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Working at Hanson is about being part of One Team. We operate around 300 manufacturing sites in the UK and employ over 3,500 people in a wide range of roles from production workers, plant operators, technicians and drivers to sales, IT, engineering and finance managers.
Our aim is to be a leading sustainable business and we are committed to being fair, respectful and inclusive and are an equal opportunities employer. We exceed customer expectations through an engaged team that is professional, responsible and reliable. We believe in working safely and sustainably, focusing on a zero-harm workplace and our ambitious target to reduce our CO2 emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.
Our employees understand that we do much more than just produce materials: we are vital to ensuring roads can be built and maintained; we manufacture the concrete foundations for buildings such as schools and hospitals; and we are part of major infrastructure projects that will shape the future of the UK.
Job description
Carry out a Hanson learning program in Asphalt production and site operation, while studying for a level 2 mineral processing mobile and static plant operator apprenticeship.
The asphalt plant apprentice’s main duties include learning the full extent of the production of quality asphalt.
Starting with the basic operation of the whole site progressing to concrete production by means of the concrete batching processes and machinery.
Job role
- To effectively learn to operate the plant loading shovel to the standards required by company to be accredited to the MQPC level 2 NVQ
- To ensure that the plant is adequately stocked with approved materials at all times, including additives and fuel
- To learn visual check stocktaking on a minimum weekly basis and verify monthly
- To learn to carry out routine maintenance and inspection for defects and record actions accordingly
- To learn to report any defect, action or occurrence which may jeopardize the operation in any respect of health & safety, the environment, or product quality or customer service
- To be familiar with and ensure full compliance with the policies issued on health & safety, the environment
- Quality control, to spend time with the area technical personnel to gain a technical insight to concrete production, including visits to customer construction sites
- To ensure that the site, plant, and associated buildings are kept in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times
- To seek advice from the Plant Supervisor on matters outside the scope of the concrete plant apprentice authority
- To carry out additional duties requested by your mentor or the site/plant supervisor, that may from time to time be necessary
- To learn and manage the operation of the plant in winter conditions, this entails: Draining ground material receive hopper, draining down all water pipes and switch off flows, lift any pumps out of pits and drain down
Entry requirements
English and Math’s GCSE Grade C or above
Full driving license
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