Homeoffice Application Engineer - Life Sciences bei Spirax-Sarco Ltd.

Application Engineer - Life Sciences
Location: WMFTS Recruiting Locations 
Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/
Group: https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/

We’re currently seeking a Application Engineer - Life Sciences to join our team. You’ll join a dynamic team of engineers, sales teams, marketers, administrators, designers, assemblers, chemists, web developers, accountants, analysts, programmers and many more. Globally we are united by our shared values that drive our culture. We want to be an employer where you make our difference.

At Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions you face different challenges every single day. You are empowered to dream bigger and work smarter. You have time to live your life outside of your job.

We offer a full induction with training and ongoing support for all our systems and products. Along with this you’ll gain access to SSE academy where you can upskill and develop at your own pace.

Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an SSE PLC Group company (https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/). SSE (London Stock Exchange - FTSE 50) is a manufacturer of engineered solutions, employing 8500 people across 130+ operating units globally. We offer a range of fluid handling solutions across the biotech and industrial markets.

Role Summary
The purpose of the Application Engineering role is to provide daily technical sales and engineering expertise to our outside sales team and customers. This includes reviewing customer applications and engineering specifications, creating technical quotations and proposals, providing training, answering tech support and customer calls, and supporting web chat as needed.

What you’ll be doing

• Specification/application review for sales & trials, preparation of bid proposals & quotations for custom products, and offering pre-sales application engineering guidance for all WMFTS product selection.
• Technical Support: Provide technical support for products in the field, offering guidance to improve installations and troubleshoot problematic installations/operations. This may include evaluating failed hoses, reviewing and responding to specifications/drawings, communicating with the factories on detailed problems, issuing or responding to complaints on a customer’s behalf, making field visits, etc.
• Training: Lead in providing product training to customers and sales engineers. This to include both theoretical (classroom presentations) as well as hands on product training within our wet training center including the complete set-up and running of customer demonstrations.
• Mentor and effectively train Level 1 Application Engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: sales, engineering, customer service, purchasing, production, shipping, and accounting for seamless customer order management.
• Generate Bill of Materials and all pertinent documentation to facilitate processing of an order into production and raising the order on our system. This includes but is not limited to working with Vendors on proper specification of product, raising and maintaining Product Specification Records, compiling equipment lists, generating custom drawings or instructions relating to a job, etc.
• Prepare submittal and other related project documentation for customer review and approval prior to releasing equipment.
• Lead Handling: Collect clear and useful customer and application data for sales inquiries to facilitate follow-up by a sales representative.
• Frequent telephone and written contact with customers, sales team, and factory personnel, and occasional field visits to customers for the purpose of making presentations, assessing applications, educating on our value proposition, or troubleshooting.
• Field Service: Provide field support for installed equipment such as start-up, training, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Records: Maintain project records, general engineering & technical records, and contribute to the proper documentation recording in our engineering department per ISO procedures.
• Utilize experience to assist in both department level and company level continual improvement projects as required.
• CRM: Maintain customer records on CRM by logging phone calls and e-mails and opening cases as required.
• Other: Assist with other tasks as delegated by the Engineering Services Manager.

This is what you’ll need to be successful in this role

• 2-5 years related product and market experience. Engineering degree preferred.
• Team oriented, well organized and detail oriented.
• Hands on experience troubleshooting peristaltic pump equipment and pump control systems is preferred.
• Flexible and adaptable to a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to resolve problems independently and take appropriate action in a timely manner.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills required to communicate with internal and external resources.
• Proficient in Windows applications and Microsoft Office programs such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams and Skype for Business.
• Functional knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Microsoft Dynamics AX experience a plus.
• Quickly learns and achieves proficiency in new software applications as needed.
• Please note that this job description may not include all activities, duties, or responsibilities required for the position.
• Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Demands

· Mobility: This is a remote position that primarily requires sitting at a desk or computer workstation for extended periods, with occasional need to stand or move around to maintain health and well-being. Ability to regularly operate a computer keyboard and mouse.
· Vision and Hearing: Ability to use a computer and read documents. Effective communication skills to interact with colleagues and clients through video conferencing tools.
· Dexterity: Basic hand dexterity for typing and using computer peripherals

Reasonable accommodations will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• Robust Retirement Plan: Benefit from a guaranteed 5% employer contribution to your 401K, plus an additional 3% employer match, empowering your financial security.
  
• Comprehensive and Supportive Parental Leave: Experience our inclusive, gender-neutral parental leave policy, offering 16 weeks at 100% pay. Upon your return, enjoy a gradual transition with a unique 80% work schedule while still receiving 100% of your pay for the first 6 months, ensuring a balanced reintegration into the workplace.
  
• Generous Time Off: Enjoy ample time off to recharge and attend to life's circumstances with generous vacation and well-being days, 9 observed holidays, 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
  
• Community Engagement Opportunities: Make a difference with 3 paid volunteer days each year, encouraging you to give back to the community and causes you care about.
  
• And Many More Benefits: Discover a wide range of additional perks and benefits designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We invite you to explore all the ways we strive to create a fulfilling and rewarding work environment.
  

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group
We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. Learn more at Our Inclusion Commitments.

As a growing and ambitious organisation with a presence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offer you the working environment and support needed to be successful. We are committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

About Watson-Marlow

Every day, we help companies across the globe to be more efficient and sustainable. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. Comprising ten established brands, each with their area of expertise, but together offering our customers unrivalled solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer applications. Together with our colleagues across Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, we are proud to be a FTSE 50 company.