Location
Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time - hours as required to meet project demands, including travel and overnight stays

Salary
Negotiable, with pay increments during training and assessment stages

About the Role
Element Materials Technology is offering an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Environmental Technician based at our Swindon site. The primary responsibility is to assist the regional environmental field services department with environmental testing and reporting at project sites. This role includes full on-site training while working towards MCERTS qualification in Stack Emissions Testing. The training period lasts between 2 and 2.5 years, with pay increments at each stage.

Key responsibilities include supporting the Team Leader during on-site sampling and monitoring activities, driving to client sites, participating in site inductions and risk assessments, accessing monitoring locations and setting up equipment, operating sampling and test equipment to measure emission levels, collating site information related to monitoring and process activities, and maintaining communication with customers, regulators, and other contacts.

The role also involves adherence to company and client health and safety protocols, cleaning, preparation, repair, calibration and maintenance of test equipment, maintaining stocks of consumables, handling and shipment of samples to laboratories, and maintaining records in accordance with our accredited Quality Management System.

Experience
Interest in environmental monitoring and industrial processes is essential. Experience in a similar role is advantageous but not required as full training will be provided.

About you
You must hold a full manual driving license as extensive travel, including overnight stays, will be involved. You should be a good team player with a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and develop. Comfortable working outdoors, at heights, in physically demanding situations, and handling scientific equipment manually is required.

Qualifications
No formal qualifications are required to apply. Commitment to completing the MCERTS qualification in Stack Emissions Testing during the training period is expected.