Level 3 Construction Materials Testing Technician Apprentice

Summary

Master Builders Solutions are looking for anyone who has a real eagerness to learn, has a keen interest in construction and materials and is enthusiastic about this great opportunity to join their business. Upon successful completion of your qualification, we hope to be able to offer you the opportunity to become an integral member of the company.

Annual wage

£18,000 a year

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Salary will increase after 1 year based on performance

Training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 36 hours per week (minimum of 6 hours theory) 8:00am - 4:00pm

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 11 November

Duration

1 Year 9 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To be aware of all aspects of personal safety and the use of safety equipment.
Materials Testing/Laboratory Technician will be responsible for conducting daily laboratory tests to qualify materials for dispatch.
Test materials used as raw materials for qualities such as purity, particle size distribution, placement, strength, and density.
This is a hand-on role that will require some manual handling.
Understand all internationally recognised and customer specific testing standards and frequencies.
Provide technical support and assistance.
Complete technical requests and compile reports based on the interpretation of the findings.
Understand how to operate lab testing equipment such as sieve shakers, kilns, compressing and flexural rigs, mixers, and vibrating tables.
Record all test data in the required format.
Orders and inventories of laboratory materials
Assist with Lab trials to match the customers’ specifications and performance requirements with help of the Lab Manager/
Concrete Technicians.
Once trained on specific tasks, the role will involve working under your own initiative at times.
Working on all aspects of the laboratory functions will be required, and this will involve routine tasks.

Where you’ll work

Unit 1, Rochester Trade Park

Rochester Airport Industrial Estate

Maidstone Rd

Chatham, Rochester

ME1 3QY

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

TIRO TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Laboratory technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with health and safety policies and procedures including HASWA, COSHH, risk assessments, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), manual handling, emergency procedures.

Maintain excellent housekeeping, in accordance with organisation Standard Procedures

Order and control stocks of laboratory materials where required

Identify, organise and use resources effectively to complete tasks applying the concepts of resource efficiency e.g energy, water and waste

Adhere to internal and external regulatory requirements e.g. GLP, GMP, GDP

Prepare for, and perform, laboratory experiments, tests or tasks following any specified methodologies to provide reliable, accurate data e.g. weighing, pipetting, filtering, spectroscopic techniques, chromatography techniques

Demonstrate technical competence in the use of specified instruments and equipment

Report faults and seek diagnostic advice to maintain equipment in good working order, including calibration where required

Complete documentation proficiently

Keep accurate records of laboratory work undertaken and results

Contribute to the preparation of reports.

Use simple statistical techniques for data presentation and evaluation e. g calculation of median and standard deviation, production of graphs

Demonstrate problem solving techniques including identification of sources of error and how they can be reduced e.g. human error

Use standard software packages and applications e.g. Microsoft Office suite

Use Laboratory Information Management systems to support their work

Address non-routine problems with samples and instrumentation, within defined areas

Identify relevant information from scientific sources e.g. supervisors, literature etc. in order to contribute to solutions

Participate in continuous performance improvement of systems and processes relevant to the work environment e.g. workplace organisation techniques, accreditation (e.g. ISO, UKAS) and proficiency testing.

Evaluate data, recognise and call attention to anomalous or unusual results