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GE Nigeria is recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Field Engineer 6
Job Number: 2055548
Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Business: GE Energy Management
Business Segment: EM-PC Power Conversion
Role Summary/Purpose
- As a Field Service Engineer you will be based at our regional office supporting new and existing marine customers.
- Field service work will include service, commissioning, trouble-shooting and training customers on GE equipment on-board ships.
- The field service work will take place in shipyards, at ports or offshore.
Essential Responsibilities
- Perform on-site installation of electrical systems and equipment; perform ongoing preventive maintenance, repair and calibration after installation.
- Respond to requests for emergency repairs and services to troublesome equipment.
- Provide technical instruction and assistance to customer representatives regarding installation, operation, calibration, repair and maintenance at customer's sites.
- Develop and further expand technical knowledge and expertise, currently recognized industry standards for engineering ability.
- Maintain knowledge of applicable product line warranties, and accomplish effective warranty administration.
- Plan, prepare and/or instruct both internal and external training programs as required, to impart and perpetuate field engineering and/or product knowledge in area of specialization.
- Perform administrative functions; such as writing technical reports, ordering materials, securing quotations, preparing job status reports, reports to customers, time sheet and expense sheets on a complete timely, and thorough basis.
- Maintain knowledge of the report system to the extent required for timely and accurate input of field information necessary.
- Provide leadership and technical direction to skilled labor performing work on customer sites.
- Maintain strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements within GE safety standards.
- Knowledge to troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance checkout for wide range of equipment vintage.
- Prepare timely and accurate technical reports for customer records and a reference for future outages.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Electrical Degree from an accredited university or similar technical qualification.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 80% of the time (including overseas), is available to respond to out-of-hours calls.
- Acts as Duty Engineer when required to receive out-of-hours calls and determines course of action.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Desired Characteristics:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
- Strong business acumen and ability to sell GE products to the customer.
- Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision.
- Strong customer service mindset.
- Prior field engineering experience is preferred.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Prior project management experience is preferred.
- FEP program graduate is preferred (internal GE employees only).
- Strong project management skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills · Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online