Apprentice Operative

Must be over 18 for this role due to insurance purposes As an apprentice operative, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry and cement site production You’ll be loading trucks with rocks, stone, sand, and gravel and driving some of the large yellow machinery such as a loading shovel You will be maintaining machinery such as the loading shovel by ensuring it is well greased, dust free and reporting any defects You will get involved in maintaining a tidy site to keep everyone safe and ensuring machinery doesn’t get damaged

If you’re one to tiptoe around puddles with trepidation, maybe this role isn’t for you. You won’t be spending every day in a clean, corporate office swivelling on an office chair! If you have a natural affinity with the great outdoors, in all weathers, then now we’re talking!

Training:
You will complete a Level 2 Material Processing Plant Operative apprenticeship qualification, over a period of 18 months, including Functional Skills in English and maths if required.

Training Outcome:
There are opportunities to train to drive and use lots of types of plant equipment, such as diggers and loading shovels Other opportunities in the future could be supervisory and team leading roles

Employer Description:
Breedon is a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland. Our GB division comprises fully-integrated aggregates and downstream products businesses throughout the UK . We supply aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete & mortar and concrete blocks, together with a range of specialist building products including clay bricks and tiles, other clay products, decorative aggregates and Welsh slate, which are sold throughout the UK and Ireland.

Working Hours :
Working days and start and finish times to be confirmed.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Patience