Heidelberg Materials AG
Location
Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom
Job description
Heidelberg Materials Where Diversity Empowers, Individuality Inspires, and Together, we can achieve Net Carbon Zero.
We are dedicated to an inclusive and respectful workplace, valuing diverse skills and backgrounds for our business success. Our culture promotes openness, transparency, and individual growth. We actively encourage diversity in the construction industry and welcome all applicants, regardless of perfect alignment with job descriptions. Elevate your life with our family-friendly policies prioritizing wellbeing.
Mission & role of the function
We are currently looking to recruit a Foreperson.
This is a good opportunity for an ambitious individual to gain experience within the quarry operations division of a successful company, the role is hands on from the start and will provide knowledge and experience in a production environment with opportunities for training and to acquire further qualifications.
To ensure the efficient operation of the site operations in terms of the Health and Safety, Environmental, Quality and service through the successful and effective supervision of the Unit.
Seek to improve the efficiencies and existing performance levels.
Control activities to the highest possible standard, maintaining a high level of supervision always.
Key accountabilities
The main activity of the role involves leading, directing and supervising the operational team to achieve its performance objectives.
The performance emphasis for this unit includes.
· Health and Safety : Operating to the highest level of health and safety objectives in line with Hanson's Health and Safety Plan.
· Environmental : Operating to the highest level of environmental objectives in line with Hanson's Environmental Management Plan.
· Compliance : Ensure all statutory legislation and company regulations are adhered to with respect to all operational activities.
· Operations : Achieve optimum Rail production levels in line with commercial activity at the lowest operation cost.
· Continually advance operational improvements to improve efficiency with the Rail production functions.
· Distribution : Working with the logistics function to ensure operational procedures are such that highest customer service levels can be achieved.
· Quality : Working with the technical function to ensure operational procedures are such that the highest quality levels are achieved.
· Personal : To join IOQ and continue your own progress by means of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) and by attending training courses and seminars as determined by Hanson.
· Sustainability : To identify, develop and implement improvements to the sustainability of the site
· Plant Operations : To ensure maximum plant availability by good maintenance program being achieved.
· Directing : Provide leadership to the site teams, ensuring that operational goals and expectations are understood, and personnel are proactively developed.
Job requirements
· Full UK Driving license.
· Mobile Plant experience.
· Previous experience is desirable although full training will be given.
· The successful candidate must be willing to learn, be very flexible in their approach, as well as be able to work on their own initiative and under strict health and safety legislation.
· A good general education standard as there is a large amount of Quarry Regulation requirements to be fully understood and adhered to.
· Applicants should be reliable & have an organized but flexible approach.
Education/Qualification
Essential
Numerate / literate
Safety Awareness Training
Good general working knowledge of Mobile plant and crushing operations, products, and customer requirements
Clean driving license
Level 4 SHE NVQ in quarry operations
Computer literacy
Loading Shovel Ticket
Management Leadership Skills
Self-starter
Hands-on approach
Open minded
Practical
Results focused
Excellent communicator
Strong people management skills
What's on Offer
Location: Tytherington
Salary - £12.73 Per Hour
Hours: 39.5 Hours
Permanent
Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Gold) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador
Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes up to 15% / Life Assurance
Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption
Social Values: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)
Job tags
Salary
£12.73 per hour
