Senior Test & Validation Lead – Manufacturing

Yolk Recruitment; Aberfan; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Wellbeing and insurance policies

Career development

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Test & Validation Lead to own testing and validation activities in a production environment. You will oversee a test team, drive test processes, and ensure systems meet requirements and regulatory standards before delivery.

The role requires senior technical leadership, strong experience in FAT, and ability to interpret engineering drawings while leading continuous improvement across validation activities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Test Engineering or Test & Validation role within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience across mechanical, electrical and system-level testing, including FAT.
• Experience leading, managing or mentoring a Test team.
• Good knowledge of test planning, validation, NCRs, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications, with strong communication skills and a track record of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee the test and validation strategy for production units.
• Develop and maintain effective test processes and procedures aligned with delivery objectives.
• Lead planning, scheduling and execution of in-process, system-level and FAT testing.
• Manage, mentor and develop the Test team, ensuring delivery and competency.
• Approve test plans, procedures and work instructions, aligning with specs.
• Ensure validation activities show systems meet requirements and applications.
• Maintain test & validation records, including results, certificates, traceability and evidence.
• Work with Production, Engineering and Quality to integrate testing.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues identified through testing.
• Lead root cause analysis of test failures and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement across test and validation processes.
• Establish and monitor department and production line performance metrics.
• Ensure all test & validation activities meet health, safety and environmental requirements.

Skills

Test engineering

Leadership

Mechanical testing

Electrical testing

System-level testing

Factory Acceptance Testing

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is seeking a Test & Validation Lead to own testing and validation activities in a production environment. You will oversee a test team, drive test processes, and ensure systems meet requirements and regulatory standards before delivery.

The role requires senior technical leadership, strong experience in FAT, and ability to interpret engineering drawings while leading continuous improvement across validation activities.