Heidelberg Materials UK (formerly Hanson UK) is one of the UK's largest suppliers of construction materials, employing over 3,500 people and operating around 280 manufacturing sites in the UK.

We are committed to building a more sustainable future and recognise that a diverse workforce is key to our growth and development. We aim to foster a culture that values openness, transparency and individual achievement.

Purpose of the role

The main activity of the role involves guiding, directing, and managing the operational team to achieve its performance goals.

The performance emphasis for this unit includes.

• To achieve agreed safety, environmental, cost, quality and service aims through successful and effective management of the site.
• Constantly seek to improve the efficiencies and existing performance levels.

Key accountability

Health and Safety

• Operating to the highest level of health and safety targets in line with Heidelberg materials 's Health and Safety Plan. Action a plan of continuous improvement in this area.

Environmental

• Operating to the highest level of environmental targets in line with Heidelberg materials 's Environmental Management Plan. Action a plan of continuous improvement in this area.

Compliance

• Ensure all statutory legislation and company regulations are adhered to with respect to all operational activities.

Operations

• Achieve optimum production levels in line with commercial activity at the lowest operation cost. Continually advance operational improvements to improve efficiency with the production functions.

Distribution

• Working with the logistics function to ensure operational procedures are such that highest customer service levels can be achieved at the most efficient operational cost.

Quality

• Working with the technical function to ensure operational procedures are such that the highest quality levels are achieved at the most efficient operational cost.

Business Analysis

• Working with the Operations Manager to ensure all operational management information is accurate, relevant and is used effectively to assist in the management of the business and the progression of all profit enhancing opportunities.

• In order for the day-to-day activities outlined above to operate effectively, the roles also involve a number of wider aspects, including;

Resource Planning

• Ensure that your site management teams are adequately resourced and that personnel are trained and developed. Assets should be in place and maintained to ensure the business plan can be delivered. Ensure personnel are effectively developed and become highly competent.

Directing

• Provide management to the site teams, ensuring that operational goals and expectations are understood, and personnel are attentively developed.

Controlling

• Ensure operational control mechanisms are effectively implemented covering all relevant aspects (including Health & Safety, environmental controls, capex management control, revenue spend controls).

Education/Qualification

• Higher level either vocational or educational.
• Minimum 5 years relevant operational experience.
• NVQ Level 4 in SHE quarry operations.

Management/Leadership Skills

• Self-starter, energetic.
• Hands-on approach.
• Open-minded to new ideas.
• Practical.
• Results focused.
• Motivational leader.
• Team-orientated.
• Excellent communicator.
• Strong people management skills.

What's on Offer

Salary £45,000 - £55,000

Location Brayford

Hours 42.5

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• Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
• Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
• Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
• Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)
• Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) / Mental Health First Aiders / Cycle to Work / Employee Benefits portal including Gym discount / Free eye tests / Discounted Private Medical cover