Engineering Test Lab Manager in Rogerstone

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

Job summary

A global manufacturer based in South Wales is seeking an Engineering Test Lab Manager. This key leadership role involves managing a team to ensure the lab delivers accurate results for new product development and customer projects. Candidates should have a Mechanical Engineering education and relevant experience in testing, along with safety-conscious and problem-solving skills. The salary range is £50,000 - £60,000, with an excellent benefits package.

Benefits

Pension

Holidays

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineering education is essential.
• Relevant experience in Development/Test is required.
• Safety-conscious and organized approach necessary.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate testing activities.
• Lead and manage a test team effectively.
• Design or adapt test equipment and fixtures.
• Oversee testing activities including environmental tests.
• Produce relevant documentation for tests.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering education

Relevant experience within Development / Test

Familiarity with data acquisition systems

Knowledge of hydraulics

Knowledge of pneumatics

Basic PLC programming

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

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.

The experience you e29ll bring to the team

• 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.

What you e29ll get in return

• 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! Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities