Lead Rotary Driller

Geotron UK have an opportunity for a Lead Rotary Driller (with NVQ Level 2) to join the team based from our depot in East Manchester. Experience on Comacchio GEO205 and GEO305 multipurpose rigs or similar rigs working on geotechnical and environmental site investigation and remediation programmes is required. Duties will involve operation of drilling rigs (dynamic sampling, rotary coring/open hole/geotechnical testing/sampling etc.), on-site project management, general rig maintenance, training and mentoring of assistant drillers plus a variety of ancillary activities such as concrete coring, hand digging, installation of monitoring/remediation wells, well development, well decommissioning etc. Applicants must have a full UK drivers licence. An LGV licence (C or C+E) is highly advantageous (although not essential) as we mobilise rigs in our own transport trucks. We offer a competitive basic salary, commensurate with experience, plus overtime, a workplace pension scheme and 22 holidays per year in addition to the bank holidays. We also operate a loyalty and performance bonus scheme rewarding team members who want to stay with us for the long term and who are keen to expand their skills in all aspects of the work that we undertake. Geotron work UK wide and when sites are out of commutable range you would stay in national hotel chain hotels (single occupancy), pre-booked by the office support team and expenses are reimbursed to generous limits (including extra for use of local gym facilities). Initial interviews will be conducted online with shortlisted candidates invited for further discussions at our base in Mossley, East Manchester.