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Mandarin Speaking Senior Technical Engineer-Newbury
- newbury, england, United Kingdom
- On-site
- £31 - £38 Per Hour
Job Description
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Job Title: Mandarin speaking Senior Technical Engineer-Newbury
The Skills You’ll Need: Mandarin, Repair & Refurbishment, networking devices, smart home products
Your New Salary: up to £35k, depending on experience
Office based
Perm
Start: ASAP
What You’ll be Doing:
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and repair of routers, switches, Wi‑Fi devices, smart home products, and consumer electronics.
- Conduct system‑level and component‑level diagnostics, including PCB fault finding, power circuits, ports, firmware recovery, and hardware analysis.
- Handle complex, escalated, or high‑priority repair cases and provide technical solutions.
- Support, coach, and guide product testers and junior engineers on difficult technical issues.
- Develop and share technical knowledge, repair procedures, and best practices within the team.
- Learn, implement, and adapt new repair methods and technologies introduced by overseas HQ.
- Assist in planning and allocating daily repair workload to ensure efficient operations and achievement of performance targets.
- Monitor repair quality, identify recurring technical issues, and recommend process improvements.
- Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects to improve repair efficiency and reduce failure rates.
- Assist with training and onboarding of new team members.
- Maintain ESD standards and ensure compliance with UK health & safety and WEEE regulations.
- Provide regular feedback to management regarding technical challenges, team performance, and operational improvements.
The Skills You’ll Need to Succeed:
- Hands‑on experience in electronics repair/refurbishment, preferably with networking devices, smart home products, or consumer electronics.
- Strong skills in fault diagnosis, PCB repair, soldering, component replacement, firmware flashing, and device testing.
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals (IP, routing, Wi‑Fi) and ability to read technical documentation.
- Experience handling complex repairs, root cause analysis, and implementing repair improvements.
- Ability to provide technical guidance, mentor junior engineers, and support team development.
- Experience coordinating repair workloads, maintaining quality standards, and improving operational efficiency.
- Previous experience supervising a technical team or workshop environment is desirable.
- Strong problem‑solving, communication, and decision‑making skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with overseas HQ and local teams.
- Organised, proactive, and committed to high‑quality repair standards.
- Mandarin Chinese language skills are an advantage.


