The posting
Scope & Authority
The Manager Field Service is responsible for a field service team that is fully capable of fulfilling customer demand for field service activities.
· Processes for service execution are followed in disciplined and effective way.
· IT tools are used as designed.
· Skill matrix is always accurate and updated in line with governance.
· Short and long term development plan for the team to ensure that capacity and capabilities are in line with the installed base and future demand.
· Continuous assessment and development of field service technicians competences, skill sets and behaviour.
· Escalations are managed correctly from the field service team, where service delivery is compromised and will mitigate the impact towards the customer, by effective and timely communications, internally and externally.
· Fast and accurate reporting and administration of field service jobs, to ensure timely invoicing, correct cost allocation, correct fault statistics and feedback for product and service improvements
Main Tasks
· Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance by KPI benchmarking.
· Ensures that all Installations, Planned maintenance, Repairs, Emergency Support and special projects executed by the service teams, are delivered on time and within budget and that the reporting is completed.
· Analyse information to determine needs for successfully planned installations, services, or repairs.
· Continuously manage and monitor skills matrix, knowledge and experience to identify gaps.
· Responsible for Health and Safety worker training, for site and working on Marel equipment.
· Investigate and or assist Health and Safety Executive (HSE) with accidents and injuries and prepare and escalate reports of findings.
· Continuously follow up on process and system implementation to ensure that policies are followed.
· Occasionally accompany the Field Service Engineers on customer site.
· Mentor employees on work-related issues and encourage employees to improve skill deficiencies to ensure employee job satisfaction.
· Hold team communication meetings.
· Initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures when required and conduct regular appraisals and performance meetings with next in line employees.
· Monitor Service Engineers tools, test equipment, as well as condition / maintenance of company car and other property assigned, to ensure optimum availability and professional appearance in front of the customer.
· Participate in field service management meetings and support field service managers in setting directions, goals and strategy for the operation.
· Act as a management representative when visiting Customers premises and dealing with such relations in a professional manner.
· Monitor new products introduced to the market and ensure skills requirements are met in the market.
- Is expected to travel frequently as required by the business.



