Trainee Mechanical Test Technician — Learn and Grow in Lab

Special Steels Ltd; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Funding for external education

Job summary

Special Testing Ltd, part of the Special Steel Group, invites applications for a Trainee Mechanical Test Technician. This full-time role is based at our modernised facility in the UK, with Monday–Friday hours and paid overtime as required.

You will learn to perform tensile, impact and hardness tests under supervision and build skills across laboratory processes. The company supports early development with funded external education and potential internal transfers for career progression.

Qualifications

• Interest in STEM subjects and a good foundation in maths and English.
• Physics is preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Learn to conduct tensile, impact and hardness tests using state-of-the-art equipment.
• Record and report test results accurately.
• Opportunity for funded external education and internal development.

Skills

STEM interest

Maths

English

Physics (preferred)

Job description

Special Testing Ltd, part of the Special Steel Group, invites applications for a Trainee Mechanical Test Technician. This full-time role is based at our modernised facility in the UK, with Monday–Friday hours and paid overtime as required.

You will learn to perform tensile, impact and hardness tests under supervision and build skills across laboratory processes. The company supports early development with funded external education and potential internal transfers for career progression.