At Tarmac,
‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
Main Responsibilities
Reporting directly to the Technical Supervisor, the role of Mobile Concrete Field Technician will be responsible for:
1. Testing will also include the crushing of the concrete cubes constructed from the other mobile field technicians within the South West and Wales region at a set period in a mechanical crushing machine and inputting the results daily onto SAP
2. Testing will be carried out to the highest safety standards and within your manual handling capabilities
3. Sampling, testing, and curing of Ready-mix Concrete from Tarmac’s Supplying concrete plants and customer sites to relevant British standards
4. Complete all concrete cube information/ curing records/ booking in forms accurately and ensure all samples are returned to the main Bristol lab for curing within the specified period
5. Ensuring the quality of the materials is always monitored for both internal and external customers.
6. Always adhering to company Health and Safety procedures
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for the role of Mobile Concrete Field Technician will have experience in the construction or aggregates sector and will possess knowledge of concrete, aggregate and/or production. We do, however, welcome applications from candidates without experience as full training will be provided.
This role Technician role is not a typical ‘lab coat’ laboratory type of role – it is a vital hands-on site-based role, wearing PPE and working in a small team closely supporting our operational concrete plants and customer sites.
Suitable candidates for the role of Mobile Concrete Field Technician will:
7. Be hard working and self-motivated
8. Have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise with stakeholders of varying seniority levels
9. Be accurate in their work and demonstrate strong attention to detail
10. Can identify potential risks/issues (training will be provided)
11. Be able to work independently and to collaborate as part of a wider team
12. Be IT literate. Laptop and Mobile phone will be provided
13. Possess a good numerical aptitude (handling calculations/interpreting results)
14. Be flexible in their working approach
15. Be Health and Safety conscious
16. Full driving license for manual geared van to be provided
Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Why Tarmac
In addition to the role of Mobile Concrete Field Technician we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits including:
17. Bonus scheme
18. Enhanced holiday entitlement
19. Contributory pension scheme
20. Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
21. Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
22. Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
23. Training and development opportunities