Senior Laboratory Technician (24,000 to £28,000)
Are you interested in Materials/Geotechnical laboratory testing? This could be your opportunity to use your previous experience as a Laboratory Technician to take the next step into a Senior Laboratory Technician role and play a vital role in helping our business succeed.
As our company grows and develops, we are ever expanding our teams. We have a great opportunity for a committed and experienced Laboratory Technician to join our Infrastructure Division and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride.
We are looking for a dependable, dedicated, and flexible Senior Laboratory Technician to join our UKAS accredited GI/Materials team. As a member of the laboratory team, it is key that you are able to thrive in a team environment, as well as working independently. Fundamentally, the role requires you to determine the physical properties of a wide range of materials including concrete, earthworks, aggregates, and bituminous mixtures to ensure compliance with specifications. All testing will be undertaken in line with a range of British, European, and American standards, so a good attention to detail and the ability to follow procedures is required. Occasional travel to other SOCOTEC laboratories may be required.
The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):
1. Preparing and Testing soil to BS 1377/ BS EN 17892
2. Compactions and Machine Testing to BS1377/BS EN 17892
3. Demonstrate tests for UKAS audits
About Materials/Geotechnical Testing:
Our Testing team performs an extensive range of testing and compliance services across a wide range of construction projects including highways, rail, airfields, ports and harbours, power stations, and sports stadia, in addition to new-build projects across industrial, commercial, and residential properties. A career within our Materials Testing business will provide a varied workload with experiences across many of the key UK Infrastructure assets, leaving you with the satisfaction that you have played a part in ensuring the built world around us is safe and stable.
What’s in it for you?
As well as a competitive salary of £24,000 to £28,000, depending on experience, we offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where eligible), employee recognition schemes, family-friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.
Why SOCOTEC?
Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Senior Laboratory Technician, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.
We offer transversal as well as linear career pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career at SOCOTEC. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally; in the office, or laboratory, or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your career journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow
Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.
Building a safer and more sustainable world is our core mission at SOCOTEC. It is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.
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