Concrete Lab Assistant - Roodepoort

Business Unit: Materials BU

Department: Production

Site: Pronto

Location - Town / City: Roodepoort

Job Advert Summary: To perform specific activities at the mixing plant, in order to make production of pre-mixed concrete possible. General plant operations tasks. To conduct daily concrete testing on site. Must be able to work under pressure.

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• Internal general plant operations tasks
• Ability to read and write
• Minimum of 6 months experience
• Must be strong, healthy, and able to perform physical demanding activities.
• Must have good eyesight
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Must work overtime as and when needed
• Work in outside environment with lots of dust

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct moister tests as per standard and working instructions
• Conduct slump tests as per standard and working instructions
• Making and curing of test cubes as per standard and working instructions
• Testing of cube specimens as per standard and working instructions
• Recording of test results
• Housekeeping of laboratory area
• Cleaning and maintaining all relevant laboratory equipment to remain clean and usable
• Collection, sampling, and labelling of raw materials as per procedure
• Reporting anomalies to the Quality Controllers with respect to testing, sampling and defective equipment
• Storage of raw materials as per procedure