Test & Inspection Technician
- Carbolite Gero Ltd.
- Senior, very experienced
- Production, manufacturing
- Published: 2026-09-11
Are you looking for a long-term perspective in a successfully growing, profitable company? Then you've come to the right place!
Due to the continued success and growth of the business, we are recruiting for an Electrical Inspection & Test Engineer. Based predominantly in the Inspection & Test Department, you will work in the department where our ovens and furnaces are first energised and heated up.
This is a hands-on role for someone who can combine disciplined electrical inspection with practical testing and fault-finding. You will help ensure that bespoke and standard products are electrically safe, correctly configured, fully functional and ready to meet their specified performance before release.
Primary responsibilties:
- Carry out final inspection of standard and bespoke company products and complete in-process inspection, general test and inspection duties.
- Safely energise ovens and furnaces for the first time, complete power-up checks and support initial heat-up and commissioning.
- Carry out performance testing of prototypes and products to agreed test specifications.
- Test heaters, thermocouples, temperature controllers, control instruments, instrumentation, interlocks, alarms, safety circuits and ancillary equipment.
- Verify wiring, terminations, control-panel build, electrical configuration and software configuration against drawings, specifications and bills of materials.
- Carry out applicable LV/HV electrical safety testing, including relevant continuity, insulation-resistance and earth-bond checks.
- Fault-find and rectify electrical and control issues where appropriate, including electrical heating circuits, relays, contactors and related components.
- Configure control instruments and ancillary equipment; calibrate products and record calibration results.
- Ensure equipment used complies with relevant safety and performance standards, directives, norms and company procedures.
- Maintain organised, accurate and meticulous records, including inspection reports, rejection reports, calibration records, Quality Management System documents, test results and work-time records.
- Log and prepare test results and identify, document and help resolve non-conformances before product release.
- Reporting to the Quality Department you will liaise with Production, Electrical Design, Engineering and other internal departments to resolve issues efficiently.
- Attend on- and off-site training as required to fulfil the role.
- Work in accordance with all company health and safety procedures.
Key skills and qualifications:
- Previous experience as an Inspection/Test Engineer, or practical experience in an electrical manufacturing environment.
- Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, schematics and wiring diagrams covering supplies and instrumentation.
- Understanding of different LV/HV testing methods, for example star/delta arrangements.
- Ability to fault-find electrical heating circuits and control systems.
- Understanding of relays, contactors and associated electrical components.
- Experience with temperature-control systems, thermocouples and industrial instrumentation.
- Experience using applicable directives, standards in industrial applications is essential.
- PLC experience would be advantageous.
- Self-motivated, flexible and hands-on, with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
- Able to prioritise multiple projects and workloads, work on own initiative and contribute effectively as a team player.
- Good communication skills, including the ability to liaise confidently with internal departments.
- Basic working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Valid passport and clean driving licence, as occasional travel may be required.
What we have to offer
- Salary dependent on experience and qualifications.
- 37.5 hours per week: Monday–Thursday 8:00 am–4:45 pm; Friday 8:00 am–12:30 pm. (Early finish on a Friday).
- Company incentive scheme.
- Generous salary-sacrifice pension plan with 7.5% employer contributions and with a death in service policy.
- 28 days annual leave – plus company extra day and statutory days.
- Westfield Health Scheme membership and Hospital Treatment Plan.
- Cycle-to-Work salary-sacrifice scheme.
- Competitive Employee Referral Award Scheme.
- Support with continuous professional development.
- Sports and social events.
- Free on-site parking.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free lunch on site every other week and free fresh fruit.
- Convenient location next to Hope train station and on a regular bus route to and from Sheffield.
If you have a positive attitude, strong work ethic and proactive approach, and want to play a key role in the safe commissioning and release of technically advanced ovens and furnaces, we would like to hear from you.
Interested?
We look forward to receiving your application!
Carbolite Gero Ltd. - Parsons Lane - Hope ‑ Derbyshire ‑ S33 6RB
Web: www.carbolite-gero.com
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