Trainee Test Technician

Join us as a Trainee Test Technician within our FIRA business in Stevenage and see how your work preparing samples, testing and reporting results makes a difference and how critical it is to helping us deliver on our purpose and achieve our goals.

Make a difference

At Element our shared purpose of 'Making tomorrow safer than today' is what brings us together. We are energised by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us…) apart from the crowd.

The core areas you will be responsible for are:

• Set up, monitor and measure each unique test and record all data onto our database
• Ensure test samples are stored and handled correctly
• Take part in test preparation by cutting, sizing, labelling and affixing samples
• Assist with deliveries, sign in and booking in of samples

Is this the job for me?

FIRA is the commercial service provider of the Furniture Industry Research Association. We are a unique player in the Testing, Inspection and Certification of products to the furniture industry. This is a great time to join a unique and  fast-paced environment, and we need someone who is proactive, self-motivated and a team player. You will:

• Be confident to perform lower to intermediate testing of projects (once trained)
• Educated to a good standard
• Have strong attention to detail, be analytical as well as having good written and verbal skills (can use a computer)
• Prioritise and coordinate a busy workload
• Able to work alone at times and complete testing projects from start to finish

Benefits of working at Element

• 33 days annual holiday, consisting of 25 days annual holiday and 8 days public / x4 Life Assurance Legal & General Pension scheme with total contributions up to 12% / Enhanced Company Sick Pay / Flexible Working / Cycle Scheme / Free Onsite Refreshments / Recommend a Friend Bonus / Perks At Work Discount Scheme / Free parking 

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 6,500 brilliant minds operating from 200 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming "the world's most trusted testing partner".

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.