Product Support Engineer - OutBoard

High Wycombe , United Kingdom
full-time

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Support customers by mastering and servicing both current and legacy products while engaging in innovative new product development for the live events community.

Product Support Engineer - OutBoard

Term: Full-time, Permanent

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: £30000 - £40000 pa + benefits

As part of the Focusrite Audio Reproduction Group, OutBoard Motor Control specialises in delivering compact, solid and safe motor control systems designed to meet the demands of concert, theatre, sports, venues, film and TV productions.

Combined with smart digital tools, OutBoard provides intuitive solutions for even the most challenging staging requirements. Whether rigging for a live performance or a film set, OutBoard is a trusted partner in achieving seamless, efficient control. 

The Role:

We are looking for Product Support Engineer to join the OutBoard team based in High Wycombe.

Our ideal candidate will have already gained some experience working for the rigging community and be skilled to assess their target audience to create products that meet their specific needs. They will receive training in core processes and methods to support various aspects of the department, including off site and event work where applicable.

Essential Functions and Major Responsibilities:

As a Product Support Engineer you will:

  • Master our current and legacy products, from the parts it contains and to how to service it, to be able to inform and support our customers efficiently.
  • Become an ambassador of the brand, present system designs to Sales and/or customers and deliver product demonstrations whilst on trade shows and any external events.
  • Update our internal documentation to provide the most accurate information to our customers
  • Support our Service team, providing them with training on test fixtures and any other training that is relevant to help find the root causes of any issues to improve the quality of our products.
  • Build harmonious relationships with our Service and Technical Support team in the UK and Direct Distributors
  • Manage day to day enquiries from customers, providing excellent customer service support, customer quotations and availability for customers using our internal software system.
  • Manage on-site commissioning of projects.
  • Work in partnership with our teams to specify innovative new product development.
  • Engage with the market to keep an eye on emerging technologies, market trends to grow OutBoard sales and to ensure that you stay ahead of the curve.
  • Use own initiative to prioritise workload and problem solve while flagging to senior members of the team when appropriate.
  • Embed knowledge of Health and Safety to ensure safety standards are met whilst working at customer venues and flag any potential issues.

Qualifications, Skills and Knowledge Required:

  • A degree in a relevant subject such as Theatre Production, Live Performance, Tech Production etc., is preferred, but not essential and experienced candidates without a degree will be considered.
  • Previous experience in the live events industry in a relevant position such as Theatre Technician, Rigger, Systems Engineer, Product Support, Product Specialist.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  • Willingness to travel to events and a UK Driving Licence.
  • Enthusiastic with excellent attention to detail.
  • This role is fast-paced and will involve working on different tasks with varied deadlines so a calm, methodical approach and the ability to multitask is key.
  • Able to work unsupervised after a period of training.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Work location and job conditions:

This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week over the standard working hours of 8.45am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.45am to 4pm on Friday. An hour unpaid for lunch Monday to Thursday and 45 minutes on Friday. Based in High Wycombe.

Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity. We want to create opportunities for everyone to enjoy making music, from musicians trying to capture their unique sound, to the professionals delivering the greatest shows on earth.The Focusrite Group has an illustrious history with four Queen's Awards for Enterprise among a host of other accolades. We comprise six successful and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation and Ampify Music. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning over four decades, our brands continue to shape the music-making world. Focusrite leads that world in audio interfacing technology – more musicians record through Focusrite than any other brand. The Focusrite Pro team are focussed on the complex needs of the audio professional for whom sound is not just a passion, but a way of life. Martin Audio have been uniting audiences for almost five decades with their awe-inspiring touring and installation loudspeaker systems. Based in Berlin, ADAM Audio are precision innovators in the field of professional monitoring and loudspeaker technology, made famous by their unique ART ribbon tweeter. Novation is obsessed with helping electronic music makers find new ways to produce and perform new music. Born out of that team and based in Tileyard, King's Cross, London, Ampify Music make innovative music-making apps that are highly accessible, yet extendable and deep.Music technology is an enriching space to work in, and that’s not about to change. We embrace its evolution, and that means remaining open to new ideas. We enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture, where we can all contribute and everyone is heard as we grow and develop, both as individuals and as a team. We encourage innovation and fresh-thinking and are passionate about the inspirational solutions we create. Behind our success is a tightly knitted, like-minded family of music and audio lovers. We’re always pulling together to try and make a difference; our frequent appearance in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ is testament to this.As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people to apply regardless of religion, ethnic background, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognise the diversity shortcomings of our industry and are committed to driving change. Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future.Keeping everybody safe during the COVID-19 pandemic The health and safety of our people is massively important to us and when Coronavirus reached the countries our people work in, we worked incredibly hard to mobilise home-working for almost all of our people very early. We have been working this way since March and have had great feedback from our team on how we have adapted to this new way of working. During this time, we have also continued to successfully recruit new people to the business and onboard them smoothly – all using technologies such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and so on – and we offer all candidates the option to be interviewed over Zoom rather than face-to-face. Given the positive transition to home-working we are not rushing to return to ‘normal’ and will be taking a very steady approach; phasing our return to the office for the team members who need it over a period of months, carefully aligning with government guidance, and going above and beyond where we can. So far, we have undergone meticulous risk assessments and have installed screening on desks, new signage and of course lots of soap and hand sanitiser! We have, however, always supported home working, and this period has solidified value of being flexible for us. We know that this pandemic will change the way we work longer term and we are carefully looking at how we can continue to support home-working after the situation has subsided. We will be looking forward to seeing everyone’s faces soon!

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