Technician

Tarmac Trading Ltd; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building materials company is looking for a Materials Testing Technician to join their team in Tilbury. This role involves conducting both site and lab tests on aggregates and asphalt, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and collaborating with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in materials testing and effective communication skills. The position offers opportunities for professional development and includes a range of benefits.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts through Tarmac Reward website

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in materials testing, particularly with aggregates and asphalt.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Solid understanding of civil engineering materials and site operations.
• Familiarity with UKAS standards and electronic record-keeping.
• A full UK manual driving licence (maximum 6 points) is essential for site travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site and lab testing, reporting results and supporting investigations.
• Liaise with stakeholders at various levels and advise on technical matters.
• Ensure compliance with UKAS and company standards in all testing procedures.
• Support quality assurance and improvement initiatives.
• Travel to sites across the region and work in outdoor environments.

Skills

Materials testing experience

Strong communication skills

Understanding of civil engineering materials

Familiarity with UKAS standards

Driving licence

Job description

Join Our Team as a Materials Testing Technician - Shape the Future of Infrastructure

Are you passionate about materials testing and ready to take the next step in your career? We're looking for a dedicated Materials Testing Technician to join our team at our Tilbury site in East London on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with industry-leading professionals, contribute to high-profile projects, and develop your expertise in aggregate and asphalt testing. If you thrive in a hands-on, technical role and enjoy working outdoors and on-site, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Area Technical Manager, you'll collaborate closely with Tarmac colleagues and laboratory teams, focusing on aggregate and asphalt testing across the region. Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting site and lab testing, reporting results, and supporting investigations into complaints
• Liaising with stakeholders at various levels and advising on technical matters
• Ensuring compliance with UKAS and company standards in all testing procedures
• Supporting quality assurance and improvement initiatives
• Travelling to sites across the region and working in outdoor environments

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• Proven experience in materials testing, particularly with aggregates and asphalt
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively
• A solid understanding of civil engineering materials and site operations
• Familiarity with UKAS standards and electronic record-keeping
• A full UK manual driving licence (maximum 6 points) - essential for site travel

Working Hours

This is a day-based role, with occasional scheduled night and weekend work to align with plant production needs.

The role is based in our Tarmac Tilbury site in East London. The plant is easily accessible via most major networks, whether this is by road or public transport. This role is commutable from locations such as Gravesend, Northfleet, Dartford, Grays, Canvey Island, Basildon, Romford, Dagenham, Bexleyheath, Belevedere, Southend-on-Sea, Brentwood and the surrounding areas.

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. Tarmac is the UK's leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country's long-term future.

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.

Why Us

In addition to this rolewe 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 arecommittedto creating aninclusivework environment for all employees andactivelyencourage 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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