DS Field Technician

Scc; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Maidstone is seeking a DS Field Technician to maintain and repair managed print equipment. The role involves providing technical support on-site, ensuring compliance with health and safety, and maintaining accurate records. Candidates should have extensive experience with MFP devices, a full driving license, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary along with additional company benefits.

Benefits

Large company benefits

Flexible benefits scheme

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Competent technician with expertise on repairing and maintaining MFP devices.
• High level of competency in diagnostic fault finding.
• Willingness to adhere to all client processes.

Responsibilities

• Attend to field technical calls efficiently at client premises.
• Maintain accurate technical records using service support tools.
• Organise and maintain vehicle or onsite spare parts kit.

Skills

Repairing and maintaining MFP devices

Install print drivers

Diagnostic fault finding

Good oral and written communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical problem-solving

Ability to work under pressure

Full Driving Licence

Job description

About The Role

We are actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone.

Role: DS Field Technician

Location: Maidstone (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Package: Competitive salary plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid‑for volunteering days a year.

Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm, Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life‑long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe’s largest privately‑owned IT Company

Role purpose

To maintain, repair and provide technical support for managed print equipment, ensuring that devices are repaired and maintained to SCC DS’s technical and published product specifications, whilst ensuring both SCC DS and client work methods and health and safety procedures are adhered to.

Security clearance or willingness to apply will be required for this role.

Key responsibilities

• Attend to field technical calls at client premises as directed by call control, responding to requests within the targeted response time and fix products on site efficiently and with minimum delay.
• Ensure that accurate technical records are maintained via use of the PDA service support tools and by communicating with call control at required and appropriate times.
• Organise and maintain a suitable vehicle or onsite spare parts kit to minimise Return to Fit [RTF] calls. Ensure that tools, technical manuals [including bulletins] and other equipment provided are available for use and in a complete and safe condition.
• Maintain and manage Sharepoint cloud-based digital document repository access via regular on-line synchronisation of provided laptop tools.
• Ensure that, where provided, the company vehicle is maintained in line with published procedures and kept clean and presentable.
• Maintain accurate work expense records and submit these, along with receipts, at the required time.
• Attend technical training courses, seminars and other events including online training modules and exams to maintain technical skills and product awareness.
• Liaise and co-operate with other departments within SCC DS to promote an efficient level of operational service.
• Communicate regularly within the Technical Department escalation channels regarding technical observations, in order to support any customer or equipment related issues or concerns, in order for corrective action to be taken.

Skills and experience

• Competent technician with a high level of expertise on repairing and maintaining colour and monochrome MFP devices including low, mid and high-volume machines.
• Demonstratable skills in connectivity [e.g. able to install print drivers & connect basic printer to simple network].
• High level of competency in relation to diagnostic fault finding.
• Full Driving Licence.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight customer deadlines.
• Required to and must be willing to adhere to all client processes and procedures whilst working on and attending site.
• An analytical problem‑solving approach to difficult situations.
• Possess a good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Have a ‘Can Do’ attitude.

About Us

SCC is Europe’s largest privately‑owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

Diversity & Inclusion at SCC - https://www.scc.com/diversity-and-inclusion/

Sustainability at SCC - https://www.scc.com/sustainability-at-scc/

Life at SCC - https://www.linkedin.com/company/scc/life