Trainee Field Technician

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Trainee Field Technician/Blasting Operative in Portsmouth. The role offers a starting salary of £32,100 with an OTE of £40,000. Candidates should be hands-on, flexible for travel and stays away from home 5-6 days a week. Key responsibilities include cleaning and maintaining power stations using advanced technologies. A full UK driving license and a proactive attitude are essential for this role.

Benefits

Generous holiday package – 25 Days

Paid Travel and Expenses

Structured development and progression opportunity

Qualifications

• Experience in a hands-on position, ideally in a hazardous or industrial environment is desirable.
• Full clean UK driving licence is essential.
• Understanding of mechanical maintenance is a plus.
• Flexible to work away from home 5/6 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team to provide industrial cleaning and shockwave solutions across the UK.
• Use cleaning technologies effectively in power stations.
• Transport and use explosives safely as part of a close-knit team.
• Travel extensively across the UK including weekends.

Skills

Hands-on experience

Mechanical maintenance understanding

Pro-active and can-do attitude

Full clean UK driving licence

Job description

Astute is exclusively partnering with one of the leaders in industrial cleaning and shockwave solutions within the Power Generation sector to recruit a Trainee Field Technician/ Blasting Operative to join their growing team in Portsmouth.

The Trainee Field Technician role comes with a starting salary of £32,100 with an expected OTE of £40,000. This role will be based out of their main offices in Portsmouth, however it will require extensive travel and staying away throughout the UK 5‑6 days a week.

If you’re have hands‑on experience, are comfortable working and staying away regularly and are looking to work for an organisation that offers key development within a really interesting sector, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

• Joining a team of Blasting Operatives and Engineers working across the UK’s power generation sector to provide key industrial cleaning and shockwave solutions within a number of Power Stations and Energy from Waste centres throughout the UK.
• You will use key cleaning technologies to improve the efficiency of power stations and process facilities. This is done through controlled detonative charges used in a power station boiler, to dislodge corrosive build‑up on pipework.
• You will be responsible for the safe and efficient transport and usage of explosives, working in a close team to deliver a timely and responsive cleaning service across the UK. This post will require a sizable amount of travel that can include weekends.
• The reward for your flexibility, time and skill is generous a training period, competitive salary package and overtime offering.

Professional Qualifications & Personal Attributes

• Experience of working in a “hands‑on” position previously, ideally within a hazardous or industrial environment would be desirable although not necessary.
• A full clean UK driving licence is essential.
• Has an understanding of mechanical maintenance, ideally with some form of qualifications.
• A flexible approach to working and happy to stay away from home 5/6 days per week.
• A pro‑active and can‑do attitude.
• Happy to travel across the UK.

Salary and benefits of the Trainee Field Technician role

• Basic salary of up to £32,000, OTE £40,000
• Generous holiday package – 25 Days
• Paid Travel and Expenses.
• Structured development and progression opportunity.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.