Job Description

Do you want to join us in helping to fight the world's most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for more people around the world? At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone to grow personally and professionally. Sound interesting? Then come and join our global team as Field Service Engineer, based in Johannesburg, South Africa The Field Service Engineer HW (FSE Hardware) is the primary contact for Varian Medical Systems (VMS) customer service and repair needs ensuring that our customersxe2x80x99 equipment always operates efficiently. The FSE is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, installing, upgrading and performing preventative maintenance on all designated VMS equipment according to instructions and company guidelines, each FSE operates in a designated field service territory and represents VMS, this role will be based in the Johannesburg area, with some travel to other distributor-based countries handled by Varian's Field Service Team in Africa. Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, diagnose and repair all designated VMS equipment within an assigned service territory, including preventative maintenance, installations and upgrades per VMS guidelines.
• Manage time and maintain a schedule to include preventative maintenance, installations and upgrades as well as incoming customer calls demonstrating the ability to assess and prioritize the urgency of customer requests and follow-through to completion.
• Understand and recognize the need to escalate incidents when necessary and/or request additional assistance from more tenured representatives.
• Examine difficult customer issues, diagnose and resolve the issues and meet established FSR levels.
• Maintain effective territory management and expense control which includes timely completion and submission of field service and expense reports along with management of consignment and other required documentation according VMS procedures.
• Develop and maintain strong customer relationships using strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• An overall understanding of customer care and experience management essential

Your qualifications and experience: Minimum Required Skills and Knowledge

• Medical Device experience is preferable
• Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering, test equipment used for verification/checkout and calibration of electronic equipment.
• Limited use and/or application of technical documentation, standards, principles, concepts, and techniques in the field.
• Basic computer usage and debugging skills
• Fundamental knowledge of delivery system networks and networking techniques.
• Basic understanding of imaging systems
• Capable of performing routine maintenance such as follow ups, PMIs and minor STBs
• Basic accelerator theory knowledge.

Other Desired Skills and Knowledge

• BSC; BTech; BEng - in Electrical Engineering is essential
• Be able to interpret customer concerns and translate to machine issue.
• Understand and utilize the escalation process to Senior FSE, Management, NTS, PSE, Applications Required Certifications and Training
• Excellent fluency in English, verbal and written, required, Fluency in other languages would be a plus but not mandatory.
• Software and computer skills are required
• Familiar with business tools such as: E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP product and productivity software desired.
• Willingness to travel for business as required
• Contributes to team efficiency through the quality of personal work and by influencing teammate output to required standards.
• Must understand team collaboration and have effective networking skills.
• Able to work independently within guidelines and policies and adhere to the corporate policies and procedures.
• Capable of managing their own workload and of excellent communication relationship building at all levels within and outside of the organization.
• Agile with being pro-active, analytical, results-oriented and able to make decisions within the scope of their role.
• Be able to actively problem solve and suggest realistic innovations to processes towards creating a better customer experience

At Varian, our culture is centered on fostering the creative potential of every employee through teamwork and collaboration. Our technologies touch millions of lives every day, and this inspires us to do our best work xe2x80x93 every day. By using your talent, ambition and creativity, you can build a career that allows you to make a real difference in peoplexe2x80x99s lives. Youxe2x80x99re just one click away from the most impactful work youxe2x80x99ll ever do. Apply now and join our mission to help save lives Our global team: We are a team of 68,000 highly dedicated employees across more than 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries of whatxe2x80x99s possible in healthcare to help improve peoplexe2x80x99s lives around the world. As a leader in the industry, we aspire to create better outcomes and experiences for patients no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio, spanning from in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics to image-guided therapy and innovative cancer care, is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways. Our culture: We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of whatxe2x80x99s possible, to improve peoplexe2x80x99s lives around the world. We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success. Check our Careers Site at https://jobs.siemens-healthineers.com/careers As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities. We care about your data privacy and take compliance with GDPR as well as other data protection legislation seriously. For this reason, we ask you not to send us your CV or resume by email. We ask instead that you create a profile in our talent community where you can upload your CV. Setting up a profile lets us know you are interested in career opportunities with us and makes it easy for us to send you an alert when relevant positions become open. Click here to get started. To all recruitment agencies: Siemens Healthineers does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobxe2x80x99s alias, employees, or any other company location. Siemens Healthineers is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Must be a South African National, preferably from a designated diversity group