Materials Testing Technician
at Tarmac
Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 24 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 25 Oct, 2024 | N/A | English,Concrete,Asphalt,It | No | No |
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Description:
JOB INTRODUCTION
Are you a Materials Testing Technician or Laboratory Testing Technician looking for your next permanent role? Then please read on as we may just have the role for you.
At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
We are currently recruiting for a Materials Testing Technician to join our fantastic team based from our Wolverhampton Tarmac site, which is located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The site is easily accessible via from Wolverhampton, Walsall, Telford, Kidderminster, Stourbridge, Kingswinford, Shifnal, Albrighton, Newport, Dudley, Willenhall, Wednesbury, Bloxwich, West Bromwich, Oldbury, Smethwick, Halesowen, Cannock, Burntwood, Hednesford and the surrounding areas.
Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Responsibilities:
ROLE RESPONSIBILITY
The role of Materials Testing Technician will report directly to the Technical Supervisor working on the testing of Asphalt, Concrete, Aggregate and developing products. This role is mainly based working within our Laboratory, but you may be required to travel to deliver and obtain samples, or test on site when required.
You will be responsible for (not exhaustive):
- Test procedures – To ensure testing procedures are fully documented, understood and communicated to comply with company standards
- Sampling & Testing – To carry out sampling and testing in line with contract requirements utilising in-house company Schedule and external 3rd party accredited testhouses where required
- Work with the technicians for laboratory testing, checking results, carrying out preliminary investigations into complaints, and providing technical information to clients
- Ensure your work is carried out in line with company procedures and in a safe manner whilst maintaining a safe and accredited testing environment and have the correct equipment available in calibration
- Advise the Senior Technician and Operational staff when quality standards are being compromised and take appropriate action to rectify quality issues
- Help investigate and resolve customer complaints and queries
- Support the investigation; and resolve quality issues, advise operations and Site Teams of results and potentially suggest actions for improvement
- Organise and undertake technical testing to ensure test regimes and workload are met, comply with Company systems
- You will work closely with the Technical Manager, Technical Coordinator, Senior Technicians, Materials Technicians and the onsite teams to gain knowledge across a wide range of subjects
- Have knowledge of on-site Health and Safety policies and procedures
- Possess good communications skills and will be able to liaise with stakeholders of varying seniority levels
- Have an understanding of civil engineering materials, materials testing and site construction operations, is an advantage
ESSENTIAL - Full UK car driving licence with no more than 6 points as you will have access to a company vehicle for this role to visit regional sites
Along with the role of Materials Testing Technician we additionally offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
- Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
- Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
- Training and development opportunitie
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - QA & Testing
Technician
Graduate
Proficient
1
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom