Laboratory Technician (with offshore working)

Make Your Mark as a Laboratory Technician at Gardline!

We’re looking for an additional Laboratory Technician to join our busy team here in Great Yarmouth.

This is an important role in the management and testing of soil samples offering you the opportunity to build your knowledge and experience in our busy laboratory environment.

Your Responsibilities:

• Take receipt of samples, check against proforma and book into Laboratory system.
• Carry out sub sampling in accordance with test schedule and logging in accordance with relevant standards.
• Work away at Sea on our drill vessels taking seabed samples, photographing, preserving and labelling them for later onshore testing, and conducting basic classification, chemical, and shear strength testing
• Become competent in basic lab testing  (i.e. Moisture content, PSD sedimentation, Plasticity Index, Particle Density)
• Understand the importance of sample handling and storage in accordance with ASTM and ISO standards.

Your Qualities:

You can move ahead as a Laboratory Technician if you have:

• Hold an A level standard in Chemistry or Geology or related subject (Desirable)
• An aptitude to become familiar with testing procedures and standards
• Experience of working in a laboratory environment (Desirable)
• A good command of written and spoken English
• Have the right to work in the UK without restriction
• Are located in local Great Yarmouth area or willing to relocate
• Holds or can pass an ENG1 medical and STCW95
• Must be able to travel worldwide (mainly Europe and US) for work (up-to-date Passport and valid Driving License)

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact, in an explorative company, as part of a diverse, international team of experts.
• A range of benefits: In addition to your salary and flexible work arrangements, you will receive an annual holiday entitlement of 22 days (based on a full-time contract) which increases over time, a salary sacrifice pension scheme*, access to private healthcare through Bupa* as well as cycle to work* and eye test schemes!*
• Career development: We challenge you every day to realise your full potential. Together we develop you personally and in your professional career by creating development opportunities be that onshore or offshore.  Challenge yourself with (online) courses in our Boskalis academy and being part of the Boskalis Group provides access to a vast range of opportunities literally across the globe!
• A warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Gardline!

* where applicable (dependent on contract type)

Extra information

• Your team: You will be reporting to the Laboratory Manager, as well as working alongside other Technicians and Engineers.
• Where you will work: Our Laboratory here in Great Yarmouth and also offshore onboard our vessels for approximately 120 days each year.
• Full time: The position of Laboratory Technician is a fulltime (normally 37.5 hours a week when working in the office. You will work 12 hour shifts when working offshore onboard our vessels).
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application process and send it to us along with your CV and covering letter setting out your motivation for applying