Technical Specialist Superb opportunity with the world's leading sustainable building materials company Newcastle location (Tighes Hill) Supportive and diverse management setting realistic targets and goals. Competitive remuneration package including TOT vehicle. Holcim As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Holcim are enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It's all thanks to our 70,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.
About The Opportunity In this key role you will be an integral part of the production and the sales processes - monitoring concrete mix performance and quality of raw materials and liaising with laboratories to ensure correct mixes are tested and in sufficient numbers. You will ensure adherence to and active improvement of documented quality systems and technical standards and maintain ongoing and vigilant monitoring of concrete strength, density and water demand trends and prompt reporting to Technical Managers.
You will comply with the requirements of the SHE Management System and also assist in selling our technical capability to customers, while correctly and ethically representing our products and stem.
Further and detailed responsibilities are found in the position description which is available upon request and will include:
Regular contact with external customers to address their needs and concerns as required. Ongoing consultation with Internal stakeholders to help meet the needs of the business. Constant monitoring of mix performance and resource utilisation at the concrete plants and quarry operations in the region. Providing timely and accurate technical advice to Account Managers, Production Managers & Customers on product compliance, procedures & concrete practices. Ensuring tender & contract technical reviews are in accordance with QMS procedures and levels of authority. Working with laboratories to ensure QC testing meets ITPs, AS1379 and budget targets. Ongoing review of aggregate and raw material performance including cement to track and adjust for any potential performance changes. Responsibility for concrete and quarry trial work to meet contractual needs of the business. About You To succeed in this key position an advantage will be a tertiary qualification or diploma i.e. in Materials Engineering, Science or related disciplines and you should have a credible industry technical experience in aggregates, civil construction, concrete or similar. It is desirable, but not essential that you have completed a CCAA concrete practice course and have NATA Lab experience. In addition to this, experience in Microsoft Office Applications in particular Word and Excel, TIMS, QEST LAB, SAP, Command, WEB Chris HR21 will be favourably looked upon.
Most important however is that you have lab experience, sound technical ability, a proactive attitude and a dedication to providing the highest standards of production, quality and safety.
This is a superb opportunity to join our high-performing team.
Why Holcim? We will invest in your growth, providing you with direction, leadership, and recognition with supportive management setting realistic targets and goals. We will value your contribution and nurture your personal and professional development in a culture focused on the recognition of effort and reward for achievement and an inclusive and friendly team environment.
We don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers with a deep and diverse structure which affords a great number of cross functional pathways available as you progress your career so if you're ready to take your career to the next level and join our dynamic team of professionals, we want to hear from you.
Apply now! Candidates must hold valid Australian work rights with no restrictions on employment duration or hours.
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