General Operative

Tarmac Trading Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,041 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Rewards website access

Employee Assistance helpline

Employee Communities

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Tarmac is recruiting a Multi Skilled Operative - Road Planing to join the National Road Planing team. Based in Thatcham, Berkshire, you must be flexible to travel to other sites across Berkshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire and Wales, with occasional overnight stays.

The role is 40 hours per week with days, evenings or nights as needed. Overtime is available and premium rates apply for weekends/bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience operating a road planer or equivalent heavy plant machinery with training provided.
• Full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Willingness to travel to multiple sites and work varied shifts including nights.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery, vehicles and tools ensuring safety and reporting defects.
• Maintain PPE compliance and undergo required training and inductions.
• Follow safety requirements and company standards for employees and subcontractors.
• Complete site documents and attend inductions and briefings.
• Promote safety culture by reporting hazards through established processes.
• Support environmental best practices across all activities.

Skills

Road planing experience

Full UK manual licence

Travel readiness

Education

CSCS qualification

Job description

Job Introduction

At Tarmac, who you are matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values, take pride in a job well done, enjoy working collaboratively, and are ambitious to make things better, we’d love to hear from you.

We are currently recruiting for a Multi Skilled Operative - Road Planing to join our National Road Planing (NRP) team. Although you will be based in Thatcham, Berkshire, this role requires flexibility as you will need to go where the work is, staying overnight if and when necessary. This could include travel and work based at our other sites in Berkshire, or Hampshire, Gloucester and Wales to name a few of which a van is provided. You will be contracted to 40-hours per week, but your work pattern may vary. Some weeks you may be working days, other times evenings and sometimes nights and we need any prospective candidates to be accommodating to these types of working hours and be flexible; sometimes at short notice.

Prospective candidates are eligible for overtime, as and when it is available, which is paid at a premium and any weekend & bank holiday working also comes at a higher rate when available. At Tarmac, we are committed to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment and welcome applications from individuals with a variety of backgrounds.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Multi Skilled Operative - Road Planing, you’ll report directly to the Planing Foreman and play a key role in supporting highways planing operations.

• Operating machinery, vehicles and tools, ensuring all equipment is safe and fit for use, and reporting any defects promptly
• Ensuring you are fully trained, authorised and always wearing the correct PPE
• Complying with all safety requirements, company standards and procedures for both employees and subcontractors
• Completing site-specific documentation and attending necessary site inductions and briefings
• Actively promoting a strong safety culture by identifying and reporting hazards through Safety Observation and Near Miss processes
• Supporting environmental best practice and ensuring processes are followed across all work activities

What We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a motivated and safety-focused individual with a strong team ethic and a willingness to learn and develop.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

Essential:

• Experience operating a road planer, or transferable experience operating heavy plant machinery (with training provided)
• A full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points

Desirable (but not essential):

• Knowledge of surfacing methods and planing machine capabilities
• A valid CSCS qualification

We’re also looking for someone who demonstrates strong communication and teamwork skills, able to contribute to a positive team environment, flexibility and openness to change, with a commitment to continuous improvement, problem‑solving ability, taking ownership and identifying root causes to resolve issues effectively.

If you’re looking to build a career in road planing and want to join a team where safety, collaboration and development are at the heart of everything we do, this could be the opportunity for you.

Why Tarmac

We don’t just offer a job, we offer a career.

Alongside this role, you'll have access to industry-leading rewards, development opportunities, and a culture that puts people first, including:

• 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

Tarmac is committed to being a Forces-friendly employer. If you’re coming from a military background, we’ll support your transition and help you build a successful career with us.

We’re proud to be part of CRH, and even prouder to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to support you.