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TRAINEE LAB TECHNICIAN
Company: XAIS-PTS
Location: Red Scar, Preston
Wage: £6.40 per hour which will be reviewed on performance
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Expiry: 01/12/2024
Key Responsibilities:
1. Sample Preparation: Assist in collecting, preparing, and organizing pavement material samples (e.g., asphalt, concrete) for laboratory testing.
2. Testing Procedures: Support laboratory staff in conducting pavement-related tests, such as density, strength, moisture content.
3. Data Recording and Analysis: Accurately record test results, observations, and data into laboratory information systems, ensuring data quality and compliance with laboratory protocols.
4. Equipment Maintenance: Clean, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment used for pavement testing (e.g., sieves, compression machines, ovens).
5. Quality Control: Participate in quality control procedures to ensure accurate and consistent test results, including helping with calibration and validation of equipment.
6. Health and Safety Compliance: Adhere to all laboratory safety protocols, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and maintain a safe working environment.
7. Training Participation: Engage in training programs to learn specific pavement testing methods, safety standards, and equipment usage.
Working Conditions:
1. Must be able to work in laboratory environments, which may involve exposure to dust, noise, and varying weather conditions.
2. Ability to lift and handle materials weighing up to [insert weight, e.g., 50 pounds].
3. May involve standing for extended periods and using specialized equipment.
Working Hours Per Week:
40 Hours
Required Skills:
1. Data analysis
2. Flexibility
3. Uses own initiative
4. Demonstrates resilience
Required Qualities:
1. Good work ethic
2. Willingness to learn
3. Ambition to drive
Required Qualifications:
Will require maths and English at grade C/4 and above.
Number of Vacancies:
1
Expected Duration:
24 months
Future Prospects:
Potential for full-time employment on successful completion of apprenticeship. Opportunities to develop further. #J-18808-Ljbffr