At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Battery Test Operations Team and ensure high-quality testing for luxury automotive batteries.
- Company: Luxury Automotive OEM based in Coventry, known for innovation and excellence.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, develop technical skills, and work in a dynamic environment.
- Other info: Opportunities for personal development and training in a collaborative team.
- Why this job: Be part of cutting-edge technology in the automotive industry and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Apprenticeship or NVQ3 in engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
Exciting contract opportuity For Battery Test Technician working for Luxury Automotive OEM based in Coventry
Duties
The Battery Test Operations Team is part of Powertrain Test Operations within Product Engineering Operations.
The team maintains productive test workflow for HV Battery development at our internal test labs at ABE Lyons Park (Coventry) and Bat Lab (Gaydon), delivering high quality electrical characterisation and performance data at cell, module and pack level.
The team also supports HV battery activity at other internal JLR sites and External test facilities.
The Battery Test Senior Technician role will support our internal facilities to ensure that productive output is maintained to ensure we deliver quality test data to our internal customers / partners.
Will be responsible for facilitating specialist equipment, providing and maintaining common standard operational processes, and will seek to optimise operational capability through regular involvement in continuous improvement activities.
You will be required to become highly proficient in the operational and maintenance requirements of battery test equipment and instrumentation and will lead and support the associated reporting and issue resolution activities.
Skills
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Start, stop, running, monitoring and shutdown of any test schedules assigned to them.
- Communication of test chamber status via status and utilisation documents.
- Rectification/diagnosis of issues, engagement of test engineers where needed.
- Identification/acquisition of appropriate test scripts from battery test engineers.
- Creation of internal work instructions and local process documents.
- Conduct test setup activities; Material handling, rig fabrication, rig assemble, test instrumentation, HV & LV electrical connections and cooling connections.
- Proposals to support test plan modification based on results.
- Carry out any work or job cards assigned by their supervisor.
- Fabricate and assemble jigs from technical drawings ready for test installation.
- Install/uninstall test components into chamber.
- Build cooling rigs to provided schematics.
- Support area 5s activities.
- Carry out and support health checks on UUT.
- Ensure all tooling is within calibration and raise non-compliance with supervisor.
- Responsible for working within and maintaining a safe working environment.
- Update CCAR with any facility and project issues.
- Aid in material handling activities.
- Attend training courses to ensure personal development.
- Support Training of peers to Technician Level.
- Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.
Education
Apprenticeship or NVQ3 in an engineering related subject, or equivalent experience preferred
Battery Test Technician in Coventry employer: Select Engineering
Join a leading global Tier 1 supplier as a Maintenance Technician, where you will be part of an innovative team driving automation projects. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that prioritises employee growth through continuous training and development opportunities, ensuring you can advance your career while contributing to exciting projects. Located in a dynamic environment, we offer competitive benefits and a commitment to maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency, making us an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding work.
