Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt)

Tarmac Trading Limited; Bebington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known construction company is seeking a Materials Testing Technician to join their team based at the Cross Green Asphalt Plant in Leeds. This hands-on role involves sampling and testing aggregates and asphalt while ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate should have laboratory experience, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to health and safety. Full training will be provided for those without direct experience. A competitive benefits package is offered.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Access to employee discounts

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Laboratory experience gained within the construction sector.
• Ability to work in a hands-on site-based role wearing PPE.
• Full training provided for candidates without experience.

Responsibilities

• Sampling and testing of construction materials daily.
• Ensuring quality of materials for internal and external customers.
• Adhering to company health and safety procedures.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Knowledge of aggregate and asphalt testing

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Good IT literacy

Numerical aptitude

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Job description

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 looking for a Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt) to join our friendly team based at Tarmac Cross Green Asphalt Plant in Leeds, Yorkshire. This role is easily accessible from Leeds, Scunthorpe, Santon, Pontefract, Selby, Goole, Rothwell, Oulton, Swillington, Garforth, Wetherby, Whinmoor, Oakwood, Bradford, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Headingley, Otley, Castleford, Halifax 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.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Senior Technician, the role of Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt) will be responsible for:

• Sampling and testing of various construction materials (aggregates and asphalt) on a daily basis where accuracy will be paramount.
• Testing will be carried out to the highest safety standards and within your manual handling capabilities
• At times, visiting other Tarmac sites to carry out various sampling and testing duties
• Material testing carried out within the laboratory, which will include ovens, furnaces, sieves (with a mechanical shaker), weighing apparatus, chemicals and other scientific based equipment
• Ensuring the quality of the materials is monitored at all times for both internal and external customers
• Adhering to company Health and Safety procedures at all times

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt) will have laboratory experience gained within the construction sector and will possesses knowledge of aggregate and / or asphalt testing and production. We do however welcome applications from candidates without experience as full training will be provided.

This Technician role is not a typical ‘lab coat’ laboratory type of role – it is a vital hands-on site-based role, wearing PPE and working in a small team closely supporting our operational asphalt plants.

Suitable candidates for the role of Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt) will have:

• Commitment to being hard working and self-motivated
• Excellent communication skills, able to liaise with stakeholders of varying seniority levels
• Good accuracy in their work and demonstrate strong attention to detail
• Ability to identify potential risks/issues (training will be provided)
• Confidence to work independently and to collaborate as part of a wider team
• Good IT literacy
• Proven numerical aptitude (handling calculations/interpreting results)
• Flexible working approach
• Commitment to being Health and Safety conscious

Why Tarmac

In addition to the role of Materials Testing Technician we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:

• 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 opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more? Go on... are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer.We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application.Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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