Materials Testing Technician

Company: TalentTech Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Bath
Job Description:

Salary: GBP30,000 – GBP40,000 per annum + Vehicle + Benefits + Bonus

Materials Testing Technician – Field Based

Bath, Swindon, Gloucester, Bristol

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 this 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 the aerospace, automotive, and medical industries, amongst others.
  • 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 of 1–2 per week.

Ideal Background for the Materials Testing Technician:

  • Knowledge of destructive Materials Testing equipment is essential, specifically on impact, tensile, universal, fatigue, stress, or torsion testing is mandatory.
  • Approachable, honest, and a team player.
  • A 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 as sponsorship can’t be provided.

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 1st, 2026