Load Test Technician – Buoyancy and Ballast

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Job Description

Unique Group is currently seeking to hire Load Test Technicians!

If selected, the Water Weights Technician will specialize in load testing, will provide customer support to clients by providing a range of bags designed to test everything from cranes to flight deck elevators and from bridges to lifeboats, providing a solution for virtually every load testing challenge.

Pay will be based on experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide great service and customer support during field visits
  • Produce timely and detailed service reports and document processes
  • Must maintain and practice safety culture by following all QHSE procedures
  • Follow all company’s filed procedures and protocols
  • Responsible for verifying incoming and outgoing shipments, handling and disposition of material
  • Responsible for inventory control
  • Comprehend customer requirements and make appropriate recommendations/briefing
  • Operate lifting equipment; hand trucks and forklift machinery after passing certified training
  • Apply and supply loads on cranes, handle various rigging duties
  • Assists with customer quoting, coordinating schedules, and vendor transactions
  • Other duties as assigned by management

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements

  • Must have high school diploma or GED
  • 1-year minimum experience in troubleshooting, testing, repairing, and servicing technical equipment.
  • Warehouse experience
  • Must be self-motivated, proactive and have high attention to details and comprehension
  • Must have ability to apply concepts of basic algebra/geometry
  • Must have excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, organization, communication skills
  • Must have valid driver license

Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to lift up to 50lbs
  • Must be able to stand, bend, sit, use hands to handle, grasp, pull, reach with hands and arms, climb and maneuver while balancing and carrying objects for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to travel up to 60% annually
  • Exposed to working on dockside and offshore marine sites
  • Must work in various weather conditions

Division/Department: Buoyancy and Ballast

Reports to: Project Manager

Why Work For Us?

Flexibility Stable company- We have been in business for 30 years! Family oriented

Unique Group began as a small team with a big vision in a garage in the United Arab Emirates in 1993. Over the past 30 years, we’ve grown into a global organization with more than 18 locations worldwide, driven by the dedication of our 650+ employees and a relentless commitment to innovation. Our journey has led to the establishment of strong engineering capabilities and global manufacturing facilities in South Africa, the UK, and the UAE, where we produce advanced engineering solutions like saturation and air dive systems, as well as mission equipment such as Launch & Recovery Systems (LARS), PLET Handling Systems, and much more.

Employee Benefits

  • Vision
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Paid Time Off
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement
Please forward your CV to ariel.arrington@uniquegroup.com and copy malika.riley@uniquegroup.com on the email.
Job Type: Full Time Permanent
Job Location: Houston Texas

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