General Operative

**Job Introduction**:
Are you** General** **Operative** looking for your next permanent role? Then read on as we may just have the role for you

We are looking for a **General**Operative** to join the team at our Harper Lane Aggregates and Asphalt site in Hertfordshire. Within this role you will work on the day-to-day operations driving mobile plant and other site duties, you will work with the team to the site plan, ensuring that all stocks are maintained and replenished in good time along with working to keep housekeeping around site to a high standard.

**Main Responsibilities**

Reporting directly to the Operations manager the responsibilities of the **General**Operative** will include (not exhaustive):

- Operating Mobile Plant on site
- Working with other members of the team to ensure that customers get good quality material and on-time deliveries
- Assist the Supervisor with meeting daily/weekly production targets
- Follow SHE policies and procedures
- Ensure Plant conforms with safety requirements at all times
- Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality responsibilities
- Inspections on the plant and acting on defects and implement remedial action
- Ensure that plant availability is maximised
- Working to keep housekeeping around site to a high standard

This position requires complete flexibility and adaptability which are key to this role, with overtime available to meet with the sites production requirements as the site works on 24/7 operational activity

To succeed in the role of a **General** Operative** the following is what we are looking for in a future colleague:

- Knowledge of Aggregate / Asphalt / Readymix / RMX Operations or experience working in an industrial manufacturing environment would prove highly beneficial
- Previous experience in mobile and plant operations - highly desirable
- Shovel License - highly desirable
- Good Timekeeping - flexible as to the sites quarrying requirements
- Good Communication skills - bringing problems to the attention of Line Management
- IT Literate

Full UK manual car Driving Licence with no more than 6 penalty points

The role is based at Tarmac Harper Lane Aggregate and Asphalt plant, which is located close to Radlett in Hertfordshire. The site is easily accessible from St Albans, Watford, Potters Bar, Abbots Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Tyttenhanger, Abbotts Langley, Rickmansworth, Stanmore, Hatfield, Chorley Wood, Borehamwood and the surrounding areas.

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. Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.

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.

In addition to the role of General Operative 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 onare you ready to build your future?

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Tarmac Trading Limited

Tarmac Trading Limited
- Tarmac
- Salary
- Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits
- Frequency
- Annual
- Job Reference
- tarmac/TP/117/6743
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 07 June, 2025
- Job Category
- Operations, Quarrying and Production
- Business Unit
- South East
- Location
- Radlett, England
- Posted on
- 08 May, 2025