Senior Materials Testing Technician

Job Introduction

Are you experienced in Construction Materials Testing and eagerly looking for your next role?  Then please read on as we may just have your next role ………

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. 

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Materials Testing Technician to join Tarmac on a large Infrastructure project with your focus on Concrete. This role will be located with a fantastic team which for this role is located at our Meriden site in the West Midlands and will cover 7 sites within a short travel from your base site.  The site is easily accessible via most major road networks, based in the heart of the Midlands and is commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Kenilworth, Nuneaton, Redditch, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and the surrounding areas.

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.

Role Responsibility

The role of Senior Materials Testing Technician will report directly to the Area Technical Manager.  You will provide supporting guidance of matters to the Materials Testing Technicians to ensure their objectives and targets are achieved leading to the successful overall delivery of all works.   This role is site/plant based covering the supply of Ready-Mix Concrete. This is an exciting opportunity to further your career with our world class business.

You as the Senior Materials Testing Technician will be responsible for; not exhaustive:

• Possess good communications skills and will be able to liaise with stakeholders of varying seniority levels, from technician through to senior operations management
• You will be required to have a strong understanding of civil engineering materials, materials testing and site construction operations
• You will work closely with the Area Technical Manager, Material Technicians and the onsite teams
• You will be responsible for site testing, checking results, carrying out deep dive investigations into complaints, and providing technical information to clients and colleagues
• Manage, organise and undertake technical testing to ensure test regimes and workload are met, comply with Company systems and that the team also meet with these standards
• Lead investigations; and resolve quality issues, advise operations and Site Teams of results and suggesting actions for improvement 
• Management of test procedures, ensuring testing procedures from the team are fully documented, understood and communicated
• Management of the sampling and testing procedures in line with contract requirements utilising in-house company Schedule and external 3rd party accredited testhouses where required
• Ensure your and the teams work is carried out in line with company procedures and in a safe manner whilst maintaining a safe and accredited testing environment and manage the calibration of test equipment
• Strong knowledge of on-site Health and Safety policies and procedures

This role is primarily Monday to Friday, we do require 24/7 support in our operations so a night shift and weekend working will be rostered on rotation to meet with production – OT is available

The Ideal Candidate

The successful applicant in the role of Senior Materials Testing Technician will be instrumental in the future development and support our Technical and Readymix ‘RMX’ Teams.

Senior Materials Testing Technician - Qualifications/Requirements/Capabilities:

• NVQ – level 3 – Technician or similar relevant in-house certification would be highly beneficial, a role related degree would prove a distinct advantage
• Working knowledge of Readymix / Concrete / Aggregates / RMX products
• Strong knowledge of testing schedule maintenance and UKAS compliance and technical requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant Standards and their application i.e. BS.

ESSENTIAL - Full UK manual car driving licence with no more than 6 points as you will have access to a company vehicle for this role in visiting other sites

Why Us

Along with the role of Senior Materials Testing Technician we additionally offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 

• Bonus scheme 
• Enhanced holiday entitlement 
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• 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
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? 

Tarmac is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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