Overview
OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN (Career Grade)Grade G3 £24,796 to Grade 6 £32,597
Lincs Laboratory is a specialist in-house service of the Highways Department of Lincolnshire County Council. The laboratory is based at Riseholme on the northern edge of Lincoln and has a varied workload which includes construction materials testing, pavement and geotechnical investigations, highway condition surveys and traffic data capture and analysis. The Laboratory is UKAS accredited to ISO17025 and we are committed to providing an efficient, competitive and high-quality service to the County Council and our other clients which include public and private sector consulting engineers, suppliers and contractors.
Progression: This is a career grade position where, upon successful completion of a structured training and development programme, there is scope to progress from Trainee through to Senior Operations Technician grade subject to meeting competency and qualification requirements. This position would suit an individual with a keen interest in science or engineering. Working in the laboratory is a good introduction to a career in the Highway industry.
Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of pavement, geotechnical and materials engineering services to the Laboratory’s clients.
- Conduct on-site and laboratory tests on a range of construction materials to ensure compliance with specifications and workmanship requirements.
- Follow detailed instructions and procedures to undertake testing activities to British and European Standards and specifications.
- Work in a collaborative manner, with good communication and team-working skills, and be able to work under your own initiative.
- Undertake testing work both outdoors on site and in the Laboratory.
- Undertake some manual handling of materials with weights up to 25 kg.
Qualifications and Skills
- Good literacy, numeracy and administration skills with the ability to write legibly and undertake accurate mathematical calculations.
- Full training will be provided, and there is an opportunity to obtain a nationally recognised qualification.
- Willingness to work on the Highway network, which may require night work, weekends or additional hours to minimise disruption; enhanced rates apply.
- Enthusiastic, practical, adaptable and dexterous with good communication and teamwork abilities.
Benefits and Conditions
- Along with a competitive salary, benefits include Local Government terms and conditions, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (contribution rate of ~24%).
- Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars and cycles, plus discount schemes.
- 37 hour full-time working week.
- Generous leave entitlement with a minimum of 25 days plus bank holidays, with the option to buy more.
- Free financial wellbeing advice and free car parking at the laboratory.
Additional Details
Further details can be found in Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council. For further information on the laboratory please visit our website: lincolnshire.gov.uk/lincslab
If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact Sam Vernon via email (text only): sam.vernon@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Closing date: 19/07/26.
Due to recent changes in immigration law in the UK we are unable to offer skilled worker visa sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the requirements.
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