Field Service Engineer Job at ABB

ABB is a leading global engineering company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Field Service Engineer

Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job type: Full-time Regular / Permanent
Reports to: Service Team Lead

Your Role and Responsibilities

• In this role, you will be responsible to ensure the service portfolio is delivered effectively according to ABB standard processes and safety guidelines to satisfy customers.
• Executes service work with low to medium complexity as per work instructions and in accordance with ABB standard processes, quality standards, and safety guidelines.
• Execute technical support and act as specialist in own area of exper-tise. In collaboration with the customer and ABB units/sales teams ensures customer needs are understood and business opportunities utilized for service growth.
• The work model for this role (onsite) This role is contributing to Motion Business Area based in Lagos Nigeria.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Providing technical support by identifying technical problems and determining corrective actions in own area of expertise via remote or on-site service in any Service category (installation and commissioning; maintenance; repairs; engineering and consulting; advanced services; ex-tensions, upgrades and retrofits; end of life services, replacements, etc.). Focusing on one ABB approach in delivering Service.
• Investigating customer needs through professional consulting.
• Managing customer relationships and maintaining regular contacts with key customers.
• Identifying new sales opportunities, proactively communicating both with the customer and ABB sales teams ensuring customer needs are met and business opportunities utilized for service growth.
• Conducting specialist support and advisory service for sales team.
• Ensuring accurate communication and exchange of technical information to the customers to address their needs and reports and follows up customer feedback to achieve high level of customer satisfaction.
• Coordinating and performing specialist service projects in relevant areas internally and external-ly (e.g. milestones, project plan, cost supervision, action steps, project reviews, project supervision) including all commercials.
• Participating in maintenance meetings and improvement activities to proactively provide suggestions for product and quality improvement and shares with ABB organization/management.
• Preparing all required technical documents and reports for project contracts to be signed by the customer representative.
• Reporting work done in a timely manner and providing relevant technical supporting documents to the service execution teams and following up when needed.
• Providing technical specialist support and coordination for the service team.
• Planning activities, coordinating the work of internal and external technicians and assigning them specific tasks re-lated to service needs.
• Supervising project teams and contractors at work site and monitoring performance.

Qualifications for the Role

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5 years of experience (a multinational organization experience is preferred)
• Ability to communicate and to lead discussions with employees and managers in the organization.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English is required.

Note In order to be employed by ABB you will need to fully comply with/fulfill all local ABB employment requirements/processes.