Battery Testing Operations Lead

Fortescue; Harwell; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue in Banbury is seeking a Battery Testing Coordinator to plan, coordinate and deliver internal and customer battery testing activities. You will work closely with the Elysia Battery Test team, technical stakeholders and suppliers to ensure tests meet defined priorities and timelines.

role requires strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with experience in planning tools and a technical testing environment.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent experience in engineering, science, project delivery or another relevant technical discipline.
• At least 2 years experience working within a testing, laboratory, engineering, automotive, manufacturing or equivalent technical environment.
• Experience planning and coordinating technical activities or projects involving multiple stakeholders, priorities and delivery deadlines.
• Basic understanding of test preparation, technical equipment and practical test execution.
• Strong organisation, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage changing priorities and multiple concurrent activities in a fast-paced environment, and experience using planning or tracking tools such as Jira, Excel or similar systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including internal teams, customers and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate testing activities from initial request through to completion with the Elysia Battery Test team and internal testers.
• Plan and manage delivery of internal and customer battery testing projects, defining scope, timelines, resources and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain test plans, workflows, processes, schedules, priorities and delivery trackers.
• Coordinate equipment, laboratory capacity, technical resource and test readiness at Banbury site.
• Act as a key contact between test requestors, customers, technical teams, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Track risks, dependencies, delays and actions; escalate issues and support recovery plans.
• Support project costing, procurement, supplier coordination and availability of equipment and consumables.
• Maintain testing information and dashboards using Jira and other approved systems; aid process improvements.
• Support practical test preparation, setup and execution within competence.

Skills

Planning

Coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in engineering/science

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Excel

Job description

Fortescue in Banbury is seeking a Battery Testing Coordinator to plan, coordinate and deliver internal and customer battery testing activities. You will work closely with the Elysia Battery Test team, technical stakeholders and suppliers to ensure tests meet defined priorities and timelines.

role requires strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with experience in planning tools and a technical testing environment.