help each other’s growth and career development.

Equality of opportunity is fully supported and endorsed as an employer by Sandvik, while also welcoming the additional strength that diversity brings, by providing a work environment where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect.

Location: Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland

Reporting to: Service & Tech Support Supervisor

How to apply? Interested in the challenge? Please apply directly via the Workday Employee Self

Service with the reference [O/S].

The closing date for applications is 14th May 2025

Applicants must be eligible to work in the EU or hold a valid permit to work in the EU.

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