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Mechanical Test Engineer - Gas Products
Loughborough, Leicestershire
Permanent, Full-Time, Mon - Fri, 8-4

Do you understand the importance of testing products and/or services primarily for safety, efficiency, and fit for purpose?

Our Gas Product Testing Team at Loughborough are currently hiring a Test Engineer to join the team, where you will conduct testing across a broad range of products from domestic & commercial gas appliances and gas fittings.

Suitable candidates will need a sound mechanical background/training, and ideally with relative experience of working with gas products or gas related standards.

Who Are We?

BSI (British Standards Institution) is the business standards company that equips businesses with the necessary solutions to turn standards of best practice into habits of excellence. Renowned for its marks of excellence including the consumer recognized BSI Kitemark™, BSI's influence spans multiple sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, Built Environment, Food, Healthcare and ICT. With over 80,000 clients in 170 countries, BSI is an organization whose standards inspire excellence across the globe.

The role:

Working within a team of engineers focused on the safety of Gas related products, this role offers real diversity and variety, where you will have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of gas products, manufacturers, and tasks.

Strong communication skills are required for this role as you'll have constant interaction and engagement with clients at all levels. This role is perfect for an engineer who is looking to apply their technical ability in a client focused role where success will provide the opportunity to progress into a more Senior position.

To be successful in this role you'll need a sound technical understanding and the skills to build trust based relationships with our clients, understand their requirements and deliver the work with minimal support. You'll need to put clients at the centre of everything you do and be ready to explore new ideas and ways of working. You'll be managing concurrent testing projects so good project management skills are a must and you'll need strong interpersonal skills to confidently present findings to our clients about their products.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• At least a BTEC/HNC (or equivalent) in a discipline related to mechanical engineering, chemistry, or physics.
• Ideally you will hold experience in testing gas products/appliances in either a lab environment or for a manufacturer.
• Ideally you will hold an awareness of BS EN standards relating to domestic boilers, cookers and fires, and commercial catering and heating appliances.
• Good communication skills and the ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Proactive customer focused approach.
• Ability to work as a team and to tight time scales.
• Resourceful and solution orientated

What we offer:

We offer career development opportunities and an attractive remuneration package including:

• Competitive salary
• Annual Bonus
• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays with the option to buy additional days
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Company contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance from your first day with us
  ... and many more flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit you!

To be considered for our Test Engineer opportunity, please submit your application today!

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