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Apprentice Asphalt Operative
Breedon Group
Shap
On-site
GBP 21,000 - GBP 24,000
Full time
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Job summary
A leading construction materials company in the UK is looking for an Apprentice Asphalt Operative. This full-time role offers a great opportunity to earn while you learn through a Level 2 materials processing apprenticeship. You will work hands-on in a quarry environment, loading materials and assisting in site operations. Benefits include a competitive salary, extensive training, and opportunities for advancement. Ideal for individuals aged 18 and over who thrive in outdoor settings, this role provides a supportive team atmosphere.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Aged 18 and above.
- Interest in practical, hands-on tasks.
- Willingness to work outdoors in all weather.
Responsibilities
- Support quarry and cement site production.
- Load trucks with materials such as rocks and sand.
- Maintain machinery and ensure site safety.
Skills
Education
Tools
Department: Early Careers
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Shap Blue Quarry & Asphalt Plant, Cumbria
Compensation: £21,258 - £23,317 / year
Have you always had that knack for practical, hands‑on tasks? Did childhood hobbies see you taking an interest in building and diggers or trucks? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work?
If so, perhaps working as an operative in a quarry, concrete or asphalt site is your career call. Earn as you learn, combining college study for a Level 2 material processing plant operators apprenticeship with industry experience at the largest independent construction materials group in the UK.
Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, concrete, and construction are no longer old‑fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in‑between.
- Being paid to go to college; earn as you learn, without having to ‘work the time back’
- Achieving a Level 2 material processing plant operator apprenticeship qualification
- Full company funding of any fees for qualifications and training
- No need to buy your own kit or any work equipment; it’s all on us
- No shifts, no nights, no weekends; a 40‑hour week, with Monday‑to‑Friday daytime hours
- A competitive salary significantly higher than the national minimum wage for apprentices
- Support from a community of apprentices; a collaborative and comprehensive induction
- A huge variety of potential career progression pathways at a stable, thriving business
As an Apprentice operative, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry and cement site production. You’ll be loading trucks with rocks, stone, sand, and gravel and driving some of the large yellow machinery such as a loading shovel. You will be maintaining machinery such as the loading shovel by ensuring it is well greased, dust free and reporting any defects. You will get involved in maintaining a tidy site to keep everyone safe and ensuring machinery doesn’t get damaged.
You will attend the training centre in Mansfield 2 days every other month. The cost of travel, accommodation and meals will be covered by Breedon.
If you’re one to tiptoe around puddles with trepidation, maybe this role isn’t for you. You won’t be spending every day in a clean, corporate office swivelling on an office chair! If you have a natural affinity with the great outdoors, in all weathers, then now we’re talking!
- Good level of Maths and English, grade E/3 at minimum, or National 4’s
- An interest in working in the great outdoors.
- Someone who wants to get stuck in and work as part of a team.
- Aged 18 and above
In joining us, you won’t be thrown in the deep end or treated like just a number; you’ll work in a close‑knit team, with someone always on hand to offer help.
Here’s what one of our existing employees want to tell you…
Jorden, a Mobile Plant Operative based in Longwater, East Anglia.
“I didn’t need any previous experience within the field and have been given all the help and support that I need to do well within my role. I had gotten to the age where I no longer wanted just a job but a career, and I really feel that I have found that within Breedon. Now I am working in this industry, I can’t imagine wanting to do anything else.”
Additional benefits for this role include:
- Salary - £21,257.60 to £23,316.80
- Pension
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
- Share Saver Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
- Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways.
Interested? Click on the following website to find your role and apply. Early Careers | Breedon Group plc Careers
