Materials Technician

Travail Employment Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Medicash plan

Subsidised gym membership

Job summary

Travail Employment Group is seeking a Materials Technician for field-based work across South Yorkshire, centered on Doncaster. The role involves on-site sampling and in-situ testing of soils, asphalt, concrete and aggregates on live sites.

You will liaise with site managers and clients, record and report test data, and work to established quality procedures. The position offers permanent employment with paid overtime and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Graduate technician with a year or two of experience or a lab technician moving into site work.
• Experience testing soils, asphalt, concrete or ground investigations.

Responsibilities

• On-site sampling and in-situ testing of soils, asphalt, concrete and aggregates.
• Liaising with site managers, engineers and clients.
• Accurate recording, checking and reporting of test data.
• Working to quality systems and test procedures.

Skills

Test data recording

Site work readiness

Client liaison

Job description

Materials Technician

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Field-based across South Yorkshire | Doncaster operation

Permanent | Typically earnings of c.£34k DOE including paid overtime & allowances.

Why apply?

• Local work across South Yorkshire
• Overnight stays typically only once per month
• Strong pipeline of secured work
• Paid overtime and allowances
• Clear opportunities to progress
• Well-equipped vehicle and support from an established team

The role:

The Construction materials testing technician, carries out on-site sampling and in-situ testing of construction materials in accordance with British and European Standards, working independently on live sites while representing the business professionally.

Typical duties include:

• On-site sampling and in-situ testing of soils, asphalt, concrete and aggregates.
• Liaising directly with site managers, engineers and clients.
• Accurate recording, checking and reporting of test data.
• Working to quality systems and test procedures.

Qualifications and responsibilities

• You are a graduate technician with a year or two of experience or a lab technician wanting to move into site work, training to work independently on live construction sites.
• Experience of testing soils, asphalt, concrete or ground investigations.
• Have a full UK driving licence, strong client-facing communication skills.
• High attention to detail and quality standards.

Benefits of the construction materials technician include:

• Base salary up to £30,000 plus an estimated £4k in overtime and allowances.
• Overtime paid after 40 hours with additional payments for weekend work and overnight stays
• Fewer overnight stays - typically once every month
• Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (additional hours available by choice)
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Medicash plan
• Subsidised gym membership
• Long-term stability with a full order book and clear progression opportunities