Higher Apprentice

3 weeks ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Tarmac Full time

**Job Introduction**:
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.

Our Advanced Apprenticeship Programmes offer a fantastic grounding into the operational world, whilst pursuing national qualifications that will kick start your career to where you want to take it.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Mechanical Apprentice to join our Cement, Lime and Packed Products Team at Dunbar, near to Dunbar town in Scotland. This role is commutable from East Linton, North Berwick, Haddington, Tranent, Prestonpans, Edinburgh, Mayfield, Musselburgh, Corstorphine, Dalkeith, Bonnyrigg, and the surrounding areas.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to start out a career in the operational world and learn the ropes from the ground up

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**:
A typical day as a Higher Apprentice in Operations will be very varied but typically you could be involved in:

- Working in our Concrete, Aggregate, Asphalt or Building Products manufacturing sites (dependent on where the role is based). To help you establish where you want to specialise it is likely you’ll be given exposure to different products through rotations or secondments during your apprenticeship.
- You’ll have the opportunity to visit different sites within our region or BU to develop your business knowledge and share any best practices you observe. We’ll value you as a fresh pair of eyes to support the site teams in improving production efficiency, we want you build the confidence to challenge, think about new ways of working and help our teams improve the effectiveness of their sites
- You’ll support Site Managers, Maintenance Managers and Operations Managers in the running of their teams and functions.
- At Tarmac, safety is our no.1 priority, you work safely and you go home safely at the end of the day. You’ll play an important role in driving a positive culture, challenging us when something doesn’t feel right, or where there are opportunities to improve our safety performance
- You will be provided with support to be able to take on the responsibility of the basic maintenance and inspections on site, learn to operate mobile plant, undertake site-based duties (including production process and keeping the site clean and maintained)

Life on site will involve working both inside and outside. It won’t always be glamorous and sometimes you might find yourself in a dusty or confined environment. However, your safety and health is our number one priority and full protective clothing and equipment is provided. Your colleagues are there to help and look out for each other, and safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Whilst you’re learning on the job, you’ll attend our Core Skills Development Programme designed to expand your business knowledge, strengthen core skills and offer networking opportunities with other graduates, higher apprentices and key stakeholders across the Tarmac business in order to successfully transition into your destination role.

Qualifications:

- Five GCSEs (or equivalent) A-C or numbered equivalent (9-4) including English and Maths, & Level 3 qualification, including A levels, NVQ, BTEC, or Level 3 apprenticeship.

**Skills**:

- Willingness to learn and develop.
- Resilience.
- A desire to get stuck in and have variety of a hands on role with time working in the office too.
- Enthusiastic about starting a career in the building materials industry
- Passionate about working safely.
- A team player.

ESSENTIAL - you must hold a full UK manual car driving licence with no more than 6 points as you will have access to a company vehicle for this role in visiting other sites

What you get from us:

- Your line manager and mentor will give you help and guidance throughout your graduate programme
- The Tarmac Early Careers Community, who you will collaborate and spend time with throughout your experience
- Health and Safety Team, always on hand to make sure we are working safely, although safety is everyone’s responsibility
- Human Resources, here to support the development of your career with Tarmac

**About the Company**:
In addition to the role of Operations Management Higher Apprentice 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 inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents
- Training and developme

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