Operations Higher Apprentice Review

by Tarmac

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

9.8/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Helping the management team with jobs and carrying out my own tasks i've been delegated such as keeping on top of statutory inspections, uploading reports and ensuring defects are closed out.

10/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have developed my confidence no end and have learnt lots about quarrying and readymix and different roles in the business. I have slightly developed my IT skills and organisational skills

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I enjoy it very much, I get to travel around the west midlands catching up with the plant supervisors and trying to solve any issues they have while keeping up the companys quality policies and ensuring health and safety is met at every site

10/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

I think the structure has fell in to place nicely as I gained a good background of knowledge in my first year of quarrys and then this year I am learning about readymix and am specialising in more technical areas with the uni

10/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

I work very closely with the management team around me and they always allow my study day and if I needed any extra days to catch up on work, they would allow it. The supervisors around me also help me to understand the basics of readymix

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

The university lecturers seem very helpful, I have contacted two of them already this year and they came back with very useful replies and helped me to get a 95 & 98 on my most recent pieces of work

10/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

Unfortunately the Uni course is more focused on the technical aspect of the job which I have less to do with and more to do with the operational management, but it still helps me to understand the product and why some problems occur

8/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There very well could be, I don't personally look out for them so I feel it would be unfair to comment negatively on this

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Tarmac to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

They have been a very good employer to me and I think if you are hard working, they recognize that and you have the chance to go far

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Tarmac?

Do it! The assessment day I did was fine and wasn't bad once you'd settled in, there has been a lot of opportunities for me to grow as a person and as an employee with the company and I think they are a good company to work for