Technical Assistant

Element Materials Technology Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Assistant to join their Fire laboratory. In this role, you will engage in diverse testing on fire safety products, ensuring they meet safety standards. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a team dedicated to making tomorrow safer than today. You will learn and grow in a supportive environment while contributing to vital safety testing processes. If you have a background in construction or fire safety, this role could be your next career step in a rapidly growing global company.

Qualifications

• Good general education level required.
• Experience in construction or fire safety testing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and install test specimens for fire, smoke, and acoustics.
• Conduct tests and maintain laboratory equipment.

Skills

Construction Industry Experience

Fire Safety Testing Experience

Hand Tools Proficiency

Time Management Skills

Ability to Learn Quickly

Following Instructions Accurately

Education

General Level of Education

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Overview

Warringtonfire, part of the Element Group, has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Assistant to join our Fire laboratory in High Wycombe.

As a Technical Assistant, you will be performing a variety of tests on items such as roller shutters, fire doors, windows, and building materials over our fire, smoke, and acoustics laboratories. Our testing determines whether our clients' products perform as intended.

Responsibilities

1. Fabrication of supporting constructions of fire, smoke, and acoustics test specimens
2. Fabrication of specialist constructions required for fire, smoke, and acoustics tests
3. Installation of fire, smoke, and acoustics test specimens
4. Instrumentation of fire, smoke, and acoustics test specimens
5. Conducting fire, smoke, and acoustics tests
6. Demolition and disposal of test remains
7. Maintenance of laboratory, test equipment, and safety equipment

Skills / Qualifications

1. A good general level of education
2. Ideally experienced in the construction industry or similar
3. Preference would be given to individuals experienced in fire safety testing
4. Capable of using a variety of hand tools
5. Demonstrable ability to learn quickly and absorb new skills
6. Excellent time management skills
7. Experience of meeting deadlines
8. Can follow instructions and procedures accurately and in a timely and efficient manner
9. Forklift licence/experience would be an advantage, although full training will be provided

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 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.

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)

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