Technician - Powertrain Emissions

Company Description

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

The Group provides services and test solutions 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 and Morocco; it has subsidiaries in China, Japan, South Korea, Italy & Romania. 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

The role will be responsible for all aspects of vehicle emissions testing from vehicle preparation, equipment installation, testing, formulating and validating test results. Maintaining and calibrating all test equipment and working to high quality systems and health and safety procedures. The role is based on a 40hr week with early and late shifts and the possibility of overtime. All testing will be performed within our Variable Temperature Emissions Chamber (VTEC2) for heavy duty vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a wide variety of vehicles for chassis dynamometer testing
• Perform installation work to fuel and exhaust systems including connecting sample pipes and other instrumentation/logging equipment
• Install vehicles onto chassis dynamometer and connect analytical and computer software equipment used for testing
• Perform the emissions tests and drive the vehicles to the desired drive cycles 
• Collate test results from analytical and logging equipment  
• Validate test results from analytical and logging equipment
• Maintain and calibrate all test equipment
• Develop improved systems of work, installation of equipment and testing methods
• Work to UTAC high quality standards and health and safety procedures  
• Liaise with Propulsion Vehicle Engineering and work closely with customers
• Act in accordance with the behaviours for UTAC colleagues at all times 

Qualifications

Qualifications

• GSCE grades or equivalent
• Mechanical/PC qualification
• Engineering apprenticeship related to motor vehicles (preferred)

Core competencies:

• Good understanding of basic motor vehicle fundamentals
• Automotive diagnostic or testing experience
• Dilute emissions systems (CVS)/ Particulate measurement experience (desirable)
• Instrumentation experience (desirable)
• Experience with fault finding techniques (desirable)
• Electrical/electronic experience (desirable)

Advantageous Qualities:

• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications 
• Methodical and logical approach to all aspects of work
• Fabrication skills (desirable) 
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem solving skills 

Personal Behaviours: 

• Adhere to all health and safety requirements
• Customer focused
• Detail and quality focused
• Conscientious, reliable and punctual
• Willingness to learn
• Methodical
• Flexible and adaptable
• Problem solver
• Highly motivated team player
• High level of confidentiality and integrity

Other:

• Due to environmental test conditions candidate must pass full annual medical
• 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
• NOTE: This position be will based on-site
   

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 www.utac.com

Candidates 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.