Plant Operative

Holcim UK Limited; Frome; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction solutions provider in Frome is seeking a Plant Operative to join their team. This fast-paced role involves operating fixed and mobile plant, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a proactive attitude towards safety and operational excellence. The position requires flexibility with hours, including night and weekend shifts, and offers a supportive work environment prioritizing health and safety.

Benefits

Competitive salary with bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced family benefits

24/7 remote GP service

Career progression opportunities

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Passionate about their work and commitment
• Desire for training and willingness to learn
• Sound appreciation of Health & Safety, housekeeping and environmental regulations

Responsibilities

• Weigh vehicles in and out of weighbridge with documentation
• Mix products on the asphalt plant to meet specifications
• Carry out pre-start checks on fixed and mobile plant
• Operate Loading shovel and other mobile plant
• Perform routine maintenance and visual inspections

Skills

Excellent communication and time keeping skills

Strong IT literacy

Proactive and can work on your own initiative

Willing to work as part of a close team

Flexible with work hours

Tools

Loading shovel

Job description

About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet.

Since 1858, we’ve helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike.

Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Holcim UK Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits- all recognising the contribution you bring

• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety

• We care about you and your family. That’s why we offer enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. We understand that your personal life and family well-being are just as important as your career, so we’re committed to supporting you every step of the way.

• Be part of something bigger with our "Women Empowered - Stronger Together Mentor Program," designed to support, inspire, and uplift women across the business.

• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household, offering medical advice, prescriptions, referrals, and same-day appointments.

• Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad

• Join our affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees which bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests to have powerful influence on the workplace

• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Plant Operative to join our team at our Colemans Asphalt plant in Frome. This role is fast-paced, dynamic, extremely varied and challenging, however also very rewarding for someone who genuinely enjoys working with other like-minded, hard working people.

Key tasks range from operating the fixed plant control system, operating mobile plant and undertaking light maintenance tasks including housekeeping duties. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about their work and is looking for employment with a company who, in return for their commitment and hard-work, genuinely cares about their safety, health, wellbeing, job satisfaction and career development.

Start times are variable to meet customer requirements, it includes regular nights and weekend shifts.

About the role

The most important thing for us is that you can work safely and look out for yourself and your colleagues. Secondly, you should have a genuine passion for customer service and strive to do everything within your power to make their experience consistently excellent. Other elements of the role include:

• Weighing vehicles in and out of our weighbridge and producing relevant documentation with correct order numbers in place

• Mixing products on the asphalt plant, to consistently meet product specifications

• Carrying out pre-start checks on fixed and mobile plant to ensure that it is safe to operate

• Operating the Loading shovel and other mobile plant

• Carrying out routine maintenance, greasing and visual inspections on the fixed plant

Who you are

• Excellent communication and time keeping skills.

• Strong IT literacy

• Proactive and can work on your own initiative, as well as following instructions

• Willing to work as part of a close team

• Flexible with work hours and willing to work weekends and nights in order to meet customer requirements

• The desire for training and willingness to learn

• You will need to develop a sound appreciation of Health & Safety, housekeeping and environmental regulations

• Experience driving a loading shovel is desirable.

We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.