At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the test lab, troubleshoot equipment, and enhance testing processes for innovative products.
- Company: Dynamic company in Burton-on-Trent with a focus on modern engineering solutions.
- Benefits: Attractive salary, 25 days holiday, bonus schemes, and ongoing learning opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent career development prospects.
- Why this job: Join a team where your skills will drive innovation and improve product quality.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in production test or manufacturing engineering with strong electro-mechanical skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Location: Burton‑on‑Trent
Salary: £45,000–£55,000 per annum
Hours: Full‑time, Permanent (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:00pm)
Enjoy a modern, well‑equipped working environment with strong benefits including bonus schemes, 25 days holiday, pension contributions, Medicash, life cover, EV salary sacrifice, physiotherapy support, employee discounts, and ongoing learning & development.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the test laboratory — ensuring organisation, safety, equipment readiness, and calibration control.
- Maintain and troubleshoot production test equipment to support output, quality, and reliability.
- Design and build jigs, fixtures, and test aids to improve efficiency and repeatability.
- Develop and enhance test methods and processes for new and existing products.
- Support electro‑mechanical assembly including wiring, PCB integration, sensors, actuators, and troubleshooting.
- Drive automation opportunities to improve speed, consistency, and data capture.
- Analyse test data to identify trends, recurring issues, and improvement opportunities.
- Produce clear documentation including test procedures, work instructions, and fault‑finding guides.
Qualifications & Experience
- 8+ years’ experience in production test, manufacturing engineering, or test development.
- Strong hands‑on electro‑mechanical skills with confident fault‑finding across electrical, electronic, and mechanical systems.
- Experience maintaining and improving test equipment and production tooling.
- Ability to design or modify jigs, fixtures, and test rigs.
- Competence with test instruments such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and DAQ systems.
- Strong documentation and problem‑solving ability with the ability to read drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
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