Trainee Machine Control Technician

5D Recruitment; Waingroves; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is offering a Trainee Machine Control Technician position in the East Midlands. This role includes a fully funded training program leading to a recognized apprenticeship, with a salary of £13-£15 per hour based on experience. The ideal candidate will have an interest in mechanical engineering and some experience in construction. Benefits include 24 days holiday, health insurance after probation, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Health insurance

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company vehicle for personal use

Qualifications

• Some professional work experience, ideally within the construction industry.
• Eligible to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs on machine control systems.
• Manage device allocations and maintenance records.
• Provide remote assistance for machine control faults.

Skills

Fault finding

Mechanical engineering interest

Driving license

Job description

Job Description

Trainee Machine Control Technician – Construction Equipment

Fully Funded Training Programme – including a recognised Apprenticeship

Roaming Role – Based on Sites in the East Midlands

£13-£15p / h Depending on Experience and Training Required + Overtime Paid at Time and a Half over 40 hours worked

24 Days holiday + Bank Holidays + Health Insurance

5D are working with a leading civils & earthworks contractor who are heavily involved in HS2 and a variety of other blue-chip construction and infrastructure projects and are delighted to be involved in recruiting the next generation of engineers.

Over the last twenty years this business has grown to be one of the UK’s leading principal contractors and have developed a reputation for excellence.

Working on a variety of commercial and infrastructure construction projects, this varied role is focussed on the East Midlands, with projects including distribution centres, roads, rail, and other large scale infrastructure projects.

Requirements

• Some professional work experience, ideally within the construction industry.
• An interest in mechanical engineering.
• Ability or mentality to methodically fault find.
• Eligible to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.
• Full, clean driving license.

What the Role Will Become

• Working with Trimble machine control and guidance systems that have been installed on to the existing fleet of dozers, excavators, graders, and compactors.
• Visit machines to diagnose faults and undertake repairs.
• Manage device allocations and machine maintenance records.
• Undertake system installation and commissioning – both hardware and software.
• Check systems for accuracy and undertake periodic system calibrations.
• Understanding of site control and positioning solutions
• Provide ‘on-call’ and remote assistance to Managers and Operatives with machine control faults.

During your Training

• Working alongside an established machine control technician helping and learning from them.
• Supporting them with relevant documentation, gathering of measurements / data etc.
• As you grow in confidence and experience, you will be exposed to more of the role.

Benefits

What we can offer the successful candidate

• Training and development – working alongside an established machine control technician, you will shadow them, as well as undertaking a structured training and development programme.
• An opportunity to work for the largest civil and earthworks companies in the UK.
• Career progression – this is based on your individual ambitions!
• Different salary / payment options, including door to door with enhanced overtime rates.
• Vitality Health Insurance – on completion of your probationary period.
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Overtime paid at time and a half.
• A company vehicle, which can be used for personal use.