Jobs in Scotland

Do you speak German fluently and have experience of working in Sales? We are recruiting a Service Sales Specialist which encompasses all of our key service sales activities including New Business, Renewals and Spare Parts. You will be a fluent German speaker getting involved in selling and educating both new and existing Peak customers on our full Peak Protected service product portfolio. In this role, you will build up a good knowledge and understanding of the Peak business/generator product range and service contract product portfolio.  You’ll be required to collaborate closely with the generator sales, service delivery and other supporting teams. The key objectives of the role will be to achieve sales growth and profitability for the German territory and achieve/exceed annual sales targets as directed. Your duties will include: Calling our existing customers and proposing the most relevant Peak Service Contract to meet their needs Managing generator customer base and sales leads information Proactively generating new customer leads and selling Peak Scientific service products to end user, OEM and distributor markets Making outbound phone calls to a variety of customers and sales channels to capture quotes and working through legacy data to determine if there is potential opportunity Developing and maintaining good relationships with customers Performing research and analysis on accounts to better understand opportunity base Utilising the CRM system to capture opportunities, leads, customer information, prepare quotations and for sending complete orders for processing etc. Working closely with internal teams and stakeholders Supporting administration tasks and attending the office and managing any post/invoice queries As a confident German speaker, you will have demonstrable experience in end user and business to business sales. The successful candidate will be customer focused with proven success in meeting sales goals.  You will be results driven with the resilience to remain effective and positive under pressure. You will also possess: The ability to manage relationships and work well within a team   The ability to manage and maintain large quantities of data Proficiency with various Computer Software Systems such as SAP CRM, Excel, Word etc. The confidence and skills to make cold calls to generate new clients Exceptional communication skills to engage clearly and accurately with internal external stakeholders Self-motivation with the capacity to plan time effectively and prioritise Our values are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Peak Scientific is a global leader in developing innovative gas generation solutions for analytical laboratories in a wide variety of industries including life sciences, biomedical, pharma, petrochemical and environmental. After over 20 years of sustained growth, Peak is well established as a dominant player in laboratory gas generation - a market which is estimated to be worth over £250m globally, and still growing. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. We offer a competitive package and opportunities to develop within an expanding international company.  If you have what it takes to be part of Peak, click APPLY!

In this key role for Peak Scientific, you will be responsible for driving the Safety Culture; co-ordinating supporting and advising the business on all aspects with regards to HSE (health, safety and environmental) and the H&S (health and safety) management systems. You will be heavily involved in establishing, managing and monitoring standards, processes, communications, training and systems to ensure all responsibilities associated with HSE within Peak Scientific, both locally and globally, are adhered to. Your duties will include: Ensuring a safe workplace environment without risk to health Leading on HSE improvements and initiatives including the attainment of ISO45001 accreditation Ensuring completion and regular review of risk assessments for all work equipment and operations Ensuring that safety inspections are carried out and recorded Establishing a full programme of documented HSE inspections, audits and checks and facilitating internal and external audits including ISO45001, PUWER, COSHH & NEBOSH Establishing a suite of HSE training, liaising with external providers in the provision of training programmes and ensuring full and accurate training records are maintained across the company The successful candidates will be NEBOSH qualified or ideally working towards accreditation. You’ll have proven experience in leading transformational change of HSE within a manufacturing organisation and where you’ve improved safety culture whilst implementing HSE improvements. The successful candidate will be confident, flexible and able to communicate effectively at all levels within the business. You will also possess: Ability to work in and adapt to a rapidly changing environment Self-motivation with ability to work on own initiative COSHH Trained Provision of advice to managers/supervisors Experience of formulating, implementing and revising HSE policies and procedures to           ISO 45001/ISO9001 Member of institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) desirable Strong, professional communication skills with an assertive but calm demeanour Ability to interpret legislation, regulation and clauses of ISO standards and apply understanding to Peak processes Our values at Peak are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high-performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of that, as we move into the next phase of growth, consolidation and global expansion with plans to establish new manufacturing and distribution capacity, both in the UK and internationally. This role will be challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding and engaging.  On offer is a fantastic work environment, plus the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business.  If you like the sound of our brand and culture, please click APPLY! Peak Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their religion and beliefs, race, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability or any other protected classification.

As an integral member of the Design Engineering Team, the Senior New Product Introduction (NPI) Engineer will design products from concept to prototyping, sub-assembly design, engineering builds, training builds and finally to manufacturing. You will undertake design and development activities for efficient, high quality manufacturing ensuring design for manufacture best practice . Working closely with Manufacturing Engineering you will ensure new products are implemented with full documentation and training provided to ensure sustainable production. You will also support the DE group with special projects and be responsible for delivery of engineering support to the shop floor and to other areas of the business as required . You will be comfortable working in a hands-on capacity and bring a fresh approach to problem solving. You will be responsible for the following: Designing safe manufacturing processes from concept to production, ensuring parts and materials are fit for both purpose and efficient manufacturing with high yield . Identifying opportunities for improvement in product and manufacturing processes. Preparation of control documents / work instructions / training aids and to provide technical support to all relevant departments when necessary for technicians to pick, build, inspect, test and pack product and support all subsequent changes in product and processes. Working with the design team, you will be preparing the design package for transfer to production, as well as developing ERP routings, process flows, build timings and manufacturing cell layouts Support the design, commissioning, and training of production line tooling and equipment to support manufacturing processes. Carry out process validation for new/existing manufacturing processes to meet customer requirements. Ideally you will have degree in an Engineering discipline or proven experience within an engineering background with previous experience of working as a NPI Engineer and have the following experience: Implementing engineering solutions to technical problems using industry standard tools, for example FMEA, DFM, lean manufacturing principles Driving alignment of New Product introduction strategy with internal stakeholders and standard process Maintaining and following up corrective action plans Working with cross functional departments for post launch analysis, ongoing review, reporting Using 3D CAD software– such as Solidworks Knowledge of Nitrogen and Hydrogen gas generation using Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), Nitrogen Membrane and Hydrogen Cell technologies would be beneficial but is not essential Experience of SAP B1 or similar MRP / ERP system would be advantageous Robust IT skills, experience of using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher etc Our values are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, and while our approach and atmosphere within the business is fun, friendly and informal, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high-performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 650 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade.  Now is a great time to join us!  This Senior NPI Engineer role will be challenging and fast-paced but rewarding and engaging.  On offer in return is a fantastic work life and fun balance, a great work environment, hybrid work pattern, plus the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business.  If you like the sound of our brand and culture, please click APPLY! Peak Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their religion and beliefs, race, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability or any other protected classification.      

Reporting to the Global Head of Quality, this role will work collaboratively with teams throughout Peak and across the global network to p rovide a focal point for all customer complaints and technical escalations within the quality team. In this new role for the team, this is great opportunity for a customer focused individual to be the main point of contact for the day-to-day monitoring of the out of box failures and critical escalations. You will ensure robust containment and problem-solving techniques are undertaken for all out of box failures, warranty and escalations. Some of the duties will include: Ensuring effective problem-solving techniques are applied to all customer complaints and technical escalations Reporting on the customer quality activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant Key Performance Indicators Assisting in continuous improvement activities throughout the business ensuring that problems are prevented and that customer requirements are met, with any problems resolved effectively and economically Leading and arranging internal and external product and process compliance audits Capturing and feeding back the ‘voice of the customer’, both internally and externally Ideally you will be a trained ISO9001:2015 internal auditor with the knowledge and use of common Quality tools and Continuous Improvement methods, including but not limited to 8D, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. The successful candidate will have proven experience of leading or supporting Quality Management System. You will also possess: Experience in a customer facing quality role with excellent Problem-Solving Skills Experience and working knowledge of ISO 9001 Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail Exceptional interpersonal skill with the ability to serve as a liaison with technical, design and operations Our values at Peak are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high-performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of that, as we move into the next phase of growth, consolidation and global expansion with plans to establish new manufacturing and distribution capacity, both in the UK and internationally. This role will be challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding and engaging.  On offer in return is a great work environment, plus the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business.  If you like the sound of our brand and culture, please click APPLY! Peak Scientific is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of their religion and beliefs, race, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability or any other protected classification.