Test Technician - Brush Group : Job Details

Reporting to the Production Engineering Manager, the main purpose of the role is to functionally test and inspect a range of Switchgear products using a range of both medium and high voltage test equipment.

• Reports to the Test Supervisor.
• Ensuring that all products are correctly tested to the applicable standard/specification as per test schedules.
• Operating medium and high voltage test equipment working safely at all times.
• Working in conformance with ISO 9001/12000 test standards
• Ensuring that the company quality policy and management system is understood and adopted.
• Investigate/problem solve issues within the test department and report them to the supervisor.
• Apply production procedures and maintain them for test personnel.
• Identification and implementation of Health and Safety requirements within the Test department.
• Achieve on-time delivery of product testing in line with the agreed production plan.
• Willingness to be trained in delivering the company FAT programme across all products.
• Can fault find electrical components using a schematic
• Carry out mechanical assembly and tightness testing etc
• Carry out High Voltage AC and DC pressure testing
• Preform Primary & Secondary Injection
• Switchgear function, control & protection testing
• Experience in the electrical testing of MV switchboards including such items as protection relays, controls and metering.
• Experience of PLC systems would be an advantage.
• Experience with three phase systems
• Insulation resistance testing
• Experience of PLC systems would be an advantage

• HNC or Degree in an Electrical discipline
• ONC or equivalent will be considered in lieu of the above
• 3 years or more engineering experience in a relevant discipline.
• Experience of Protection relays (MiCOM, Argus, SIPROTEC etc)
• Good IT skills in Microsoft Excel, Word
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• 2 years of product familiarity would be desirable.
• LV or MV Switchgear experience

BRUSH Switchgear provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design, and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects.

A chosen partner for national and regional power generation and distribution network operators, through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping create a future-proof Infrastructure.