Operations Manager

Tarmac Trading Ltd; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials company is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee the asphalt plants in Scunthorpe and Hull. The role involves ensuring safe production and efficient dispatch of materials, managing teams effectively, and implementing site improvement strategies. Ideal candidates should have strong leadership skills, prior experience in similar environments, and relevant safety qualifications. This position offers competitive benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Access to discounts through Tarmac Reward website

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading operational teams across multiple sites.
• Experience in influencing and engaging multi-functional teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and plan effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe operation of asphalt plants with focus on production targets.
• Manage contractor performance and site improvement plans.
• Drive preventative maintenance approach.

Skills

Team leadership

Risk assessments

Budgeting and cost control

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

SHE NVQ level 4 in Health and Safety

Minerals Extractive foundation degree

Job description

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 currently recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager to join and lead our operations teams at our Tarmac Asphalt2Go Asphalt Plants in Scunthorpe and Hull. This key role is responsible for ensuring all materials and product are safely and efficiently produced and dispatched within expected budgetary constraints to meet or exceed customer requirements. As well as Scunthorpe, this role is easily accessible from Brigg, Broughton, Hull, Barton-upon-Humber, Doncaster, Pontefract, Castleford, Thorne, Goole, Immingham, Grimsby, Lincoln and surrounding areas.

We're working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, the role of Operations Manager will work closely with their direct reports at both sites and other Operations Managers across the region. This varied, complex and rewarding role will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day safe operation of the Plants with particular focus on meeting and exceeding production targets, cost containment, safety, health and environmental standards and employee motivation and management.

The role of Operations Manager will also be responsible for:

• Optimising by monitoring production forecasts and site resources in the most cost-effective way
• Working with multiple site teams to actively seek opportunities to achieve more sustainable ways of working and ensure strategic initiatives are delivered
• Owning site improvement plans, accountable for delivery against agreed targets
• Delivery of HSE performance for the area
• Contractor management and performance review
• Responsible for driving a preventative approach to maintenance, allocating maintenance resource accordingly
• Ensuring sites always have competent managerial cover in line with regulatory legislation
• Developing operational teams and succession plans within sites - leading, coaching and mentoring members of the team
• Managing investments to ensure they are delivered safely on time and within budget
• Stock management across the sites and linking with the supply chain team on correct sourcing decisions
• Working in partnership with customer services and commercial department maximising company performance through stock management and product opportunities

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Operations Manager will be able to demonstrate proven experience working within a similar environment successfully leading operational teams across several sites. You will also possess experience of influencing and engaging multi-functional teams, leading by example preferably within the extraction industry or similar.

Suitable candidates for the role of Operations Manager will have:

• Experience working at a similar level gained within similar sector
• Experience of undertaking risk assessments and developing safe working procedures
• Proven experience managing teams, staff development and managing projects including effective budgeting and cost control
• Experience building successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Well organised work style, able to manage competing priorities, planning for work activities and projects
• Analytical approach to monitoring trends, interpreting results and making data-driven decisions
• Critical thinking skills, obtaining and evaluating information from the teams across the sites to take critical operational decisions
• SHE NVQ level 4 in Health and Safety (advantageous)
• Minerals Extractive foundation degree (advantageous)
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Wamitab (advantageous)

Why Tarmac

In addition to the role of Operations Manager we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits 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

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

Tarmac, a CRH company, 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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