Plant Supervisor - Asphalt

Job Introduction

Are you a Plant Supervisor looking for your next permanent role?  Then read on as we may just have the role for you.

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. 

We are recruiting for a Plant Supervisor to join and lead our small but fantastic Asphalt team based at our Nottingham Asphalt site, in Nottinghamshire.  This role is commutable from Ilkeston, Eastwood, Hucknall, Bingham, Derby, Kegworth, Belper, Alfreton, Mansfield, Newark-on-Trent, Melton Mowbray, Loughborough, Grantham and the surrounding areas.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

The Plant Supervisor will manage and be accountable for the Asphalt operations on our plant. Safety and operational standards are the fundamentals of the role, with cost control, people management, delivery to customer needs and performance improvement being key. Managing plant compliance with business policies and procedures and ensuring that legislative compliance is also a strong aspect of the role which is very "hands-on".

Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the role (not exhaustive):

• Leading and active supervisory of the Asphalt operational team and maintenance contractors
• Delivery of toolbox talks
• Manage all aspects of plant production including operational costs and control stocks
• Efficient manufacture of Asphalt, controlling standard deviation and Asphalt contents
• Drive operational performance through KPI’s
• Effectively coach and performance manage all direct reports
• Timely resolution of queries assigned to the sector
• Take responsibility for their own safety and that of colleagues and business partners
• Maintain site housekeeping to a high standard
• Batch Asphalt to meet customer needs whilst meeting internal quality requirements
• Responsible for the budget in relation to the plants they are responsible for, these being both fixed and variable costs

Key Stakeholders you will liaise with in the responsibilities of this role:

• Plant Manager – Assistant Plant Manager - Health & Safety team - Procurement and support teams - National Logistics team - Area Operations teams - Area Commercial teams - Area HR Manager - Industry Bodies - Customers

The role of Plant Supervisor is a Days role with flexibility and overtime available to meet with our site’s production plans

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this role the ideal candidate for the position of Plant Supervisor you will have experience and knowledge of:

ESSENTIAL Experience

• Experience in plant operations
• Previous experience of an Asphalt / Aggregates environment would be highly beneficial – we would consider applicants from an Industrial Manufacturing environment
• Full knowledge of Risk Assessments and Safe System of Work Systems
• Working knowledge of production processes
• Working knowledge of H&S and Environmental policies

Beneficial Qualifications

• IOSH Managing Safely
• NVQ in fixed and mobile plant operations

Skills

• Able to actively identify and implement site and process improvements
• Able to look for opportunities to identify customer needs and effectively communicate to feed opportunities into customer services / sales
• Ability to multitask and manage change

Why Us

In addition to the role of Plant Supervisor we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits:

• Bonus scheme 
• Enhanced holiday entitlement 
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future? 

Tarmac is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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