Senior Laboratory Technician

Heidelberg Materials; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction materials sector is seeking a Senior Technician to oversee quality control processes. This role involves supervising a team, conducting tests, and ensuring product quality while maintaining high standards of safety and performance. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organizational skills, along with relevant qualifications. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package are offered, including flexible working arrangements and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Bonus incentives

Generous Pension Schemes

Life Assurance

27 days holiday

Flexible working

Paid Volunteering Day

Employee Assistance Programme

Gym discount

Discounted Private Medical cover

Qualifications

• Driving License (manual) required.
• Flexible approach and ability to work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Perform sampling, field testing, and specimen preparation for Concrete, Asphalt, and Quarry products.
• Supervise a team of Quality Control Technicians.
• Provide technical support to operations and external customers.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Team Player

Education

5 GCSE's at grade A-C

Job description

Purpose of the role

It is the duties of the Senior Technician to perform sampling, field testing and specimen preparation tasks for Concrete, Asphalt and Quarry products in accordance with relevant British standards and company procedures whilst also supervising a team of up to 10 Quality Control Technicians or Laboratory Technicians.

Heidelberg Materials technical UK is committed to maintaining an industry leading level of customer satisfaction through continuous assurance and improvement of its product portfolio and technical services by developing, documenting and maintaining a comprehensive quality management program. You will be working as part of a team with either direct or remote supervision in an efficient manner, whilst maintaining excellent standards and attention to detail.

Key accountabilities

• Maximising the contribution of the technical department towards ensuring cost effective product manufacture.

• Establishing and maintaining product quality levels consistent with commercial/operational drivers and customer requirements.

• Administering high quality technical support to Commercial, Operations and external customers

• Other duties as requested by your manager

Job dimensions

• Provide leadership in a style that creates the conditions in which the Quality Control Technicians are well motivated and high performing.

• Develop the Quality Control Technicians through identifying and addressing training needs, coaching and mentoring.

• Carry out sampling, field testing and specimen preparation of Concrete, Asphalt and Quarry products in accordance with relevant British standards and company procedures.

• Investigate and feed back to the technical and operations teams on quality issues at relevant sites and depots under their control, including but not limited to:

  • Concrete sampling, testing and preparation

  • Asphalt sampling, testing and preparation

  • Aggregate sampling, testing and preparation

  • Preliminary plant or customer site investigations

  • Preliminary investigation of product issues

  • Review of water demands in RMC including plant M.C testing

  • Review of site practice

  • Review of truck delivery practices / issues

  • Review product consistence variances

• Raise NCRs and Near Hits as appropriate.

• Challenge behaviors which demonstrate a negative attitude towards safety and/or quality.

• Assist with transportation of test specimens.

Job requirements

• Driving License (manual)

• Flexible and committed approach and the ability to work outside normal hours

• Computer literate

• Organized, ability to prioritize and make decisions

• Good communicator and team player at all levels

Education/Qualification

• 5 GCSE's at grade A-C, to include Math's and English, or equivalent professional competence for mature starter.

What's on Offer

Salary: 33000 - 34500 pa Dependent on experience

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Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)
Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) / Mental Health First Aiders / Cycle to Work / Employee Benefits portal including Gym discount / Free eye tests / Discounted Private Medical cover