Materials Testing Technician

TalentTech Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Materials Testing Technician for a field-based role in Scotland. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about materials testing, particularly in impact and tensile testing. This position offers a competitive salary of GBP30,000 to GBP40,000, plus a vehicle and benefits. The role involves regular travel and ensures the maintenance of equipment to UKAS standards. Excellent training and ongoing opportunities are provided, making it a great place for professional growth.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus

Pension plan

Company van, tools, laptop & phone

25 days holiday plus statutory holidays

Qualifications

• Knowledge of impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, or torsion testing is essential.
• Understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 is beneficial.
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintenance, and repair of testing equipment.
• Ensure equipment is calibrated to UKAS standards.
• Compile detailed reports as necessary.

Skills

Knowledge of destructive materials testing

Strong IT skills

Communication skills

Team player

Job description

Materials Testing Technician – Field Based

Destructive Materials Testing Systems – Scotland

Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Paisley

GBP30,000 – GBP40,000 Basic Salary + Vehicle + Benefits + Bonus

• Do you have knowledge of materials testing in a lab and looking to get into a field service role?
• Perhaps you've wondered how the testing rigs function and have been a bit envious of the service engineers?

Read on for the opportunity to join this organisation; a prestigious, respected company. A place where you can grow and develop.

Your Role as a Materials Testing Technician:

• You’ll be field based, predominantly covering a region in Scotland but with further UK travel as needed.
• You will be responsible for the service, maintenance, and repair of this testing equipment and instrumentation.
  • Examples include impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, or torsion testing.
• You will be working within a variety of appealing manufacturing sectors including the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries, amongst others.
• You will play an important role in ensuring the equipment is correctly calibrated and maintained to UKAS standards.
• Compile detailed reports as appropriate.
• The field-based nature of the role will require nights away from home; on average of 1 – 2 per week.

Ideal Background for the Materials Testing Technician:

• Knowledge of destructive Materials Testing equipment is essential, specifically on impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, or torsion testing.
• Approachable, honest, and a team player.
• A strong understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 would be beneficial.
• A genuine interest in becoming a field based service and calibration engineer.
• Strong IT and communication skills.
• Hold a full valid UK driving licence and have right to work in the UK as sponsorship can’t be provided.

The Client recruiting for the Materials Testing Technician:

• Fastest growing company in their industry.
• Excellent training, support, and ongoing opportunities.
• Work with a varied client base in Research, Automotive, Aerospace, General Manufacturing, and Rail sectors.
• “Recruit for attitude, train for skill”
• Trusted by testing laboratories, scientists, and engineers nationally.

The Package for the Materials Testing Technician:

• GBP30,000 – GBP40,000 basic salary, depending on experience
• Annual company performance related bonus
• Pension at 5% from company, 3% employee
• Company van, tools, laptop & phone
• Continuous development and training
• 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays.

Apply online now if you fit the above criteria and are eager to grow.