Driver

Element Materials Technology; Cradley Heath; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual holiday

25 days annual holiday

8 days public

x4 Life Assurance

Pension scheme up to 6%

Enhanced Sick Pay

Flexible Working

Cycle Scheme

Refreshments on site

Recommend a Friend Bonus

Perks At Work

Job summary

Element Materials Technology in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, is seeking a Driver to join our Aerospace division. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will support testing while upholding safety and quality standards and align with our values of Integrity, Care and Progress.

In this role you will collect and deliver to locations across the UK, ensure the vehicle is well maintained, and keep logs and documents.

Qualifications

• Valid UK driving licence.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Good organisational skills with a methodical approach.
• Ability to work consistently during high pressure periods, as an individual and as part of a team.
• Able to quickly attain a Fork Lift Truck licence.

Responsibilities

• Collection and delivery to and from various locations within the UK
• Ensure vehicles are well maintained
• Maintain logs and documents relating to vehicles and their maintenance
• Able to quickly attain a Fork Lift Truck licence
• Packing/unpacking, loading/unloading of incoming/outgoing work

Skills

Driving license

Communication skills

Organisation

Teamwork

High-pressure work

Job description

Overview

Element has an opportunity for a Driver to join our rapidly developing team in Cradley Heath, West Midlands. Reporting directly to the Production Manager, and working within our Aerospace division you will join a highly qualified and accomplished team to support an excellent level of testing while maintaining safety and quality standards at all times They will align with our core values of Integrity, Care, and Progress; and strive to achieve our purpose of ‘Making Tomorrow Safer than Today’.

Full UK Drivers License. Mon-Thursday 8.30am-5pm and Friday 5.30am-1pm (30 mins break daily)

Responsibilities

• Collection and delivery to and from various locations within the UK
• Ensure vehicles are well maintained
• Maintain logs and documents relating to vehicles and their maintenance
• Able to quickly attain a Fork Lift Truck licence
• Packing/unpacking, loading/unloading of incoming/outgoing work

Skills / Qualifications

• Working alongside qualified team members who will provide training and guidance
• Assisting with other NDT methods, process checks, and data gathering
• Valid light goods vehicle driving licence for the UK
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Good organisational skills, methodical approach, able to manage deadlines
• Ability to work consistently during high pressure periods, as an individual and as part of a team

Benefits Of Working At Element

• 33 days annual holiday
• 25 days annual holiday
• 8 days public
• x4 Life Assurance
• Legal & General Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Flexible Working
• Cycle Scheme
• Free Onsite Refreshments
• Recommend a Friend Bonus
• Perks At Work Discount Scheme

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)