Junior Installation Engineer

Getinge Group; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical technology company is looking for a motivated Junior Installation Engineer to install various medical devices and equipment across the UK and Ireland. This field-based role includes full training, frequent overnight travel (3-5 days per week), and opportunities to develop technical skills. Candidates should possess a recognized engineering qualification and strong interpersonal skills. A commitment to health and safety and customer service excellence is essential. Competitive benefits include private healthcare and an electric company vehicle.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Travel and subsistence allowance

Electric company vehicle

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and passport, with willingness to travel throughout the UK and overseas.
• Confident and able to work away from home 3-5 days a week.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude towards working as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Install Getinge’s medical devices and life-sciences equipment in hospitals and labs.
• Ensure safe and compliant installation of equipment for UK and Ireland customers.
• Build relationships with customers and colleagues for quality service.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Problem-solving

Agility

Education

Recognised engineering qualification (HNC/City and Guilds/BEng)

Job description

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life‑saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives – we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Job Title: Junior Installation Engineer – 3x positions available

Region: United Kingdom and Ireland (Field based)

We’re hiring for a motivated Junior Installation Engineer to contribute to the installing of Getinge’s range of medical devices and life‑sciences equipment including sterilisers, washers and isolators for use in hospitals, research laboratories, and pharmaceutical production sites in the UK and Ireland.

Getinge is a well‑respected Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that saves lives through the manufacture and maintenance of a range of medical devices and solutions. This is an exciting role with full role and product training provided to the successful post holder, a field‑based role with frequent overnight travel, at an average of 3‑5 days away from home per week. You will have the opportunity to make a difference by utilising and building upon your technical knowledge and skills to ensure a safe and compliant installation of our equipment for our UKI customers, representing the business, and building relationships with customers and colleagues to deliver the best possible service.

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Setting out and rebuilding all types of Getinge equipment using General Arrangement, PI&D, electrical drawings and parts lists.
• Carrying out any necessary removal of parts from the equipment and reassembly to meet access requirements with guidance from installation manuals.
• Competence in safe moving of equipment using pallet trucks, skates or lifting aids.
• Competence in the connection of site utilities steam, compressed air, water, drain and electrical supply using industry standard methods and materials.
• Ensuring company equipment is used and looked after correctly and is kept in a safe condition, reporting all faulty equipment or equipment out of calibration.
• Working safely and competently with electrical and mechanical equipment, power and hand tools.
• Always observing and complying with company and on‑site Health & Safety requirements.
• Reporting to the relevant Project Manager(s) and keeping them up to date with site progress and any problems encountered on site.
• Filling in worksheets and installation checklists accurately detailing hours worked and travelled, problems encountered on site and any outstanding works.
• Dealing with customers, always demonstrating first‑class interpersonal skills in a courteous and professional manner.
• Building quality into all aspects of the work by maintaining compliance.
• Undertaking any other duties as and when required.

Who you are:

At Getinge, we are looking for passionate individuals who are agile, resilient, take responsibility for their development and focus on achieving excellence. We provide an environment for forward thinkers, game changers and team players to thrive in. If you enjoy collaboration and working in diverse and international teams, never compromise on quality and always act responsibly remembering that our customers come first, we would love to hear from you!

What you need:

• A full UK driving licence and passport, with a willingness to travel throughout the UK and overseas – essential.
• Confident and able to work away from home 3‑5 days a week.
• A recognised qualification (e.g. HNC/City and Guilds/BEng) in an engineering speciality such as mechanical or electrical engineering would be highly desired.
• Experience in a previous engineering or field service role would be beneficial, but is not required.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Skills card CSCS or ECS card or equivalent would be advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to deal with customers, always demonstrating first‑class interpersonal skills in a courteous and professional manner.
• Self‑motivated with a positive attitude towards working as part of a team and on your own initiative.
• Problem‑solving, combining initiative with a practical and logical approach to all aspects of the job.
• A positive attitude towards working as part of a team and on your own initiative, and a willingness to travel and work away from home.

The successful candidate must have a genuine interest in people and be able to deal with customers in a friendly manner, often within stressful situations, with the ability to be flexible to changes in workload and location which may be required with minimal notice. It is important that the post holder provides an excellent service on behalf of the Company.

What we offer:

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure we support your well‑being and goals. We understand that a healthy work‑life balance is important, so we offer a flexible approach to working patterns as well as a range of enhanced family‑friendly policies.

Along with a competitive salary and clear progression scheme, we offer private healthcare, travel and subsistence allowance, shopping discounts through Perkbox, and an Employee Assistance Programme. We have achieved the Better Health at Work Scheme Gold Award, providing a range of resources, meetings, activities and training to employees to support their physical and mental health and well‑being.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we provide our field engineers with an electric company vehicle and home charging point.

About us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimise workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.