Mechanical Test Engineer in Hemel Hempstead

Role: Mechanical Test Engineer - Respiratory/PPE Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Salary: Circa £30,000 plus bonus plus excellent benefits Are you an engineer or graduate with a mechanical background?

Do you want a role where you'll be able to interact with people, as well as machinery?

BSI has a fantastic opportunity for a Test Engineer to join us at our Hemel Hempstead labs, working within our Respiratory/PPE testing team.

Our Personal Safety Team works primarily with PPE across the key areas of - Respiratory, Latex, Headwear and Eyewear.

In this role you will be responsible for testing a variety of respiratory products to ensure that they conform to required safety and quality standards.

You'll need to be able to operate the test machinery (including the ability to resolve day to day maintenance issues) record detailed testing results and also liaise with clients to advise the outcome of their product testing.

Who We Are BSI (British Standards Institution) is the business standards company that equips businesses with the necessary solutions to turn standards of best practice into habits of excellence.

Renowned for its marks of excellence including the consumer recognized BSI Kitemark™, BSI’s influence spans multiple sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, Built Environment, Food, Healthcare and ICT.

With over 80,000 clients in 170 countries, BSI is an organization whose standards inspire excellence across the globe.

What We Offer Alongside your basic salary, 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays and the option to buy additional days), private healthcare, an excellent pension, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

About You * A drive for development is key as you'll be given the opportunity to develop technical skills to work across a wide variety of laboratories, equipment and standards or client bespoke requirements.

* Ideally, you will have previous experience as a test engineer - or have worked in a mechanical discipline and/or have a Mechanical Engineering qualification * You'll be able to build relationships with clients, understand their requirements and then deliver this work autonomously.

You'll also have strong interpersonal skills to confidently liaise with clients, and advise on the status of work to facilitate premier customer service and on-time delivery on all work and projects.

* You'll be resourceful and solution orientated, proactive and flexible, and have great attention to detail.

* If you have knowledge of Lean culture, it will prove beneficial.

* Candidates will need full rights to work and remain in the UK to be considered for this position.

BSI is unable to sponsor for this role