Apprentice Quarry Operative

Breedon Group plc; Shap; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials company in the United Kingdom is seeking an Apprentice Operative to support site production. In this hands-on role, you will load materials and operate machinery while undergoing training for a Level 2 apprenticeship. Ideal candidates enjoy the outdoors, have good math and English skills, and are eager to learn. Benefits include salary, pension, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Pension

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Share Saver Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee benefits platform with discounts

Broad learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be aged 18 and above.
• Interest in working outdoors.
• Willingness to learn and get involved.

Responsibilities

• Support quarry and cement site production operations.
• Load trucks with materials and drive machinery.
• Maintain site cleanliness and equipment.

Skills

Good level of Maths

Good level of English

Teamwork

Education

Minimum grade E/3 in Maths and English or National 4’s

Job description

Overview

Department: Early Careers

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Shap Blue Quarry & Asphalt Plant, Cumbria

Compensation: £21,258 - £23,317 / year

Have you always had that knack for practical, hands-on tasks? Did childhood hobbies see you taking an interest in building and diggers or trucks? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work?

If so, perhaps working as an operative in a quarry, concrete or asphalt site is your career call. Earn as you learn, combining college study for a Level 2 material processing plant operators apprenticeship with industry experience at the largest independent construction materials group in the UK.

Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, concrete, and construction are no longer old-fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in-between.

Responsibilities

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 maintain 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.

You will attend the training centre in Mansfield 2 days every other month. The cost of travel, accommodation and meals will be covered by Breedon.

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!

Do you offer?

Good level of Maths and English, grade E/3 at minimum, or National 4’s; an interest in working in the great outdoors; someone who wants to get stuck in and work as part of a team; aged 18 and above.

Why Breedon?

Here’s what one of our existing employees want to tell you…

Jorden, a Mobile Plant Operative based in Longwater, East Anglia.

“I didn’t need any previous experience within the field and have been given all the help and support that I need to do well within my role. I had gotten to the age where I no longer wanted just a job but a career, and I really feel that I have found that within Breedon. Now I am working in this industry, I can’t imagine wanting to do anything else.”

Additional benefits for this role include:

• Salary - £21,257.60 to £23,316.80
• Pension
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
• Share Saver Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
• Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways.

Interested? Consider applying via the Breedon Group Careers site for this role.