Warranty & Service Engineer
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10 days ago
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Job Summary
The Warranty and Service Engineer plays a key role within the Quality team responsible for managing and resolving warranty cases providing advanced technical support and ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction for our commercial lighting product range. This role bridges technical expertise and customer service working closely with electricians contractors suppliers and internal teams to troubleshoot coordinate repairs or replacements and maintain product reliability in the field.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented proactive and capable of navigating complex quality processes while driving continuous improvement across systems and practices.
Key Responsibilities
1. Warranty Management
- Collaborate with the Aftersales team to analyse warranty claims approve replacements and manage the return of faulty products for fault analysis.
- Oversee the disposition of warranty returns.
- Review and approve quotes from electrical contractors for rectification works including site removal and replacement of faulty products.
- Conduct hands-on testing and evaluation of returned lighting products and components to verify faults or confirm fixes.
- Coordinate repair rework and refurbishment requirements for warranty replacements.
- Coordinate with internal cross-functional teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Liaise with suppliers to arrange product credits and support root cause investigations and corresponding corrective actions.
- Maintain detailed records on warranty databases and reporting systems and analyse field failure data including failure type grouping and field failure rate monitoring for quality reporting.
2. Technical Support & Troubleshooting
- Act as the primary technical contact for warranty-related inquiries and service issues.
- Guide end customers contractors and electricians through technical troubleshooting over phone email or on-site visits.
- Provide technical instructions and documentation to assist in product diagnosis and issue resolution.
- Support technicians on-site through troubleshooting steps or service interventions when required.
- Develop troubleshooting guides and best-practice documents for internal and external use.
3. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Customer Service Engineering Product Management Sales and Supply Chain teams to ensure seamless handling of warranty cases.
- Provide technical feedback and insights to internal teams to improve product performance and service quality.
4. Customer Interaction & Communication
- Communicate professionally and confidently with customers contractors and internal teams.
- Deliver technical guidance in a clear customer-friendly manner ensuring satisfaction throughout the warranty process.
- Represent the companys technical credibility and commitment to quality in all interactions.
Qualifications :
- Minimum 4 years experience in a QA testing or manufacturing role related to electrical or electronic products.
- Diploma or Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering or a related technical field.
- Trade qualification (e.g. Electrical Fitter Electrician or Electrical Technician) may be considered with relevant experience.
- Certification in Testing & Tagging Electrical Safety or High Voltage Testing is advantageous.
What Were Looking For:
- Experience in product compliance quality assurance or after-sales/warranty processes within a technical or manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of Australian and New Zealand standards for lighting or electrical products (e.g. AS/NZS standards).
- Understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management System or similar frameworks.
- Strong analytical and documentation skills with the ability to manage data for quality and compliance reporting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work across teams suppliers and service providers.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines.
What we offer you:
- Work for a multi-disciplinary global organisation
- Exposure to next gen LED lighting products
- Competitive salary and corporate discounts
- Ongoing training and development
- Additional leave and bonus
- Access to health and wellbeing programs
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- APQP
- Data Collection
- ISO 9001
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- Root cause Analysis
- Mechanical Knowledge
- AWS
- Assembly Experience
- Automotive Diagnostics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Troubleshooting
About Company
Schréder has been crowned "Entrepreneur of the Year® - Entreprise de l'Année® 2024". Want to join a company with a century-long tradition of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that pushes the limits of the smart lighting industry? A company that requires employees to broaden their ... View more
