Construction Materials Technician

Job description
Job Title: Construction Materials Technician

Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum

Location: Greenwich, London

Job Type: Full time, 12-month Contract with potential extension

Experience level: Minimum 1-2 years experience in similar role

Main Purpose of Job:

Main purpose of the job is to organise and perform Factory Production Control testing associated with the production of hydraulically bound mixtures.

Key Responsibilities:
• Routine inspections, sampling and testing and the production of compressive strength specimens
• Take part in research and development projects
• Physical material trials

Preferred skills and person specification:
• Previous experience as a construction materials technician, an asphalt/ready mix concrete technician or as a site technician
• Experience in granular materials sampling, particle size distribution testing and compressive strength testing would be beneficial

Mandatory skills and person specification:
• Flexible “can do” attitude
• Ability to hit the ground running
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Full UK driving license

Working hours/times: 45 hours per week; 0600 to 1600 Monday to Friday, including one hour unpaid break. Occasional Saturday mornings and out of hours working may be required to meet production needs.

Package is: annual salary plus the +% employer pension contribution with Scottish Widows. You may be entitled to the discretionary Annual and Christmas bonuses. Annual leave of 2+ days per year, including 8 Bank Holidays.

Benefits after a successful probationary period will include:
• Recruitment referral bonus
• ‘Death in Service’ benefit
• Company also offers an Employee Assistance Programme which is accessible 24/7 via the YuLife app
• ‘Bike to work’ scheme
• Special membership rates at various gyms with GymFlex.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Day Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Construction Technician, Construction Workshop Technician, Materials Technician, Site Technician, Concrete Technician, Bricklaying Technician, Carpentry Technician, Material Testing Technician, Quality Control, Control Technician, Factory Technician, Materials Tester, Construction Site Technician will also be considered