Operative

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Stanford-le-Hope
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Operations, Quarrying and Production
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Communication skills Manual handling Production Despatch Forklift truck Team player

FULL DESCRIPTION

Operative

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

### Job Introduction

Are you a Operativeand eagerly looking for your next role?  Then please read on………

Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future. Based atStanford-Le-Hope

### Role Responsibility

Reporting in to our Site Manager, the successful Operative, will be responsible for undertaking all site duties safely, understanding CRH and SHE safety, receiving in raw materials, storage, production, despatch, housekeeping.

You will also take responsibility for:

  • Meeting daily production target requirements.
  • Reporting of data for quality purposes.
  • Moving, loading and unloading product from the plant and vehicles
  • Meeting customer service requirements in terms of accurate loading and timely vehicle turnaround.
  • Continuous Improvement of performance standards
  • Continuous improvement towards plant and production methods
  • Good housekeeping

### The Ideal Candidate

As our ideal Operative, you will be able to demonstrate proven experience working within a similar production & despatch environment.  You will also:

  • Possess good communication skills and be numerate
  • Ideally, hold a mobile plant licence for diesel counterbalance forklift truck
  • Be a proficient communicator
  • Be a good team player
  • Have experience of manual handling

### Why Us

Along with the role of Operative we additionally 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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