Senior Material Testers (Civil Engineering Site Lab)

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Matrocast is seeking to fill the position of Senior Material Tester on various sites in the Western Cape.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a person who is reliable, honest, and hardworking, competent in all civil engineering laboratory tests, and has an appetite to grow within the industry.

• Sampling and preparation in all departments.
• Administration (Report Writing).
• Fieldwork (densities, layer/stockpile sampling, manufacture and handle concrete cubes, DCP, Ring and Ball test (road surfaces), Sand Patch, On Site Viscosity tests, sampling of Asphalt and Bitumen).
• Competent and qualified to do all tests in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete/aggregate.
• Do all calculations in full related to the tests mentioned above.
• Control laboratory activities such as quality control under supervision.
• Physically able and willing to work with, move and pick up samples as and when required.
• Adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
• Ensure discipline within his/her assigned department.

• Grade 12 / NQF4 or an additional three years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12.
• Knowledge, skills, and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning.
• Drivers License for Field Work positions.

Remuneration: Positions are project linked, and we offer a market-related remuneration package with attractive benefits.

Note: All appointments are made in line with our employment equity plan.

Apply only when your profile and skills match the requirements as stated above.