TF11 - Test Engineer
Salary: £18.71 per hour + Overtime + Bonus
Working Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Thursday: 8:00am – 4:30pm, Friday: 8:00am – 1:00pm, with a 30-minute lunch break Monday to Thursday)
Location: Droitwich, Worcestershire
Overview:
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Test Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe and effective testing, inspection and sign-off of specialist industrial equipment prior to dispatch. Working closely with engineering, design, service and manufacturing teams, the role will involve fault diagnosis, technical problem-solving and ensuring equipment meets the required safety and quality standards.
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel; however, all candidates will be given due consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Carry out testing, inspection and sign-off of manufactured equipment and components prior to dispatch.
- Test and fault-find high-power electrical systems, inverters and control equipment.
- Diagnose faults across electrical, electronic, PLC and PC-based control systems.
- Inspect and test induction melting furnaces, hydraulic systems and water-cooling equipment.
- Use electrical test equipment, including multimeters, oscilloscopes and three-phase power analysers.
- Work with single-phase and three-phase electrical circuits and high-voltage equipment.
- Liaise with design engineers, service engineers and manufacturing personnel to resolve technical issues.
- Read and interpret electrical and engineering drawings.
- Complete test records, quality documentation and inspection reports accurately.
- Adhere to site procedures, risk assessments and health and safety requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, safety, quality and efficiency.
- Provide technical feedback and guidance to manufacturing colleagues to prevent recurring faults.
- Maintain tools and test equipment in good working order and ensure a safe, organised working environment.
- Support other departments when required and deputise for the Test Department Supervisor when requested.
- Undertake training and travel within the UK and internationally when required.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum HNC-level electrical qualification.
- Experience working with electrical equipment in a testing environment.
- Good understanding of single-phase and three-phase electrical circuits.
- Knowledge of high-power electrical systems and analogue and digital electronic circuitry.
- Good working knowledge of PLC systems, including online fault diagnosis.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical and engineering drawings.
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
- Good IT skills and accurate technical documentation abilities.
- Good mechanical aptitude and a practical, hands-on approach.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Full, valid driving licence.
- Flexibility to work overtime and travel for work when required.
- Experience with high-voltage and low-voltage switchgear would be advantageous.
- Electrical safety training, including risk assessments and lockout/tagout (LOTO), would be desirable.
- First Aid training would be advantageous.
Benefits:
- Overtime paid for all hours worked beyond 37 hours per week.
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Additional annual leave after 5 and 10 years of service.
- Pension contributions of 5% employee and 4% employer as a minimum under current auto-enrolment arrangements.
- Discretionary annual pension bonus of up to a further 11%, subject to company performance and eligibility.
- Life insurance of up to four times annual salary.
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