Commissioning Technician

SMD; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marine engineering company based in Wallsend is seeking a technically proficient technician to provide support for various projects. You will ensure equipment is manufactured correctly, diagnose faults, and conduct quality assurance checks. The ideal candidate will have a relevant HNC qualification and experience in control and instrumentation. This full-time role may require travel worldwide and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Time served technician with relevant experience.
• Knowledge of Control & Instrumentation.
• Understanding of mechanical and hydraulic systems.
• Experience in PLC programming.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to projects.
• Ensure equipment is manufactured correctly.
• Diagnose and fix faults.
• Conduct functional testing of equipment.
• Complete test paperwork.
• Demonstrate systems to customers.
• Answer technical queries.
• Ensure QA checks are completed.
• Work on-site when required.
• Travel worldwide for work.

Skills

Fault finding experience

Control & Instrumentation experience

Basic mechanical knowledge

Basic hydraulic knowledge

Basic PLC knowledge

Education

Relevant HNC qualification

Job description

Job Description

Location: Soil Machine Dynamics, Davy Bank, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 6UZ

You will be providing technical support to projects throughout SMD and liaising between Customers, Engineering and Project Managers to provide clients with quality product, commissioned to the requirements of the project and specification.

About The Role

• Ensuring vehicles and associated equipment have been correctly manufactured
• Diagnosing and fixing faults
• Functional testing of equipment
• Ensuring test paperwork is correctly completed
• Demonstrating systems to customers
• Answering technical queries
• Continuous improvement
• QA checks
• Work off site when required.
• Work as part of the Production team as required.
• Travel worldwide where required to work both on land and offshore

What skills and qualifications do I need?

• Relevant HNC qualification
• Time served technician with fault finding experience
• Control & Instrumentation experience
• Basic mechanical & hydraulic knowledge
• Basic PLC knowledge & experience
• Offshore Survival certificates (desirable)

About The Company

The power behind subsea pioneers.

We collaborate with future-thinking companies to draw knowledge, wealth and prosperity from underwater environments. Together, our teams invent and engineer the answers to the toughest challenges in under water industry and science. Allowing for safe and efficient operations, while harnessing the potential of the most challenging subsea locations on the planet.

Company Culture

Our people.

We don’t refer to our own employees as staff or personnel. They are ‘Our people’. ‘Our engineers’. ‘Our team’. ‘Our talent.’ Without our talented people, we would never progress as a company. They embody our values, and they mean everything to us. Whether we are talking directly to them, or about them—the value, attitude and intelligence of our people should be clear.

Required Criteria

• Relevant HNC qualification
• Time served technician with fault finding experience
• Control & Instrumentation experience
• Basic mechanical & hydraulic knowledge
• Basic PLC knowledge & experience

Desired Criteria

• Offshore Survival certificates (desirable)

Closing Date

Thursday 25th December, 2025

Contract Type

fulltime

Salary

Based on Experience