Electrical Test Technician

Location: Bamford

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 you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d 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

LOCATION:

Hope Valley, Derbyshire JOB TYPE:
Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS:

37.5 hours per week:
Monday–Thursday 8:00am–4:45pm;
Friday 8:00am–12:30pm 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.

APPLY TODAY Ready to make your next career move? Apply Now for our Recruitment Team to review. 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, contractors 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…