Apprentice Operative; Readymix

Apprentice Operative (Readymix)

Department: Early Careers

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Evesham Concrete Plant, Worcester

Compensation: £21,258 - £23,317 / year

Have you always had that knack for practical, hands‑on tasks? Did childhood hobbies see you taking an interest in building and diggers or trucks? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work? If so, perhaps working as an operative in a ready‑mixed concrete plant is your career call. Earn as you learn, combining college study for a Level 2 mineral processing plant operative apprenticeship with industry experience at the largest independent construction materials group in the UK.

Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, cement, and construction are no longer old‑fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in‑between.

• Being paid to go to college; earn as you learn, without having to ‘work the time back’
• Achieving a Level 2 material processing plant operator apprenticeship qualification
• Full company funding of any fees for qualifications and training
• No need to buy your own kit or any work equipment; it’s all on us
• No shifts, no nights, no weekends; a 40‑hour week, with Monday‑to‑Friday daytime hours
• A competitive salary significantly higher than the national minimum wage for apprentices
• Support from a community of apprentices; a collaborative and comprehensive induction
• A huge variety of potential career progression pathways at a stable, thriving business

As an Apprentice operative, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry and cement site production. You’ll be loading trucks with rocks, stone, sand, and gravel and driving some of the large yellow machinery such as a loading shovel. You will maintain machinery such as the loading shovel by ensuring it is well greased, dust‑free, and reporting any defects. You will get involved in maintaining a tidy site to keep everyone safe and ensuring machinery doesn’t get damaged.

The 18‑month programme will consist of face‑to‑face workshops and practical plant training, as well as completing workbooks and e‑learning modules.

The training centre runs two days a month for approximately nine months. The cost of travel, accommodation, and meals will be covered by Breedon.

• Good level of Maths and English, grade E/3 at minimum or national 4s
• An interest in working in the great outdoors
• Someone who wants to get stuck in and work as part of a team
• Aged 18 and above

• Salary – Age 16‑20 £ 21,257.60 per annum, Age 21+ £23,326.80 per annum
• Pension
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
• Share Saver Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
• Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways

“I didn’t need any previous experience within the field and have been given all the help and support that I need to do well within my role. I had gotten to the age where I no longer wanted just a job but a career, and I really feel that I have found that within Breedon. Now I am working in this industry, I can’t imagine wanting to do anything else.”

– Jorden, Mobile Plant Operative, Longwater, East Anglia.

Interested? Find your role and apply at Early Careers | Breedon Group plc Careers.