Senior Test and Commissioning Engineer

Travail Employment Group
Skipton, United Kingdom
2 months ago
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Senior Test and Commissioning Engineer

Skipton, Company car, laptop, mobile phone, employee Benefits Scheme, 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Are you an experienced Test and Commissioning Engineer ready to step up into a progressive, senior-level role?

This is an exciting opportunity to become a key technical leader within an established machine manufacturing environment, driving quality, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Test & Commissioning function.

You will take ownership of a hands-on test engineering department, influence design and manufacturing decisions, and play a major role in developing processes and standards. If you are motivated by problem-solving, and driving imporvement this role offers the progression you are looking for.

Key Responsibilities

As the Senior Test and Commissioning Engineer, you will:

Lead and oversee all test and pre-commissioning activities and team members

Provide high-level technical support to internal engineering teams and external customers

Work closely with the design department, offering guidance and feedback to improve future builds

Carry out FAT and pre-commissioning work to guarantee equipment quality and identify installation issues early

Perform hands-on testing, fault-finding, and repair of electrical and mechanical components including control panels, wiring, machine controls, gearboxes, pipework, and plumbing

Oversee electromechanical assembly, prototype builds, and prototype testing

Collaborate with design, engineering, and manufacturing teams to resolve build or design issues quickly

Conduct and oversee functional testing to technical specifications

Review, improve, and maintain test documentation, procedures, and work instructions

Support installation teams with troubleshooting and attend customer sites when required

Provide clear feedback to Engineering and Management on product performance and quality

Carry out inspection and inspection of parts to ensure specifications are met

Take ownership for quality, ensuring customer expectations are fully achieved

About You

You will be:

A fully qualified, multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical, mechanical, and control systems experience

Confident in reading, fault-finding, and programming PLCs, HMIs, and robotics

Detail oriented, methodical, and a proactive problem solver

An effective communicator who can work with colleagues at all levels and across departments

Competent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Experienced in manufacturing processes such as wiring, assembly, testing, and fault-finding

Holder a full driving licence (ideally clean)

Willing to travel to site and stay away on occasion

Benefits

Company car

Laptop

Mobile phone

Employee Benefits Scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion

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