Trainee Construction Materials Testing Technician

Construction Materials Technician
Hixtra provides soils and aggregate testing services to the construction and geotechnical industries. We are seeking candidates, based around the Oxford area to be trained as Construction Materials Technicians. Candidates from further afield will also be considered.

Full training will be provided and no previous experience is required although exposure to the construction industry would be an advantage.

The main function of the job is to test soil to measure its physical properties. This is carried out at differing construction sites around the UK. The testing involves manual handling of some heavy hand-carried testing equipment around construction sites in all weathers. Your duties will also involve the accurate filling in of test worksheets, some calculations and dealing with site based people.

The successful candidate would travel extensively throughout the country perhaps visiting a different site on each day. ...