Product Specialist (Machinery)

• TUV SUD are looking for a Technical Advisor to join our Machinery team who will be responsible for advising clients on the most effective methods of achieving compliance when placing machinery onto a market or putting machinery into use. The successful candidate will always set the highest example of professionalism with the highest standards of client liaison, professionalism and a polite and confidential approach who is always an ambassador for TÜV SÜD.
• This is a field-based role that will involve working away from home to deliver services directly on customer sites.
• Main Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide fee earning machinery services and maintain the targeted utilisation rate of 85%
• Complete regulatory compliance assessments of machinery against the requirements of PUWER and where applicable, LOLER.
• Perform 3rd party conformity assurance assessments on non 'high-hazard' machinery (i.e., non-annex IV machines)
• Perform test witnessing of machinery at client sites.
• Ensure technical reports are written to a high standard and delivered in good time so that invoicing and operational planning is not impacted.
• Ensure all activities are completed safely and conduct set to work risk assessments.
• Instigating own stop work authority if any safety issues are discovered on site and reporting the findings to the project co-ordinator and site contact, only resuming work when safety is assured.
• Travel nationally and internationally to perform machinery services to fee paying clients.
• Drive own utilisation by engagement with the Operations Manager and the Project Co-Ordinator

• Essential Criteria:
• Excellent knowledge of PUWER and LOLER regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of UKCA / CE marking requirements of Machinery.
• Experience in testing and inspection of mechanical equipment.
• IT Literate (Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio)
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Desirable Criteria:
• Professionally Registered - Engineering Technician (Eng Tech)
• Member of relevant engineering body (e.g. SOE, IMechE)
• Key Behaviours
• Our Core Values are 'own it', 'improve it' and 'make it positive'- Candidates who possess this mindset, and who look to continually strive for improvement in both their direct and indirect areas of responsibility are those who excel at TUV SUD.
• A good team player with a positive 'can do' attitude who actively and positively engages with colleagues with a proactive approach to change and self-development.
• Self-driven and results orientated.
• An excellent communicator - written, face-to-face and by telephone.

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