Trainee Field Technician

Finlay Jude Associates Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Mon-Fri working

Company vehicle and fuel card

Job summary

Finlay Jude Associates Ltd in Cambridge is recruiting for a Trainee Field Technician to start a career in the Water Industry. You will receive full training and support with no prior experience required, working a standard 40-hour week on days.

Role involves leak detection activities, deploying and retrieving loggers, and working outdoors with a company vehicle and fuel card provided. This is a great entry point with practical hands-on learning and on-site supervision.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Full UK manual driving licence.
• Willingness to undergo drug and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and retrieve loggers within a DMA for water companies.
• Distribute and site 80–100 loggers daily on client furniture, hydrants and valves.
• Retrieve 24 hours later and download data to review results.
• Role may involve lifting, bending and long driving hours.
• Suitable backgrounds include Driver, Van Driver, Multidrop Driver, Meter Reader, Noise Logging Technician, Field Technician, Labourer or outdoor/manual work.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Driving licence

Job description

Would you like to join a company that offers full training and support to kick start a career in the Water Industry?

We are recruiting for a number of Trainee Field Technicians who will be covering your local area. You will be required to assist in leak detection activities, pinpointing water leaks on the network. Full training is provided, no experience is required.

This role is working days – 40 hours per week

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Monday – Friday working
• Company vehicle and fuel card

Full Training – Industry Qualifications

• EUSR Water Hygiene Training
• Unit 2 Street Works

The Job

• The role requires you to deploy and retrieve loggers (small metal listening devices) within a DMA (district metered area) for water companies.
• The day to day duties include deploying loggers on the client’s furniture, most likely on fire hydrants and valves and normally 80-100 loggers deployed per day.
• The loggers will need to be retrieved 24 hours later and downloaded to see what results have been captured and the process repeated (the loggers capture constant leakage noise between optical times of 2.00 – 4.00 am and the noise is given in Decibels).
• This is a manual job which may involve lifting, stretching and bending and experience of driving long hours is beneficial.
• This would suit a Driver, Van Driver, Multidrop Driver, Meter Reader, Noise Logging Technician, Field Technician, Labourer, Warehouse Operative or somebody with a manual working/outdoor background who is looking for a change in career.

The Successful Applicant Must Possess

• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• A full UK manual driving licence as a vehicle and fuel card will be provided for work purposes

This is an amazing opportunity to get into the water industry!

Please note that this role is subject to compulsory drug and alcohol testing and DBS checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.