Thermo Fisher Scientific
Senior Test Engineer
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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
DESCRIPTION
Environmental & Process Monitoring (EPM) is part of Chemical Analysis Division (CAD). The role is based at our Winsford UK facility where the Process Analyzer range of products are manufactured.
How you will make an impact
This is an excellent opportunity for someone to join our Operations Team at Winsford as a Senior Test Engineer.
Senior Test Engineer is encouraged to play a meaningful role in both areas, in ensuring only quality instruments are shipped to our customers and in recognizing opportunities for process improvement whilst pushing ideas through to action!
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Key Responsibilities
- Perform final test of mechanical, electrical and vacuum assemblies and instrumentation
- Accurate Electronic Data recording, completion and maintenance of records in accordance with ISO 9001 quality system
- As a Key contributor to continuous improvement activities you will use problem solving and root cause analysis skills to improve design and build processes.
- Operating in line with local H&S requirements ensuring own and others safety at all times
- Deliver system level expertise to other departments, for example Manufacturing, Service and Sale & Engineering
- Technically review instrument applications
- Deliver Factory Acceptance test presentations to customers, demonstrating instrument functionality & answering technical questions in front of a live audience
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Education
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering (Mech. or Elec.), Chemistry or Physics.
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Experience/Skills
- Considerable experience working in instrument manufacture or as a user of such instruments.
- Fault-finding within instruments and Electrical, Electronic, and Gas Flow systems
- Understanding of working with both gas and liquid standards and their associated chemical properties
- Excellent problem solving skills and identifying root cause of issues
- Proficiency in use of Atlassian tools & PC based data systems and standard desktop applications (MS Office)
- Working to deadlines through handling own time and liaison with others
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent Customer Service skills as direct customer contact is a feature of the role
- Working in team environment
- Experience of, and dedication to, continuous improvement activities
Overtime, evening or weekend, is not guaranteed but from time to time, maybe requested by the Company. The Senior Test Engineer is encouraged to undertake a reasonable amount of paid overtime when requested.
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