Test and Commissioning Manager
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £60,000 to £75,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 April 2026 |
| Location: | Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1AA |
| Company: | Travail Employment Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JO0000016793_1775029646 |
Summary
Test and Commissioning Manager
Special Purpose Machinery
Up to £75k + Vehicle + Benefits | 37.5 hrs
We're seeking an experienced Technical Manager to lead all testing, commissioning, and quality assurance for advanced electromechanical equipment.
This role combines technical leadership, operational oversight, and customer‑facing responsibilities. While primarily with the manufacturing facility they will also support field service operations, ensuring successful site acceptance, customer training, and high‑level troubleshooting when required.
The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement across testing processes, mentor and develop test engineers, and act as a key technical authority for both internal teams and customers.
Responsibilities- Lead and develop the Test & Commissioning team
- Own FAT/SAT processes and all in‑house test activities
- Approve test documentation, results, and release for dispatch
- Support field commissioning, complex breakdowns, and customer escalations
- Provide expert technical input to Engineering, Production, and Service
- Drive continuous improvement in testing, build quality, and procedures
- Previous technical management experience within special purpose machinery or similar
- Electromechanical qualification (City & Guilds or equivalent)
- Hands on experience in testing, commissioning & troubleshooting complex machinery
- Ability to read interpret engineering drawings & electrical schematics
- PLC/HMI experience essential
- Solid understanding of mechanical and electrical assembly quality
- Proven leadership and mentoring capability
- Robot control programming
- Continuous improvement / quality management
- Developing test procedures or commissioning frameworks
- Competitive salary
- Company car or van
- Phone, laptop & full product training
Send your CV to Yasemin at Travail
Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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