Job Description

  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 looking for a Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt) to join our friendly team based at Tarmac Cross Green Asphalt Plant in Leeds, Yorkshire. This role is easily accessible from Leeds, Scunthorpe, Santon, Pontefract, Selby, Goole, Rothwell, Oulton, Swillington, Garforth, Wetherby, Whinmoor, Oakwood, Bradford, Dewsbury, Wakefield, Headingley, Otley, Castleford, Halifax 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. Main Responsibilities Reporting directly to the Senior Technician, the role of Materials Testing Technician (Aggregates and Asphalt) will be responsible for:  Sampling and testing of various construction materials (aggregates and asphalt) on a daily basis where accuracy will be paramount.Testing will be carried out to the highest safety standards and within your manual handling capabilitiesAt times, visiting other Tarmac sites to carry out various sampling and testing dutiesMaterial testing carried out within the laboratory, which will include ovens, furnaces, sieves (with a mechanical shaker), weighing apparatus, chemicals