Road Surfacing Operative in Chester-le-Street

Location: Chester-le-Street

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: Tarmac

Job Hours: Full-time

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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 looking for a skilled Road Surfacing Operative to join our friendly team based at Tarmac Birtley in Chester-le-Street. We have gangs based across the North East, Yorkshire and Lancashire. This role is easily commutable from Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Consett, Durham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington, South Shields, Wallsend, Longbenton and the surrounding areas.

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

Reporting directly to the Foreman, you will be part of an Asphalt machine lay gang working on a variety of schemes such as motorways, airfields, new build carriageways, local authority streetworks, private and industrial commercial works. Experience in similar works will be an advantage. Duties of the skilled Road Surfacing Operative will include the day-to-day operations as per the daily/weekly plan. The role is to operate within Health and Safety guidelines whilst meeting work demands. Working to keep general housekeeping to a high standard in your daily work.

The successful candidate in the role of skilled Road Surfacing Operative will specifically focus on operational tasks including:

Working with asphalt on-site and operating machinery (including pavers, heavy rollers and JCB 2CXs) for which you will require the requisite competency cards.

Day to day maintenance, maintaining the highest levels of housekeeping

Maintenance and driving a culture of zero harm and behavioural safety

Compliance and awareness Health and Safety measures around the site

The Ideal Candidate

As part of an operational team, you as a skilled Road Surfacing Operative will be able to demonstrate proven experience of working within a similar environment. You will also:

Have experience in road surfacing including asphalt although product knowledge is not essential

Be flexible and self-motivated to succeed

Able to work as part of an effective team and motivate others

Have knowledge of Risk Assessments

Have knowledge of SSOW (HIRA) and Permit systems (preferred but not essential)

Be compliant and engage with company policies, targets, goals and standards

IT literate - preferred but not essential

Flexible to work varying shifts including nights and weekends

In the role of skilled Road Surfacing Operative we will support training for a candidate from a similar industry.

Why Us

In addition to the role of Road Surfacing 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

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About Tarmac

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Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our company combines the knowledge and expertise of two of the construction industry’s most iconic brands: Tarmac, the pioneers of the modern road and Blue Circle, the company that patented Portland Cement.

Our innovative products and solutions not only safely 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. We have contributed to some of the UK’s biggest construction projects, including The Sainsbury Laboratory, Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Terminal 5, Blackpool Sea Defences, The Shard and London 2012.

We have over 150 years of experience and directly employs around 7,000 people across a nationwide network of over 400 sites. Our solutions span aggregates, asphalt, cement, lime, offsite manufacturing, readymix concrete, road contracting services, building products and recycling services. This unique combination of people, technology and assets enables us to offer customers unrivalled choice, innovation and flexibility.

Safety is at the core of our business, and underpins the way we operate; beginning with a commitment to providing a safe environment for all employees, as well as contractors and the communities around our sites. We are one of the largest recyclers of construction materials in the UK and a net consumer of waste. We're also one of the UK’s largest landowners, providing environmental stewardship for thousands of acres of countryside. Tarmac is part of CRH plc. CRH is a leading global diversified building materials group, employing c.87,000 people at c.3,800 operating locations in 31 countries worldwide. With a market capitalisation of c.€27 billion (March 2017), CRH is the largest building materials company in North America and the second largest worldwide

Prior to its acquisition by CRH from Lafarge SA and Anglo American Plc on 31 July 2015, the business was known as Lafarge Tarmac.