Plant Supervisor Birmingham, England
Job description
Job Introduction
Are you a Plant Supervisor looking for your next permanent role? Then read on as we may just have the role for you…….
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 recruiting for a Plant Supervisor to join our fantastic Asphalt team based at our Washwood Heath Tarmac site. The site is easily accessible via most major road networks, based in the heart of the Midlands on the outskirts of Birmingham and without entering the new ‘Green Zone’. The plant is easily commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Walsall, Redditch, Wolverhampton, Nuneaton, Dudley, Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove, Tamworth and 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
The Plant Supervisor will manage and be accountable for the Asphalt operations on our plant. Safety and operational standards are the fundamentals of the role, with cost control, people management, delivery to customer needs and performance improvement being key. Managing plant compliance with business policies and procedures and ensuring that legislative compliance is also a strong aspect of the role.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the role (not exhaustive):
- Leading and active supervisory of the Asphalt operational teams
- Delivery of toolbox talks
- Manage all aspects of plant production including operational costs and control stocks
- Efficient manufacture of Asphalt, controlling standard deviation and Asphalt contents
- Drive operational performance through KPI’s
- Effectively coach and performance manage all direct reports
- Timely resolution of queries assigned to the sector
- Take responsibility for their own safety and that of colleagues and business partners
- Maintain site housekeeping to a high standard
- Batch Asphalt to meet customer needs whilst meeting internal quality requirements
- Responsible for the budget in relation to the plants they are responsible for, these being both fixed and variable costs
Key Stakeholders you will liaise with in the responsibilities of this role:
- Plant Manager – Assistant Plant Manager - Health & Safety team - Procurement and support teams - National Logistics team - Area Operations teams - Area Commercial teams - Area HR Manager - Industry Bodies - Customers
The role of Plant Supervisor is a Shift role so you will be required to work a set shift pattern to include days, lates and nights - overtime is available to meet with our site’s production plans
The Ideal Candidate
To be successful in this role the ideal candidate for the position of Plant Supervisor you will have experience and knowledge of:
ESSENTIAL Experience
- Experience in plant operations
- Previous experience of an Asphalt / Aggregates environment would be highly beneficial – we would consider applicants from an Industrial Manufacturing environment
- Full knowledge of Risk Assessments and Safe System of Work Systems
- Working knowledge of production processes
- Working knowledge of H&S and Environmental policies
Beneficial Qualifications
- IOSH Managing Safely
- NVQ in fixed and mobile plant operations
Skills
- Able to actively identify and implement site and process improvements
- Able to look for opportunities to identify customer needs and effectively communicate to feed opportunities into customer services / sales
- Ability to multitask and manage change
Why Tarmac
In addition to the role of Plant Supervisor 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 (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
Tarmac 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.
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