Electrical Test Technician

Join a growing, profitable engineering business in a hands-on electrical testing role, inspecting, energising, fault-finding and commissioning bespoke and standard ovens and furnaces before product release.

This role is officially known as a Test and Inspection Technician.

If youve also worked in the following roles, wed also like to hear from you: Test Technician, Electrical Technician, Test Engineer, Electrical Test Engineer, Inspection Technician, Quality Technician, Engineering Technician, Commissioning Technician

Successful candidates can expect a strong benefits package, including 28 days annual leave plus a company extra day and statutory days, 7.5% employer pension contributions, health scheme membership, professional development support and free parking.

SALARY: Competitive (depending on experience and qualifications) + Benefits

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37.5 hours per week: MondayThursday 8:00am4:45pm; Friday 8:00am12:30pm

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrical Test Technician to join a growing engineering team working with technically advanced ovens and furnaces.

Based mainly in Inspection & Test, the Electrical Test Technician will support first energisation, heat-up, electrical safety checks, functional testing and commissioning.

Working with Quality, Production, Electrical Design and Engineering, the Electrical Test Technician will help resolve faults, record results and ensure products meet required safety, configuration and performance standards before release.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Electrical Test Technician include:

• Inspection and Product Testing: Carry out final and in-process inspection of standard and bespoke products, performance testing to specifications, and applicable LV/HV electrical safety checks
• Power-Up and Commissioning: Safely energise ovens and furnaces, complete power-up checks, support initial heat-up and commissioning, and test heaters, thermocouples, controllers, instrumentation, interlocks, alarms and safety circuits
• Electrical Verification and Fault-Finding: Check wiring, terminations, control-panel build, electrical and software configuration against drawings, specifications and bills of materials, then diagnose and rectify electrical and control faults where appropriate
• Configuration and Calibration: Configure control instruments and ancillary equipment, calibrate products and record calibration results
• Quality and Compliance: Ensure equipment complies with relevant safety and performance standards, directives, norms and company procedures, and identify, document and support resolution of non-conformances
• Records and Collaboration: Maintain accurate inspection, rejection, calibration, Quality Management System, test and work-time records; liaise with internal departments and attend required training
• Health and Safety: Work in accordance with all company health and safety procedures

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Previous inspection/test engineering experience or practical experience in an electrical manufacturing environment
• Ability to read electrical drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams covering supplies and instrumentation
• Understanding of LV/HV testing methods, including star/delta arrangements
• Ability to fault-find electrical heating circuits and control systems, with understanding of relays, contactors and associated components
• Experience with temperature-control systems, thermocouples, industrial instrumentation and applicable directives and standards in industrial applications
• Self-motivated, flexible and hands-on approach with good communication, prioritisation and teamwork skills
• Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Valid passport and clean driving licence, with occasional travel required
• PLC experience is desirable

BENEFITS

• Company Incentive Scheme
• Flexi-Time Scheme
• Salary sacrifice pension plan with 7.5% employer contributions and death in service policy
• 28 days annual leave plus a company extra day and statutory days
• Westfield Health Scheme membership and Hospital Treatment Plan
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Competitive Employee Referral Award Scheme
• Sports and social events
• Free on-site parking
• Employee assistance programmeFree lunch on site every other week
• Free fresh fruit
• Convenient location next to Hope train station and on a regular bus route to and from Sheffield

JOB REF: AWDO-P15190

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