Construction Testing Solutions
Job title:
Sample Reception Technician
Company
Construction Testing Solutions
Job description
With headquarters in Leicester and a nationwide network of laboratories and offices, offering a wide range of Construction Materials Testing, Surveying and Monitoring services, CTS (a Phenna Group Company) is the go-to partner of choice, supporting all sectors of the construction market including residential, commercial, rail, road, airports, tunnelling, mining and utilities as well as brownfield regeneration.Construction Testing Solutions Limited are seeking a new Team member for our Sample Reception at our growing chemical laboratory business based in Leicester City Centre. The Laboratory Sample Reception is the initial stage and plays a pivotal role in the success of the entire testing process.The successful candidate will have a very high degree of attention to detail and excel working in a fast paced department.ResponsibilitiesReporting into the Sample Logistics Manager, your daily work load will consist of registering soil, water and construction material samples into our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)Driving company vehicles to client sites to deliver consumables and/or collect samples.Packing and shipping samples for subcontracted analysis to our network of internal and external partner laboratories.Liaise with internal and external clients to support consumables delivery and sample collection requests.Build strong commercial relationships with key suppliers and clients helping to ensure continuity in service deliveryCompleting all quality requirements as per ISO17025 accreditation requirements and the CTS Quality Management System.Disposing of tested samples into designated waste skips and washing transport boxesPerforming other business related duties as required by the management teamMaintaining a safe working environment and complete H&S and Environmental Tasks as requiredSpecific Requirements
- Full clean UK driving licence
- Prior experience using database software highly desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- GCSEs (C/5 and above) Maths & English
Your Journey with CTSAt CTS we offer a career not just a job. In your first six months you will develop your basic skills as well as become fully proficient in a range of duties within the Sample Reception Department. On successfully passing your 6-month probationary period, you will automatically progress to Level 2.Once at Level two, your skills and knowledge will grow further. Within around 12 – 18 months your next step is Level 3, to achieve this level you will be able to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously completing all required tasks correctly and on time.Each progression step is matched with a pay rise ensuring that your personal development is kept step in step with your earnings. The speed at which you progress is ultimately down to you and how you apply yourself in the role.What We Offer
- Starting salary £23,795.20 (paid at £11.44 per hour)
- 40 hour working week
- Any overtime worked paid at 1.3 times basic rate of pay
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Workwear provided
- Healthcare plan
- Contributory pension scheme
- Perkbox rewards platform
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech pack purchasing scheme
- Personal development and training
- Enjoyable and fulfilling work environment
About Phenna Group:Headquartered in Nottingham, UK, Phenna Group’s aim is to invest in and partner with selected niche, independent Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) companies that serve a variety of sectors, ensuring customers’ peace of mind by delivering first class assurance and consultancy services. With a diverse portfolio of companies across the Built Environment, Infrastructure, Niche Industrials, Food and Life Sciences and Compliance and Certifications, Phenna Group is dedicated to supporting customers in regulated sectors by delivering mission-critical services with a focus on quality and deliverability.Our ValuesThink CustomerOur customer is the focus of everything we do and through them we maximise our reputation and growth.Speed and AgilityOwn it. Be Bold. Take Action. Get it done.Be TransparentWe are open and honest and act with integrity at all times.Work TogetherWe work and collaborate as one team and look out for our fellow colleagues.Act ResponsiblyFearless in taking accountability, we give responsibility to other and treat everyone with courtesy dignity and respect.Be ProudWe celebrate our achievements, learn from our experiences, and take pride in all we do.CTS and our range of independent UKAS accredited laboratories provide on-site testing and laboratory services to the construction, quarry products and civil engineering industries across the whole of the UK.Our purpose-built laboratories are fully equipped to test the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of soils, aggregates, concrete and bituminous materials as well as other construction materials and products.Our highly-trained technicians and engineers either visit sites and take representative samples for subsequent laboratory testing, or conduct in-situ field tests.
Expected salary
£11.44 per hour
Location
Leicester
Job date
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:07:22 GMT
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