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    Trainee Safety Technician - Bedford, United Kingdom - UTAC

    UTAC
    UTAC Bedford, United Kingdom

    2 days ago

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    Company Description

    UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, customisable testing systems, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sportscars festivals.

    The Group provides services and systems to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland, Morocco, and Germany; it has subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

    As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

    Our core values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

    Job Description

    Purpose
    An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Trainee Technician to join the Safety team based at UTAC Millbrook. The trainee technician will be given all the necessary training to provide all the required technical support over two shifts to enable the laboratory to function effectively, while adhering to correct procedures and health and safety guidelines. On successful completion of the required training, the candidate would be promoted to a technician role. It is expected that this training would take two years. The successful role holder will be responsible for preparing vehicles for crash or sled tests, recording data during the test and removing equipment after the test has been completed.

    Responsibilities

  • Prepare rigs/Vehicles for passive safety tests to customer requirements
  • Mechanical fitting of equipment to vehicles/test rigs
  • Set up high speed cameras for test filming to customer requirements
  • Set up computer controlled data acquisition systems
  • Collect and download data during tests
  • Setting crash dummies to customer requirements
  • Liaise with UTAC Engineers
  • Work from procedures
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives
  • Act in accordance with the behaviors for UTAC staff at all times

    • Qualifications

    Qualifications

  • GCSE or above
  • Mechanical or Electrical Engineering apprenticeship (desirable)

    • Experience

  • Basic computing skills (required).
  • General fitting (desirable).
  • Basic fabrication (desirable).
  • Vehicle mechanic (desirable).

    • Skills

  • Ability to use general hand tools.
  • Excellent record-keeping skills, along with basic maths and computing.
  • Must have the ability to learn specific, practical techniques and apply this knowledge to solve problems and create solutions.
  • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Strong organisational, analytical and problem solving skills.

    • Personal Behaviours

  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Must be able to work independently or in a team
  • Able to work on multiple projects
  • Willingness to learn
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Highly motivated team player
  • Customer focussed
  • High level of confidentiality and integrity

    • Other

  • Prepared to work overtime as required
  • Flexibility to travel as and when required
  • Full UK driving licence & own transport (UTAC Millbrook is not easily assessable via public transport)
  • SC clearance or ability to achieve this (UK national with residency in the UK for the last 5 years)
  • Willing to undergo a Criminal Disclosure check

    • Additional Information

    For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create a great place to work. UTAC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing inclusion and supporting our people to be themselves and at their very best.

    By joining us you will gain access to a broad range of learning relevant to your role and personal development, as well as exposure to leading technologies and expertise.

    Our reward and benefit programmes are designed to support our people with competitive and locally tailored packages combined with support for individual health and wellbeing both inside and outside of work.

    In the UK this includes ;

  • Life Cover
  • Access to a wide range of discounts and offers via the Perkz reward scheme
  • Recognition awards linked to our UTAC values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity.
  • Healthcare cashback plans
  • Generous holiday benefits
  • Contributory pension schemes
  • Attractive family friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working.
  • Access to a variety of employee assistance support services.

    • Learn more about UTAC and what and how we do what we do at for positions at UTAC must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the country the role is based in. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

    Note to Recruitment Agencies :

    UTAC do not accept speculative applications from agencies for our open positions and any submissions made will not be accepted and no fees will be accepted or paid in respect of speculative CVs received.

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