Bam Ritchies are currently looking to recruit Senior Laboratory Technicians for laboratories and projects throughout the UK. Long-term opportunities at the following locations below:

• HS2 South Laboratory, Aylesbury, Oxfordshire    

• HS2 North Laboratory, Greatworth, Northamptonshire

• Devonport Docks, Plymouth

• Hinkley Point C, Near Bridgwater, Somerset

• Lynemouth Bay, Morpeth

• Clifton Ings, York

• Kilsyth Laboratory, Scotland

• Inverness Laboratory, Scotland

• Peterhead Laboratory, Scotland

The roles require a suitable candidate with extensive experience in materials-related testing ranging from Concrete, Soils, and Aggregates. There may be a requirement to support the wider materials team within the business from time to time.

As a Senior Laboratory Technician, your key activities will include: 

• Setting a personal example in safety matters

• Assist with day to day running of mobile site testing/laboratory testing including organising workload, on site sampling and testing.

• Liaising with laboratory manager to ensure the provision of testing capabilities. 

• Communicating regularly and effectively with internal/external site engineering staff on priorities and testing requirements as and when required

• Production of test reports/certificates to client.

• Deliver training/proficiency checks to/for laboratory personnel

• Ensure that site sampling and laboratory testing is carried out to high standards of safety, quality and efficiency

• Ensure that adequate and proper records are kept and filed correctly to satisfy the requirements of the laboratory management system and UKAS requirements

• Ensure that sampling and testing is carried out to the appropriate British/European Standards

• Ensure test equipment is checked, cleaned and maintained to an acceptable level

• Educated to Level 3 NVQ standard or similar experience.

• SMSTS or SSSTS an advantage

• CSCS card

• Driving Licence

• Soils sampling and site/laboratory testing in accordance with BS 1377; minimum proficiency including use of Nuclear Density Gauge, In-situ Plate Load Apparatus, In-situ Sand Replacement Density, earthworks and laboratory shear strength triaxial testing Laboratory 

• Materials/Aggregate sampling/laboratory testing in accordance with all relevant standards

• Concrete/Spray Concrete sampling/testing in accordance with all relevant standards

• The applicant should have experience of a day to day supervisory role within permanent/site laboratory. 

• Be able to cope with completion deadlines and contractual testing requirements. Organising staff and resources within a high pressure environment in order to cope with all volumes of testing specified. Communicating daily duties to all staff members and ensuring all tests and site activities were completed within the contractual timescales.

• Knowledge of ISO 17025

• Competitive salary

• A wide range of family-friendly policies

• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance

• 8 % matched pension contributions

• Private healthcare

• Life assurance

• 26 days holiday

• 2 wellbeing days

• 1 volunteering day

• Personal and professional development

BAM Ritchies is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

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