Senior Material Testers (Civil Engineering Site Lab) (Various Sites)

Company Description

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 Testers on various sites in the Gauteng and other regions.

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

Job Description

1. A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to supervise and/or carry out and take responsibility of testing for all tests that the employee is deemed competent for strictly in accordance to prescribed methods.
2. A Senior Materials Tester is responsible for cleaning up the site or workshop after task is completed or at the end of the day, whichever comes first, where the job was carried out and will make sure it's free of all consumables used to perform the job (masking tape, tins).
3. A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to adhere to all quality and safety requirements of the SGS management system.
4. A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to orally report any deviations, irregularities and non-conformances.
5. A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by the authorized site supervisor/laboratory manager and regional manager.
6. A Senior Materials Tester is responsible to perform all field and laboratory work including sampling, calculations and performing test methods accurately.
7. Complete timesheets accurately on a daily basis.
8. Ensure discipline within his/her assigned department.

COMPULSORY COMPETENCIES

1. Sampling and preparation experience advantageous.
2. Administration experience will be advantageous.
3. 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).
4. Competent and qualified to do all tests in all laboratory divisions including soils, asphalt, seals, concrete / aggregate.
5. Do all calculations in full related to the tests mentioned above.
6. Control laboratory activities such as quality control under supervision.
7. Physically able and willing to work with, move and pick up samples as and when required.

Qualifications

1. Grade 12 / NQF4 or an additional three years relevant experience for each year of schooling below grade 12.
2. Knowledge, skills and experience sufficient to be recognized as a qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning.
3. Language: Proficiency in English (Read, write, speak).
4. Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook.
5. Must be competent and comfortable with the SANS and THM 1 test methods.
6. Driver's 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.