Foreperson - #145995

Heidelberg Materials Where Diversity Empowers, Individuality Inspires, and Together, We can achieve Net Carbon Zero

We are dedicated to an inclusive and respectful workplace, valuing diverse skills and backgrounds for our business success. Our culture promotes openness, transparency, and individual growth. We actively encourage diversity in the construction industry and welcome all applicants, regardless of perfect alignment with job descriptions. Elevate your life with our family-friendly policies prioritising wellbeing.

The key mission is to ensure the efficient and safe operation of the Cold Mix Plant, with a strong emphasis on Health, Safety, and Environmental aspects.

In addition, it involves leading a team of qualified individuals with enthusiasm, self-motivation, and strong organizational skills.

The primary responsibilities encompass operating, inspecting, and maintaining the cold mix plant to produce materials that meet the company's quality standards.

This role involves the site establishment of the plant, ordering delivery of materials needed for production, monitoring stock levels, managing of daily operations, planning the production for the following day based on customer requirements and the plant’s capabilities, managing start-up and shut-down procedures, and optimizing throughput within the plant’s capacity.

Thorough inspection and monitoring of the plant, following the site’s established are essential. Maintenance and repair of the plant, within the individual’s scope and competence, along with accurate record-keeping in line with Quality Management Systems requirements.

Additionally, this role includes the refueling of both static and mobile machines and the operation of mobile plant equipment, such as Front-End Loaders (FEL) for loading and plant feed.

Ensuring the safe and proper operation of machines is of paramount importance.

Furthermore, the position entails undertaking maintenance work on both static and mobile plant equipment as required by the manufacturer’s guidelines and Heidelberg Materials standards.

It’s important to note that these duties may also extend to other Heidelberg Materials sites within a reasonable traveling distance, with provisions for transport or travel allowances if the distance exceeds the standard journey.

Key Accountabilities

• To ensure that the company Health and Safety Policy, Local Managers Rules and all Risk Assessments and Method Statements relating to work or works under your control are complied with.
• To liaise closely with work colleagues, HBM Manager, Suppliers and Contractors to ensure the smooth and efficient running and programming of the plant for the production of cold mix materials.
• To provide continuous supervision of production activities, to ensure the efficient and cost-effective utilization of labour, plant and material resources.
• To continue your own progress by means of CPD (Continuous Professional Development) and by attending training courses and seminars as determined by Heidelberg Materials.
• To operate static and mobile plant in a safe and efficient manner
• To maintain where required mobile plant in a good order physically with re-fuelling, greasing, cleaning in accordance with the manufacturers and Heidelberg Materials recommendations.
• To complete daily inspection sheets of the conditions of static & mobile plant.
• To report problems or defects of static & mobile plant to the HBM Manager.
• To complete near miss reports as required by Heidelberg Materials procedures.
• To operate plant & machinery in an energy efficient manner.
• Good timekeeping
  
  
  

Financial & Non-Financial Accountabilities

• Efficient running of plant
• Accurate reporting of production to ensure records are in place for payment of material by customers
• Accurate ordering of material to avoid wastage
• Ensure optimum utilisation of site transport
  
  
  

Education/Qualification

• Reasonable General Level of Education
• NVQ Level 2
• CSCS accreditation
  
  
  

Skills

• Knowledge of SHE, QA, Product knowledge and technical awareness.
• Knowledge of site specific SHE procedures and rules (including basic introduction of Health and Safety Policies and Procedures Manual).
• Knowledge of all relevant job-related rules contained within the Health and Safety Policies and Procedures manual
• Basic mechanical experience.
• The job holder must be mechanically minded being able to identify possible breakdowns prior to plant failure.
• Experience, knowledge, and a high standard of process control.
• Working knowledge of plant/maintenance/repairs
• Working knowledge of cold mix production materials.
  
  
  

What’s on Offer:

Salary: Competitive Salary

Location: Chipping Sodbury

Hours: 4O

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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

Social Values: 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