Test Technician
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,000 to £36,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 2 Bonuses + DIS + Enhanced Pension |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, Bristol, bs4 4ex |
| Company: | Hunter Selection Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26600_1750152283 |
Summary
Test Technician
Bristol
£32,000 - £36,000 + 2 Bonus schemes + DIS + Enhanced Pension + Free parking
Great opportunity to join a niche company in a crucial role, testing a variety of parts and components for customers in industries such as Defence and Oil and Gas. Also setting and operating CNC machinery.
The Role:
Mechanical Testing of machinery.
Working in a Team of 4 Test Technicians - 1 is retiring in August, hence the vacancy.
In Lehman's terms, they measure stresses in engineering components.
Typical parts they test are; Landing gears, oil and gas pipe lines, Nuclear components.
Work with prestigious clients such as; Rolls Royce, EDF and Airbus.
Stress testing - drilling holes through components essentially and recording results accurately.
Setting and Operating CNC machinery.
Sending test results/data through to the engineers upstairs.
90% in Bristol - 10% 2/3 weeks anywhere in world at client sites testing their parts and components if too big to be brought to Bristol - typically once a year.
The Candidate:
Level 3 Advanced engineering apprenticeship OR Toolmaking qualification.
Experience operating Forklifts - desirable.
Experience of structural materials testing - desirable.
Programming and use of CNC machines.
Effectively communicate with persons whose first language may not be English.
The Benefits:
Discretionary bonus
Onsite bonus
DIS
Free parking
Enhanced pension
If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.