Higher Aprrentice - Technical Management Review

Asphalt Plant Supervisor Daily Tasks: Daily meetings with operators, ensure job roles have been allocated, provide risk assessments for tasks, ensure stock levels are satisfactory for production, cover breaks, ensure safety is maintain to a high standard, house keeping, sort/organised contractors. Daily Interactions Internally: Communicating with operators, contractors, unit manager, assistant manager, technicians Daily interactions externally: Suppliers/Customers Responsibilities: Ensure safety of operaation, Meetings, TBT, ordering supplies/materials, maintain maintenance of the asphalt plant, planning outages for site/plant improvement, inspections, ensure good house keeping is maintenance, work to a budget, communicate with site staff to ensure they know of on going jobs ect Project: AAA maintenance app, Revamp induction room/control room, reduce mobile plant run time/movements, advance time management of employees (clocking hour system), plant optimisation.

I've developed may skills which help me fulfil my job role. By working along side contractors and operators I have developed my leadership, delegating important jobs with trust that the job will be complete. Organisation by sorting job allocations, planning holidays. planning training course, and night work with a minimal staff.

I fully enjoy my challenging job, it stretches me and I am learning everyday. I enjoy managine my own work load to ensure the site runs efficiently and safely, I enjoy the team I work with and the site culture on helping each other. For expectations, from coming through the lab pathway I feel the lab apprenticeship is lacking compare to the operational apprenticeship, I felt like I was getting left behind compare to other peers on the same higher apprenticeship programme. However, the lab is a great starting point to build a foundation of knowledge of the asphalt process. For the company culture I think some of the asks are annoying, but overall the company is supporting and encourages learning and development in the work place.

My program was organised to a certain degree, the derby uni and the NVQ qualification was excellent. This well organise with the proper support structure. Training, again I felt like I was been left behind coming from the Lab, i wasn't involved with the same training as which the operational apprentices was given. The support was always there when you needed it.

Manager: My manager(s) have been/ and still are supportive. HR: HR checked up on progress and ensure that I was doing ok. Any issues i went to them with got sorted in a timely manner. Mentor: My mentor was the main factor in my success. He worked with me and was a person I could approach with any issues. They help my learn processes through a better perspective. Overall the support was great

The support was always there, derby, NVQ, Developement programs were all supportive. The support was easily accessible and very helpful with guidance. The general support was always positive, everyone was there to help you and point you in the right direction. Overall i enjoy all the course I have been on.

I feel the qualification was good as it gave you a foundation of knowledge which you can take back to your site an develop this into detailed site specific knowledge and understanding. The theory learnt during the qualification is used daily, the knowledge gained gives you that extra confidence during your apprenticeshio

In the first year of my apprenticeship there was many event you could get involved with, however due to covid this slowed down to no events being carried out for obvious reasons. Hopefully these options come back to be more readily available now covid restriction have reduce to a more normal level

No

I feel Tarmac's has great opportunities to learn and is a great place to start your career in the industry. However, I wouldn't recommend Tarmac to a friend.

I would ensure your CV reflects you as a person and skills and abilities. I would be questioning in the interviews like it your trying to find out if Tarmac suit YOUR needs not if you suit theirs. The assessment days are important that display all the skills the employer is looking for to ensure you are likely to be the candidate for the job opportunity. Ensure you get a great mentor who is keen to help you and see you/point you in the best way to achieve and learn. I would take every opportunity to learn and develop yourself what Tarmac offer you.