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Are you a Plant Supervisor and experienced in the production of Concrete, Readymix or Asphalt and eagerly looking for your next role?  Then please read on!

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 recruiting for a Plant Supervisor to join and lead the fantastic Readymix ‘RMX’ team working on one of Europe’s largest current infrastructure projects at our Chipping Warden Tarmac site, which is located close to Banbury in Oxfordshire.  The site is easily accessible from Banbury, Bicester, Brackley, Stratford-on-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa, Daventry, Northampton, Towcester, Buckingham, Middleton Cheney, Milton Keynes 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.

Main ResponsibilitiesThe Plant Supervisor will manage and be accountable for the RMX operations on our plant. Safety and operational standards are the fundamental aspects 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 Plant Supervisor, not exhaustive:

Leading and active supervisory of the RMX operational teams
Delivery of toolbox talks
Manage all aspects of daily production including operational costs and control stocks
Efficient manufacture of concrete, controlling standard deviation and cement 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 concrete 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 costsKey Stakeholders you will liaise with in the responsibilities of this role:

Business Manager - Area Director - Health & Safety team - Procurement and support teams - National Logistics team - Area Operations teams - Area Commercial teams - Area HR Manager - Industry Bodies – CustomersDue to the nature of the role we are open to accepting applications from candidates who can offer strong supervisory / management experience from within a similar ‘heavy’ industry, as product training will be given to the successful candidate

The role is a DAYS role where flexibility is ‘key’ as we also operate nights and weekends to meet our production needs – overtime available

The Ideal CandidateTo be successful in this role the ideal candidate for the position of Plant Supervisor will have experience and knowledge of:

ESSENTIAL Experience

Experience in plant operations
Previous experience of a Readymix / Aggregates environment would prove highly beneficial
Full knowledge of Risk Assessments and Safe System of Work Systems
Working knowledge of production processes
Working knowledge of H&S and Environmental policiesDESIRABLE Qualifications

IOSH Managing Safely
NVQ in fixed and mobile plant operationsSkills

Able to actively identify and implement site and process improvements
Able to look for opportunities to identify customer needs
Able to effectively communicate to feed opportunities into customer services / sales
Ability to multitask and manage changeWhy UsIn 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 Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

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.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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