Materials Testing Technician

Company: TalentTech Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Bristol
Job Description:

Salary: GBP30,000 – GBP40,000 per annum plus vehicle, benefits, bonus.

Materials Testing Technician – Field Based

Bristol, Gloucester, Swindon, Bath.

Do you have knowledge of materials testing in a lab and looking to get into a field service role? Perhaps you’ve wondered how the testing rigs function and have been a bit envious of the service engineers?

Read on for the opportunity to join this organisation; a prestigious, respected company. A place where you can grow and develop.

Your Role as a Materials Testing Technician

  • You’ll be field-based, predominantly covering a region but with further UK travel as needed.
  • You will be responsible for the service, maintenance, and repair of testing equipment and instrumentation.
  • Examples include impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, stress, or torsion testing.
  • You will be working within a variety of appealing manufacturing sectors including aerospace, automotive, and medical industries.
  • You will play an important role in ensuring the equipment is correctly calibrated and maintained to UKAS standards.
  • Compile detailed reports as appropriate.
  • The field-based nature of the role will require nights away from home; on average 1–2 per week.

Ideal Background for the Materials Testing Technician

  • Knowledge of destructive materials testing equipment is essential, specifically impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, stress, or torsion testing.
  • Approachable, honest, and a team player.
  • Strong understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 would be beneficial.
  • A genuine interest in becoming a field-based service and calibration engineer on materials testing rigs.
  • Strong IT and communication skills.
  • Hold a full valid UK driving licence and have right to work in the UK.

The Client recruiting for the Materials Testing Technician

  • Fastest growing company in their industry.
  • Excellent training, support, and ongoing opportunities.
  • Work with a varied client base in Research, Automotive, Aerospace, General Manufacturing, and Rail sectors.
  • Trusted by testing laboratories, scientists, and engineers nationally.

The Package for the Materials Testing Technician

  • Annual company performance related bonus.
  • Pension at 5% from company, 3% employee.
  • Company van, tools, laptop & phone.
  • Continuous development and training.

Apply online now if you fit the above criteria and are eager to grow.

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Posted: June 4th, 2026