Engineering Test Lab Manager

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturer in South Wales seeks an Engineering Test Lab Manager to lead a team and manage test activities for product development. The ideal candidate will have a Mechanical Engineering background and relevant experience in development/testing. The role offers a salary between £50,000 - £60,000, with an excellent benefits package and opportunities for further growth.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package including pension

Opportunities for development

Scope to shape future lab capabilities

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering education required.
• Relevant experience in testing and development is essential.
• Safety-conscious and organized, with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate testing for prototypes and validations.
• Lead a small team, ensuring proper allocation of tasks.
• Maintain and calibrate test equipment in compliance.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering education

Relevant experience within Development/Test

Familiarity with data acquisition systems

Knowledge of hydraulics

Knowledge of pneumatics

Basic PLC programming

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Engineering Test Lab Manager – South Wales – £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits

Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with a global manufacturer to recruit an Engineering Test Lab Manager for their R&D facility in South East Wales. This is a key leadership role, managing a small test and development team and ensuring the laboratory delivers safe, accurate and timely results to support new product development, prototyping, validation and customer projects.

Responsibilities

• Planning and coordinating testing activities for prototypes, validation and customer programmes.
• Leading and managing a team, allocating work and developing capability.
• Designing or adapting test equipment and fixtures, specifying datalogging systems and ensuring all equipment is maintained, calibrated and compliant.
• Running and overseeing test activities - force, pressure, environmental etc.
• Producing documentation including test plans, procedures, reports, production test specs and maintenance schedules.
• Supporting production, sales, quality and customer teams with data and expertise.
• Identifying future equipment needs and improvements to lab capability.
• Promoting a safety-first culture and driving continuous improvement in the lab.
• Collaborating with wider R&D departments, DFMEA, DVP and varied problem solving.

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering education
• Relevant experience within Development / Test
• Familiarity with data acquisition systems
• Desirable - knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, basic PLC programming. Training can be provided.
• Safety-conscious, organised, and confident in structured problem-solving.

Benefits

• Salary in the region of £50,000 - £60,000.
• Excellent benefits package including pension, holidays and wider perks.
• A role with scope to shape the future capability of Test activities onsite.
• Development opportunities within a secure, international manufacturer.

Are you up to the challenge? If you feel you have the skills, experience and passion to be successful in this role apply now!

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