Trainee Field Technician
| Posting date: | 10 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.00 to £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 November 2025 |
| Location: | Strabane, Northern Ireland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Finlay Jude Associates Limited |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
FJA are recruiting on behalf of our client, a company specialising in the repair and maintenance of clearwater networks based in the Derry area. They are currently looking for a Water Sampling Technician based in Northern Ireland Region.
What you’ll be doing
You will use your developing expertise (working on your own or as part of a team) to resolve basic operational issues that will include:
Collection of chemical and bacteriological water samples from service reservoirs, water treatment works and consumer taps.
Collection of water samples from wastewater treatment sites if required
On-site chlorine testing of water samples
Temperature measurement of waste samples and all samples in transport
Return of water samples to the NI Water labs within agreed timescales daily
Delivery of samples between NI Water locations as and when required
Completion paperwork for quality assurance requirements
Continuously improve your development and knowledge while delivering great customer service for our clients
Who we’re looking for?
Commitment to working safely with good health and safety awareness
The desire to develop within a team-orientated environment
Basic written, numerical and IT skills
Be flexible and customer focused
Full UK driving licence
Excellent time-keeping due to the deadlines required
Preferably but not essential previous sampling experience
Full UK driving licence
Please note mandatory drugs and alcohol tests are undertaken for this role.
What’s in it for you?
No day is the same and our people are integrally involved in defining our culture, behaviours and success. Working together, we challenge each other and seize opportunities to learn and grow, both professionally and personally and you can too.
We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and industry knowledge will help expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects.
Our employees are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including:
18 days holiday + 10 bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year
Company pension scheme
Group Disability Scheme
Share Incentive Scheme
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
Health Screening
Employee Assistance Programme
Professional Memberships and our brand new BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.
Our Client is committed to investing in you and your career development and progression so we don’t mind how much experience you have - we will train you on everything you will need to be successful in this role and beyond, which will include:
Induction Course
National Water Hygiene training
Role specific training and continual On-the-job training and development
If you are looking for a fantastic Water Sampling Technician opportunity, then click on the 'apply now’ button. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers
What you’ll be doing
You will use your developing expertise (working on your own or as part of a team) to resolve basic operational issues that will include:
Collection of chemical and bacteriological water samples from service reservoirs, water treatment works and consumer taps.
Collection of water samples from wastewater treatment sites if required
On-site chlorine testing of water samples
Temperature measurement of waste samples and all samples in transport
Return of water samples to the NI Water labs within agreed timescales daily
Delivery of samples between NI Water locations as and when required
Completion paperwork for quality assurance requirements
Continuously improve your development and knowledge while delivering great customer service for our clients
Who we’re looking for?
Commitment to working safely with good health and safety awareness
The desire to develop within a team-orientated environment
Basic written, numerical and IT skills
Be flexible and customer focused
Full UK driving licence
Excellent time-keeping due to the deadlines required
Preferably but not essential previous sampling experience
Full UK driving licence
Please note mandatory drugs and alcohol tests are undertaken for this role.
What’s in it for you?
No day is the same and our people are integrally involved in defining our culture, behaviours and success. Working together, we challenge each other and seize opportunities to learn and grow, both professionally and personally and you can too.
We will provide you with a flexible, friendly and creative environment to develop your skills and challenge yourself. We support our people to innovate, collaborate and build meaningful careers. Our network of people and industry knowledge will help expand your horizons and give you access to a variety of interesting projects.
Our employees are rewarded with competitive salaries, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including:
18 days holiday + 10 bank holidays
Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year
Company pension scheme
Group Disability Scheme
Share Incentive Scheme
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work Scheme
Health Screening
Employee Assistance Programme
Professional Memberships and our brand new BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.
Our Client is committed to investing in you and your career development and progression so we don’t mind how much experience you have - we will train you on everything you will need to be successful in this role and beyond, which will include:
Induction Course
National Water Hygiene training
Role specific training and continual On-the-job training and development
If you are looking for a fantastic Water Sampling Technician opportunity, then click on the 'apply now’ button. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised. Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job. Finlay Jude Associates Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers