Trainee Field Technician in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Astute's Power Team is exclusively partnering with a leading provider of industrial cleaning and shockwave solutions within the Power Generation sector to recruit a Trainee Field Technician to join its growing field-based team.

Please note, you will be required to undertake an in-depth background check before starting; please do not apply if you have ever been banned from driving, or ever been arrested as you will not pass these checks.

This permanent, field-based role offers a starting salary of £32,100, with the opportunity to earn additional overtime. You will be based in Sheffield but will be required to travel extensively across the UK, staying away from home 5-6 days per week, including weekends occasionally; OTE £40-45k with overtime.

If you're a hands-on individual with experience in heavy industry or engineering, have a flexible approach to work and are looking to develop your career within a specialist industrial services business, submit your CV to apply today.

Reporting to the Blasting Engineer, you will:

• Work as part of a field-based team delivering specialist industrial cleaning services across power stations and large industrial process facilities throughout the UK.

• Use patented blasting technology to safely and effectively remove slag and deposit build-ups from industrial plant equipment, including superheaters, economisers, heat exchangers and furnaces.

• Carry out a range of services including Linear Cleaning, Stick Blasting, Compressed Gas and Offline Cleaning.

• Safely handle, transport and operate specialist equipment while maintaining high standards of health and safety within hazardous industrial environments.

• Respond flexibly to customer requirements, working shifts and travelling extensively, including overnight stays and weekends.

To be considered, you must have:

• A full, clean UK driving licence.

• A flexible approach to working, with the ability to stay away from home 5-6 days per week.

• A proactive, can-do attitude and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

• A good understanding and appreciation of health and safety when working in hazardous environments.

• The physical capability to undertake manual work, lift heavy equipment and walk around large industrial facilities.

• A willingness to travel extensively across the UK, with travel typically starting on a Sunday evening.

• The ability to pass the required police security checks, with no previous convictions.

It would be an advantage, but is not essential, to have:

• A CSCS card or recognised Health & Safety Passport.

• Experience working in hazardous industrial environments.

• A basic qualification in, or understanding of, mechanical maintenance.

• Confined space training.

• A forklift licence.

• Previous experience in a hands-on supervisory role.

• Salary: £32,100 per annum.

• Contract: Permanent.

• Working pattern: Monday to Friday, with flexibility required to work weekends and stay away from home 5-6 days per week.

• Location: Sheffield, with extensive UK-wide travel. Field-based role.

• Benefits: 25 days' annual leave, paid travel, paid overnight accommodation and expenses, plus the opportunity to earn overtime.

• Development: Full training, support and mentoring provided, with opportunities for career progression.

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