Durham, NC, US
Field Service Engineer
BROMMA has been the leading manufacturer of crane spreaders ever since its formation in the 1960s. Today we have, by far, the highest market share of the world’s spreader suppliers. In fact, our market share is higher than all our competitors’ combined. Today, we manufacture close to 2,000 spreaders of all types every year and our spreaders are currently in use in 99 of the top-100 ports world- wide.
BROMMA sales and service network has a wide-reaching footprint. We are present with own sales offices on all continents, and with an extensive network of agents, we are able to support customers in every country in the world.
More information about BROMMA can be found on www.bromma.com
Compensation Data
- Base Salary: $65- $80,000.00 per year
- Eligible for Annual Bonus
- Eligible for Annual Salary Review & potential increase
Purpose of the position
Bromma Americas is currently seeking a Field Service Engineer/Technician that will support our North America customer base. We are looking for a self-motivated and customer focused team player to join our organization. As a Field Service Engineer, your primary role will be to provide hands-on technical support for Bromma equipment in the North America region.
In this role, you will travel regularly to port cities in the US and Canada that operate our equipment. Some international travel aside from Canada will be required, but will be limited. This is a great opportunity to grow in, or join for the first time, the exciting Ports and Terminals industry. You will be a key part or our success in keeping the international flow of cargo moving.
As a part of the Bromma team, you will be working within a customer centric organization that is focused on always exceeding the expectations of our customers. You will regularly work, and communicate with our Americas Sales organization, Engineering teams, and Product Support specialist to resolve customer problems and communicate their individual needs back to the organization. You will also work with our other offices and teams from around the globe.
This position will be based out of our Bromma Americas headquarters in Durham, North Carolina. (Remote Option Available) The office in NC is also our base of operations for our North America team. We also have supporting locations for the region in Miami, FL, Ottawa, KS, and Charleston, SC.
Bromma Spreaders are a global product, and we are the industry’s most experienced manufacturer of container spreaders and lifting equipment. Since the 1960’s, we have built thousands of fully automatic crane spreaders with an estimated 5000 units in operation globally. Bromma has delivered spreaders to more than 500 terminals in over 90 countries on 6 continents. Bromma’s spreaders are in use in 47 out of the top 50 ports worldwide.
Main tasks and responsibilities
- Start-up and commission of new equipment.
- Perform classroom and hands-on training at customer sites.
- Communicate with customers to determine equipment problems.
- Relay design or functional problems identified in field operations to Engineering.
- Relay information concerning customer needs and problems to our Sales group and Product Line.
- Install software upgrades and make needed programming changes at customer sites.
- Handle warranty related claims.
- Coordinate and perform field service activities and after-sales projects.
- Maintain good communication with customers.
- Complete required internal and external reporting.
- Program and test electronic equipment for spare parts or warranties.
- Perform other related after-sales duties as assigned.
- Travel internationally when needed.
- Travel is estimated at 75% of the time. (Home on most weekends)
What you’ll need to succeed
Education:
- High School diploma is a minimum.
- Preference will be given to those with advanced technical degree and/or training
Experience:
- Candidates must have a strong and diverse technical background including mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems.
- Experience in the industrial, and/or large equipment will be strongly considered.
- (3-5) Years of relevant work experience.
Competencies
- Technically oriented
- Service focused/minded
- Detail oriented
- Customer centric
- Team mentality
- Strong communication skills
- Solution based thinking
You will be part of
Bromma currently employs over 700 professionals worldwide. We support diversity and value our people. Team skills as well as innovativeness, customer orientation and a willingness to commit to continuous improvement are among the qualities we appreciate the most. Join Bromma team on a journey to becoming number one spreader manufacturer.
Interested to join?
Please submit your resume/CV to be considered!
Bromma is part of Kalmar (Nasdaq Helsinki:KALMAR). Kalmar offers a wide range of industry shaping heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing and heavy logistics. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Kalmar operates globally in over 120 countries and employs approximately 5,200 people. In 2023, the company's sales on a carve-out basis totalled approximately EUR 2.0 billion.
www.kalmarglobal.com
Nearest Major Market: Durham
Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh