Test Technician
Based Inverkeithing / Fife
Full Time / Permanent £27-31,000 per Annum and Excellent Bens
Are you looking to work for a company doing something truly incredible, disruptive and exciting? Now is your chance! Our client was founded in 2013 and has brought together decades of farming and engineering experience to create a market-leading Agritech business with a vision to revolutionise indoor growing.
You will be responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance of the vertical farming tower, tooling, and test equipment within the workshop area, repairing hardware faults and ensuring all safety checks are carried out to comply with health and safety requirements.
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Test Team Leader. The position will be based at the Inverkeithing Engineering Innovation Centre. Some travel to their Crop Research Centre in Invergowrie is also expected for test and integration of systems. This is a great opportunity for a Technician to join the company in its formative stage and make a real difference to the direction of the team and technology.
Responsibilities:
Working alongside a small team of test engineers.
Carry out planned and preventive maintenance on the vertical tower and the full range of test equipment and tooling on site.
React quickly to any breakdowns / failures and communicate fix the issue.
Electrical and mechanical maintenance and fault-finding.
Working within a multi-disciplinary workshop.
To assist site with general Housekeeping, carrying out small/minor repairs etc Skills:
Apprentice trained or HNC/D qualified in any engineering discipline.
Working knowledge of health and safety requirements.
Experience of Electrical/Mechanical Maintenance/Fault-finding.
PC literate
Excellent communication and written skills
Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of the team. We’re looking for someone with a professional can-do attitude, someone who is prepared to roll-up their sleeves and get stuck in, you’ll also need to be accurate, detail oriented and highly organised and able to gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Our client is focused on delivering innovative solutions to enable their customers to sustainably grow high-quality crops all year round. This is made possible by a highly inclusive, empowered, constructive, challenging and team-driven culture.
Your base salary (salary range £(phone number removed)-£31,000 depending on experience) is accompanied by core benefits including; 7 weeks' holiday, an employer pension contribution scheme, opt in Private Health Care, company sick pay, Income Protection, Life Assurance x 4 of basic salary, Lifestyle & Recognition benefits and personal development/training funding. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. However, please note that candidates must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
To apply please send your CV to our recruitment partner Katie Hydes at Grw Talent