Assistant Drillers

**Geocore Site Investigations** part of the **RSK Group** have an opportunity for an full-time, permanent** Assistant Drillers** to join our team in** Redcar, UK.**

**Geocore** deliver geotechnical services and install geothermal loops to our UK client base with the potential to work on international projects.

**Responsibilities**:

- Working outside throughout the year in varying locations around the UK
- Carrying out routine and preventative maintenance, including regular cleaning of rig and vehicles, as and when required
- Undertaking other general labouring duties e.g., erecting fences, general reinstatement, light instrument monitoring, delivery of consumables, hand dug inspection pits and collection of samples
- Learning the process and operation of drilling rigs and boreholes
- Managing and resolving problems through knowledge and experience of different drilling procedures
- Accurately completing progress and job logs
- Maintaining tools and equipment
- Ensuring safety throughout the drilling process

**Experience and Qualifications**:

- GCSE in Maths and English, Grade C or above (or equivalent)
- Previous manual / technical work
- Full driving licence is essential
- Flexibility to work in varying locations around the UK, often at short notice throughout the year
- Previous drilling skills and / or experience
- Health and safety qualification
- Strong problem-solving skills
- CSCS Card is desirable but not essential
- Telescopic handler licence advantageous

**Salary and benefits**:

- £28,528 per anum based on a working week of 47.5 Hours
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, childcare vouchers and private health care

**The RSK Group is an equal opportunities employer**

Environmental #Geotechnical #Labourer

**RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies**

Specialising in domestic subsidence investigation, our aim is to provide detailed site surveys for exciting projects in the development sector. We have a core team of professionals, from specialist drilling engineers on the ground to the office team that compiles, analyses, and reports results.

From the small, dedicated team we began with in 1998 to being the first company in the UK to utilise cutting-edge Comacchio MC900GT geothermal rigs, we have been steadily growing and gaining a reputation as a premier drilling specialist - a reputation that is taking us places Recently, the Geocore team traveled to Bangalore, India, to deliver a geotechnical drilling project. We are always looking to expand our team and welcome those interested in drilling, drainage, engineering geology, and office administration.

Geocore is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK.”

RSK operates as a group of synergistic businesses with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while also bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.