Material Testing Technician
hace 23 días
Bath
Material Testing Technician Location: Bath Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 (DOE) Full-time | 39 hours | Early finish Fridays We're looking for an experienced Material Testing Technician to join a modern and growing manufacturing business in Bath. This is a key technical role supporting the production of high-precision components used across aerospace, automotive, and power generation sectors. The Role As a Material Testing Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring materials and components meet required specifications through a range of mechanical and metallurgical testing methods. This is a hands-on position combining laboratory work, inspection, and technical reporting, ideal for candidates with a background in materials, engineering, or quality testing. Key responsibilities include: • Carry out a range of material testing activities, including:, • Hardness testing, • Tensile testing, • Microstructural analysis using optical microscopy, • Surface finish and defect analysis, • SEM analysis (where applicable), • Prepare samples using sectioning, mounting, polishing, grinding and etching techniques, • Review and interpret test results against engineering specifications, • Support quality control processes within production, • Produce clear and accurate test reports, • Maintain and calibrate testing equipment, • Work in line with industry standards including ISO, ASTM and NADCAP, • Support investigations into material or production-related issues Hours Mon-Thurs: 07:00-16:30 or 07:30-16:30 Fri: 07:00-12:00 or 07:30-12:30 About You • Background in Materials Science, Engineering, or a related field, • Experience within a laboratory, quality, or manufacturing environment desirable, • Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach, • Able to interpret technical specifications and data, • Hands-on and comfortable working with testing equipment, • Good IT and reporting skills What's on Offer • £30,000 - £40,000 depending on experience, • Company bonus scheme + annual pay reviews, • Up to 12% pension contribution, • Private healthcare, • 25 days holiday, • Training and development opportunities, • Clean, modern working environment If you're looking for a technically engaging role where you can take real ownership of metallurgical analysis and contribute to engineering decisions, we'd love to hear from you.