Highways Apprentice Review

My role involves the setting out safely of cones, signs and barriers in accordance with the street works act to enable us to work safely on our roads and foot-ways which involves flagging, kerbing carriageway and foot-way patching. My role also involves ensuring that all relevant paperwork relating to the safety of the jobs is filled in correctly and on time.

in my role as a highways operative apprentice i have developed the skills to Flagging - Excavating - preparing ground - laying mortar bed - laying flags - pointing Tarmacing - excavating - preparing ground - laying tarmac - using vibrating plate Barriers - checking drawings and GPRS results before any excavating takes place. - dig holes - installing new barriers using lines and levels.

I enjoy my programme as i have learned how to communicate with members of the public. learned how to work as a team and also as an individual as and when necessary . As part of the programme i have attended a number of health and safety courses which is vital in this line of work.

The programme is organised and structured well i work 4 days per week on site and 1 day per week in college studying. I am always informed and kept up to date with any courses and any changes to my work through tool box talks and also on site visits on a weekly basis

I always receive a lot of support from my employer works operations manager Brian Murphy as well as my supervisors and my colleges in my team. all of them are constantly encouraging and supporting me on a daily basis and are always there if i need to ask anything of them

I attend college every Tuesday where i receive all the support i need during my college day. outside of college i am updated by my supervisors if college need anything from me. once a month a supervisor and myself are visited by member of Liverpool Community College for an appraisal.

During my day at Liverpool community college i learn the theory side of my job this would include - Depth and formations of various types of roads Correct tools to use for the specific jobs How to correctly inter prate drawings which i put into practice in my job I believe that these have helped me to perform better in my job role.

We are a close knit team and all get along well with each other. we have arranged a trip to the races , we also have a gym close by which some of us attend together, in may we are doing a charity born survivor obstacle course with all funds raised going to local charity's within the borough.

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I would recommend tarmac to a friend as it is a great company to work for. I have developed many skills which I never thought i would be able to do this time 2 years ago. I receive constant support from management as well as my colleagues on a daily basis which makes working for tarmac a better place.

In my experience Tarmac has been a great company to work for. always be punctual listen carefully on assessment days and training courses as i have found this has helped greatly in my job. take any opportunities on offer as tarmac are a company which like to promote from within. so there is a great opportunity to progress if you are willing.