Plant Operator

Heidelberg Materials Uk

The Role

Overview

Operate weighbridge, handle admin, and learn plant/mobile plant tasks.

Key Responsibilities

  • sap
  • excel
  • weighbridge ops
  • ticketing
  • telehandler
  • plant maintenance

Tasks

-Use IT systems (SAP, Excel, Word) for day-to-day tasks. -Coordinate transport with the distribution team and hauliers. -Operate the weighbridge and manage ticketing for incoming and outgoing materials. -Handle IT-based administration and paperwork for weighbridge office operations. -Operate loading shovels and telehandlers (training and licensing provided if needed). -Assist with process plant maintenance as required.

Requirements

  • it systems

What You Bring

-Working knowledge of IT systems (training provided where needed).

Benefits

-A supportive team environment with career growth potential. -Competitive Package: Salary, bonus incentives, generous pension, and life assurance -Wellbeing & Development: Employee Assistance Programme, retail discounts, and continuous learning opportunities -Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced support for maternity, paternity, adoption, IVF, neonatal care, and menopause -Full training and licensing for mobile plant operation. -Opportunities to develop across weighbridge, plant, and maintenance functions. -Work-Life Balance: 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays), agile/flexible working, holiday purchase, and sabbatical options -Inclusive Culture: Paid volunteering day and active employee communities (LGBTQ+, Women in STEM, Armed Forces, and more)

The Company

About Heidelberg Materials Uk

-Born from Hanson Trust in 1964 and acquired by HeidelbergCement in 2007, it now operates under a unified global brand. -With over 300 sites across the UK—from quarries to depots—it underpins everything from local housing to major infrastructure projects. -It delivers essential materials like aggregates, cement, asphalt and ready‑mixed concrete to roads, bridges, hospitals and schools. -Known for innovation like carbon‑captured ‘evoZero’ cement and pioneering low‑carbon concrete and asphalt offerings. -Standout moment: world‑first hydrogen‑powered kiln trials in Lancashire and pioneering CCS investment at Padeswood cement works. -They’ve grown through acquisition too—recently adding UK recycling firms like B&A Group to expand sustainable services.

Sector Specialisms

Commercial

Residential

Industrial

Waste Management

Energy

Transport

Road

Rail

Port Structures

Below Ground Tunnelling

Defensive Structures

Sea Defences

Flood Defences