Trainee Field Technician

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle and fuel card

Flexible working hours

Mon–Fri

Job summary

Finlay Jude Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for Trainee Field Technicians to support leak detection activities across the local area. Full training is provided, no prior experience required. Dayshift, 40 hours per week, with a company vehicle and fuel card.

Role involves manual tasks and outdoor work. The successful candidate must have excellent communication and customer service skills, plus a valid UK manual driving licence. DBS checks and drug/alcohol testing are required.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Full UK manual driving licence is required.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing and DBS checks.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and retrieve loggers within a DMA for water companies.
• Handle 80–100 loggers per day on client assets.
• Retrieve data after 24 hours and download results for analysis.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

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 include:

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

Full Training – Industry Qualifications

Full training will be given on the following:

• 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

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

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.