Trainee Site Supervisor

Department: Operations and Maintenance

Location: Dunbeg, Oban

Description

Breedon is the UK's largest independent materials business, operating across the UK. The Surfacing Solutions business provides a national contracting service which delivers a wide range of asphalt surfacing services across the UK. We offer comprehensive asphalt surfacing solutions for the construction and maintenance of public highways; infrastructure; airfields; residential and industrial developments. Our business delivers projects for government bodies, local authorities, industrial and commercial, through to domestic clients nationwide.

The Trainee Site Supervisor will support the Area Surfacing Manager to provide a safe and efficient delivery of surfacing projects, including traffic management, minor civils, planning and lining.

Key Responsibilities

You will be logically minded and possess excellent organisational skills and be confident dealing directly with internal and external customers on both a formal and informal level and have excellent numerical skills and the ability to work under pressure with a high level of interpersonal and communication skills.

You will also have the ability to adapt, co-ordinate and optimise resources effectively, in order to minimise any unnecessary costs and impact to the surfacing solutions business.

You will have a "hands on" approach and can manage resource deadlines and operational requirements. You will monitor progress and project delivery, with the ability to anticipate problems and work collaboratively with colleagues on both a formal and informal level for resolution and opportunities.

You will be a self-starter who is operationally focused and responds appropriately on their own to improve outcomes and process's. You will assume responsibility for your own performance by demonstrating drive and initiative. You will have strong general business knowledge and awareness, have an analytical approach to work and can work accurately at a detailed level. You will also have strong team ethics, a flexible attitude and be able to adapt to change.

Requirements

• Pro-active attitude and understanding to Health, Safety & Wellbeing,
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills, strong team ethics and a flexible attitude
• Must hold a full valid driving license
• Need to be located within Oban region due to travel requirements of the role.
  
  

Benefits

• Vehicle for business use
• Pension
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays on top
• Life Assurance
• Share Saver Scheme
  
  

At Breedon, we show we care; we recognise and value our people and the contribution they make to our success as a business. We keep it simple by removing unnecessary bureaucracy and barriers to achieving our vision. We are proud of our great people culture and working environment, and our purpose is to ensure our teams go home safe and well each day.