Roadstone Operative – Tunstead Quarry (Buxton)
Hands on role | Mobile Plant | 4 on / 4 off rotating shifts | Days & Nights
Are you an experienced mobile plant operator looking for a stable, well paid role at a major UK quarry? Do you enjoy working as part of a close knit operational team, with clear shift patterns and time off built in? If you’re safety focused, reliable and take pride in a job done right, this could be the role for you.
What the Role Involves
As a Roadstone Operative, you’ll play a vital role in keeping our stone operations moving efficiently. You’ll operate mobile plant to support road and rail deliveries, ensuring materials are moved, loaded, and stockpiled safely and in line with daily sales demand.
This is a practical, varied role, where you may also support quarry operations and cleaning activities within stone processing plants when required.
Location
Tunstead Quarry, Buxton
Easily commutable from Buxton, Macclesfield, Stockport, Dronfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Leek, Stoke on Trent and surrounding areas
Hours & Shifts
- 42 hours per week
- Rotating 4 on / 4 off shift pattern (day and night shifts)
- 2 x 12 hour days (6am – 6pm) then 2 x 12 hour nights (6pm – 6am) then 4 days off
Your Key Responsibilities
- Safe and accurate loading of HGVs and rail wagons
- Operating mobile plant efficiently to meet fuel and performance targets
- Ensuring materials are tipped and stockpiled in line with site standards
- Supporting blending, stock replenishment and product availability
- Maintaining high standards of housekeeping and plant cleanliness
- Capturing and recording stock movements accurately
- Supporting investigations into quality issues and customer complaints
- Working strictly in line with health, safety, environmental and quality procedures
- Reporting near hits, hazards and safety defects promptly
What We’re Looking For
You’ll be a proactive and reliable operator with experience working in a quarry, aggregates or heavy industry environment.
You’ll ideally have:
- Experience operating loading shovels and dumpers
- Good working knowledge of mobile plant and aggregate productsAbility to carry out manual cleaning duties in processing plants
- Strong awareness of SHE procedures and safe systems of work
- Good attention to detail and ability to keep accurate records
- Basic numeracy and reporting skills
- NVQ Level 2 in Specialised Plant & Machinery (desirable, not essential)
- Good communication skills and a strong team ethic
- A proven track record of being reliable, punctual and safety focused
Benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
- Access to the 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
We support a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and are committed to an inclusive environment. Our recruitment process will provide reasonable adjustments where needed.
Tarmac Trading Limited
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