'Day in the life' with our Northland Field Service Engineer William!

 

Q. What excites you about your role?

Good variation in clients and equipment; there's never a dull moment and it's a fairly specialized industry to be in as well so that offers plenty of scope for continuous learning and development. I've worked on everything from tug boats to milking rotaries since being at Ash Air.

 

Q. What are the priorities in your job as a Field Service Engineer?

Providing the customer with the best service that I can and leaving them with a positive impression of myself and of our company. Ensuring that our machines are performing and looking at their best and ensuring that repeat customers stay and new customers trust us to then become repeat customers themselves. I want to leave a site with each customer feeling happy with what they've seen (and happy to pay their bill!).

 


Q.  Tell us a typical day in the life/ day on the job?

There is no typical day in Whangarei! We could be on a farm, in a quarry, at a food factory or in a manufacturing workshop. A good podcast on the drive to the site is about the only typical thing I experience, we have a huge variation in clients up here.

 

Q: What is some advice for someone thinking about a career in this sort of industry?

Be prepared to learn and listen. Nobody knows everything about vacuum or compressed air so it's important to be open minded and embrace the challenges that come along the way. Be tidy, be courteous and be punctual and don't take breakdowns personally; sometimes they will just happen.

 

Q. If you could have dinner with three inspirational people, dead or alive, who would they be?

Elon Musk, Jeremy Clarkson and Sir Stirling Moss. Just imagine it!


Check out these photos that William has taken on the job, showing how much each day at Ash Air as a Field Service Engineer can vary!

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Who we are and how Ash Air can help your business!

Ash Air has been around in New Zealand since 1979, and we’ve grown into a nationwide company with international support and a reputation for quality and reliability.We look after all things compressed air for your business!

Ash Air's range of Chicago Pneumatic, Alup, Pneumatech, and Quincy compressors are used extensively around the world in industries ranging from oil and gas to food, automotive and farming, and we bring you these world class compressors here in the land of the long white cloud.Our technicians are compressed air equipment experts and are dedicated to addressing customer needs. Supported by a 13 locations nationwide, Ash Air offers one of the widest selections of compressed air equipment and parts available today in New Zealand.

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The people of Ash Air is what makes our company great. We have a world of experience behind us with all kinds of people from many backgrounds. The one thing we all have in common is that we are passionate about what we do and love new challenges. Each day brings us new opportunities to grow, both as individuals and professionals. Here we chat to our Waikato Sales Engineer, Jonathan Young,
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For too long, the compressed air industry has been a man's domain but we are out to change that! Ash Air is an equal opportunity employer and has female representation across the entire company. Ash Air has representation in our National Warehouse, Branches and Head Office locations with administratiors, accounts, schedulers, sales and service engineers, and managers roles throughout the country. Here's what they say this International Women's Day in 2022: …


Celebrate International Women's Day with the Ash Air team on March 8th, where we recognise our contribution to forging a better working world - a more inclusive, gender equal world. Ash Air is an equal opportunity employer and has female representation across the entire company. Ash Air has representation in our National Warehouse, Branches and Head Office locations with administrators, accounts, schedulers, sales and service engineers, and managers roles throughout the country. Here we chat to Sanet, an amazing team member and Sales Engineer for our Auckland North region in New Zealand.  …


Our customers want a reliable process that creates lasting results in a way that is economically, environmentally, and socially responsible. At Ash Air, our Vacuum team bring forward a portfolio of extensive knowledge, coupled with a passion for new challenges that focus on productivity, energy efficiency and safety.    




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Celebrating 120 years of passion for performance

At Chicago Pneumatic we share a legacy of passion for performance and long-lasting partnerships. In 2021, we are proudly celebrating 120 years and we are as committed as ever to offering innovative, reliable products and service based on technology and trust. …



 


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