Workshop Operative/ Test operative
(Temporary to Permanent)
Location:Chandlers Ford
Salary : £13.85- £14.00 per hour,
Monday to Friday | 37.5 Hours per Week
Overtime Available
Full UK Driving Licence Essential
Immediate Start Available
Do you enjoy finding out how things work?
Are you someone who enjoys building things, fixing things, taking equipment apart and putting it back together?
Perhaps you're naturally curious about mechanics, engineering, electronics, or technical equipment.
If you're hands-on, detail-focused and enjoy practical work, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
We're recruiting for a Technical Workshop Operative to join a busy and growing business in the Eastleigh/Chandlers Ford on a temporary-to-permanent basis.
This role is far more than a standard warehouse position.Its a workshop where you'll be responsible for testing, inspecting and quality checking specialist equipment before it reaches customers, ensuring it is safe, fully operational and fit for purpose.
The Role
Working within a workshop environment, you'll be responsible for:
✔ Testing equiptment
✔ Carrying out quality inspections
✔ Completing testing sheets and quality control documentation accurately
✔ Identifying and reporting faults or defects
✔ Supporting engineers with equipment preparation and testing
✔ Picking and processing customer orders
✔ Loading and unloading equipment
✔ Assisting with stock control and inventory checks
✔ Maintaining a clean, organised and safe workshop environment
Accuracy is critical within this role. The testing and quality records you complete help ensure customers receive equipment that is safe, compliant and ready for use.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
✔ Enjoys practical, hands-on work
✔ Has a genuine interest in tools, trades, mechanics, engineering, electronics, DIY, assembly or technical equipment
✔ Takes pride in accuracy and attention to detail
✔ Enjoys problem-solving and understanding how things work
✔ Is reliable, organised and eager to learn
✔ Has basic IT skills
✔ Holds a Full UK Driving Licence
Previous experience within a workshop, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, quality control, maintenance or warehouse environment would be beneficial,
What's on Offer?
✅ £13.85 per hour
✅ Temporary-to-permanent opportunity
✅ Overtime available
If you're the sort of person who enjoys understanding how things work, takes pride in getting things right and is looking for a long-term opportunity with a growing company, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today for an immediate start