Facilities Senior Technician

Position Description:

In this role you will work within the Analytical Measurement Technology team (part of the wider Powertrain Facilities department).

This team is responsible for the maintenance, calibration and fault finding of measurement equipment across the emissions testing environment including Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS), Chassis Dyno test cells, Engine Testing facilities and more.

This Technician role will operate across the facility conducting activities to ensure that the team provide the capability to accurately measure vehicle/engine emissions and deliver a high-quality facility to fulfil customer testing requirements.  The core responsibility of the role will be performing scheduled maintenance, servicing and fault rectification activities across the facility.

They will be responsible for providing and maintaining processes and ensuring that productive capability is maintained.  The main activities need strong technical capability and require critical and analytical reasoning, robust planning, co-ordination and control of own workload.

As a technician you will be supporting a wide range of engineering customers, skilled test facility operators, suppliers, external agencies and organisations in order to provide continuity of testing and assurance that our client’s facility and output meet the requirements of established international standards for laboratory accreditation. 

Skills Required:

• Fault Diagnosis and Rectification Emissions, Mechanical and Electrical skills and knowledge;
• Experience with preventative maintenance activities.

Experience Required:

• Apprenticeship or NVQ3 or 4 years relevant technical experience in core competence;
• Proven ability to plan, co-ordinate and control own workflow and achieve quality results;
• Proven skills in fault finding and resolution, problem analysis and root-cause identification are crucial, as is a methodical, logical approach to work;
• Experience with physical maintenance activities. Emissions, Mechanical and Electrical skills and knowledge;
• The ability to validate, prepare and read electrical/mechanical/flow diagrams. Understanding of Health and Safety requirements including adherence to Risk Assessments, COSHH and other relevant H&S regulations;
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, process and SPL documents. Commitment, flexibility, self-motivation, robust clear communication. 

Experience Preferred:

• Experience of calibration, maintenance and repair of emission measurement equipment and systems, including experience with Horiba/AVL measurement equipment (MEXA, i60, Particle Counters etc);
• Experience in the operation of data acquisition and automation systems, and data quality tools including Concerto and Tableau;
• Knowledge of Gas distribution systems, Liquid Nitrogen use and the safe handling and use of Gases;
• Calibration and Instrumentation knowledge A detailed understanding of electrical/mechanical measurement techniques.

Additional Information:

The end client has carried out an assessment of this role which falls INSIDE IR35.