MCD Ground Solutions
Entry Level Site Technician
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MCD Ground Solutions
MCD Ground Solutions is an industry leading support services company, providing the construction sector with a range of site investigation services. We undertake drilling, in-situ testing, technical labour, sampling, monitoring and surveying throughout the UK.
Join Our Team!
We are currently looking for a trainee level ground investigation site testing technician to be a permanent member of the MCD team! We are looking for a competent, hard-working individual who enjoys working in an outdoor environment. We welcome individuals who are eager to learn new skills, including the ability to use a range of high-spec in-situ testing and geotechnical drilling equipment and who are happy to work in a fast-paced, ever-growing industry. They will be joining our small team of friendly and enthusiastic technicians.
Why Work for MCD?
We believe that our team should be valued, supported and rewarded. Therefore, MCD are proud to offer an industry leading benefits package!
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Benefits Include:
- Competitive salaries
- Paid overtime
- Industry-leading maternity and paternity pay
- Paternity pay at full pay for 3 weeks and statutory pay for a further week
- Maternity pay from 100% salary for 10 weeks, 75% of salary for 8 weeks and 50% salary for 8 weeks
- Access to hundreds of retailer discounts and cashback through our benefits and rewards platform
- Leisure subscriptions, including:
- Gym Membership
- Streaming Platforms (Netflix, Apple, Disney Plus etc)
- Beauty Subscriptions
- Spotify
- Coffee Subscriptions
- Cinema Membership
- Generous holiday allowance which increases with tenure, an additional birthday holiday and discretionary Christmas shutdown days
- Online mental health support (Employee Assistance Programme) and in-house support from mental health champions
- Structured training and career progression, including:
- First aid
- Manual handling
- Asbestos awareness
- NPORS excavator ticket
- NVQs
- Post-graduate degrees (if applicable)
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Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Our site technicians will be working on various outdoor sites identified for future development, currently being developed or other environments such as highways and MOD bases. They will be working as part of a team and reporting to a senior technician, who will also provide guidance and training, following our set training plan.
Main Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- On-site ground investigations to include:
- Second man on a window sampling drilling rig
- Hand dug excavations
- Foundation/utility inspection pits
- Breaking out/reinstatement
- Vegetation clearance
- General site duties
For the right candidate, there will be opportunities to progress to Window Sampling Drilling as a lead driller or on-site testing such as Plate Load Testing.
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