Test Operator

GULMAY; Byfleet; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Gulmay’s Byfleet factory is seeking a skilled Test Technician to validate high‑voltage generators and related components. You will work from specifications and circuit diagrams to produce thorough test reports, log non-conformances, and help maintain test equipment.

Responsibilities include strict health and safety adherence, testing in a technically complex, low-volume environment, and collaboration with Engineering to develop test plans for new products.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with analogue and digital circuitry.
• At least five years in a similar test role.
• Experience in a technically complex, low-volume test cell.
• Strong PC skills, including MS Office and Excel.
• Able to read circuit diagrams and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Strict compliance with health and safety practices and company procedures.
• Test generators and associated components per specifications; complete detailed reports.
• Record non-conformances in a data log.
• Support maintenance of test equipment and 6S discipline in work areas.
• Read circuit diagrams and wiring diagrams, follow written instructions.
• Collaborate with Engineering to test new products and create test plans.
• Support interdepartmental testing requirements as needed.

Skills

High-voltage electronics

Fault-finding

Reading schematics/diagrams

Test equipment maintenance

Analogue and digital circuitry

Team collaboration

Documentation & reporting

Education

HND/HNC or equivalent in engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Digital Multimeters (DMMs)

Power supply units (PSUs)

CAD

MATLAB

PCB soldering equipment

Job description

Join the team at Gulmay’s factory in Byfleet, testing high-voltage generators and associated components to ensure complete quality and process compliance.

You’ll work from technical specifications and circuit diagrams, produce detailed test reports, record non-conformances and help maintain test equipment – using your electronics knowledge and fault-finding skills to protect the quality of every product.

Responsible to:Test Cell Leader; in their absence, the Test Manager.

Purpose

Testing of Gulmay generators to ensure 100% quality and process compliance.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Strict compliance with health and safety practices and company procedures.
• Test associated components and generators in accordance with test specifications, completing detailed test reports.
• Record any non-conformance in a data log.
• Support regular maintenance of test equipment and comply with 6S discipline in working areas.
• Proven experience of working with analogue and digital circuitry.
• At least five years’ experience in a similar test role.
• Experience in a technically complex, low-volume test cell.
• Good PC skills, including Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels and work as a team player.
• Ability to read circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams, and schematics, and follow written instructions.
• Experience of problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Self-motivated, with a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Flexible approach to interdepartmental support when required.
• Familiarity with test-bench equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMMs), and power supply units (PSUs).
• Ability to perform physical tasks, including lifting products within health and safety regulations.
• Experience of working with Engineering to develop the testing of new products and create test plans and procedures.
• High-power switch-mode PSU electronics experience.
• Hands-on analogue, high-voltage, or power electronics experience.
• Knowledge of high-voltage generator equipment or similar engineered products.
• CAD or MATLAB experience.
• PCB soldering and testing experience.
• Experience of fault-finding to component level.
• Experience with radiation testing and compliance procedures.
• HND, HNC, or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline preferred.