Current Vacancies in South Wales

Competitive rate of pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday occasional Saturday morning

The ideal candidate will:

• Under their own supervision, Diagnose and rectify any fault that is reported by the driver / operator.
• Perform their own work and provide assistance to others as directed.
• Safely carry out planned Maintenance and rectify Breakdowns.
• Be responsible for following specific and detailed work processes within a quarry environment during daily job activities.
• Have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Perform post-work inspections where required.
• Follow safety procedures diligently at all times.
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience; 3-5 years of experience would be preferred.
• Hold or working towards a Level 3 certificate in Vehicle maintenance and repair or similar qualification.
• Willing to work weekends if needed.
• Have experience on working with plant e.g. Excavators, dumpers, but training will be given to the right candidate.

Being one the largest employers in Pembrokeshire, we are keen to attract the very best to join our team, and offer the following benefits:

• NEST pension scheme Company Terms & Conditions Apply
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Career progression, training and qualifications
• Private Medical Health Cover
• Company Life Assurance Scheme Company Terms & Conditions Apply
• Employee Assistance Programme

If you would like to apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your CV.

To apply: contact sophiejones@gdharries.co.uk

Working closely with the General Manager, Senior Management and Management Team you will be responsible for advising and engaging with all employees to create and sustain a pro-active health & safety culture across the business, providing an advisory service enabling a constant drive to consider a safer and more effective way of operating.

The successful candidate must have a high level of knowledge and experience as a Health & Safety Manager & NEBOSH certification or Degree Equivalent.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Understanding Quarry Regulations 1999 and Health & Safety At Work Act.
• Maintain personal high standards of best practice in all relevant areas and promote safe behaviour
• Ensure a safe system of work is in place for all divisions of the business considering all key tasks and activities
• Working with all the business stakeholders to ensure that the Company’s strategy for health and safety is fulfilled and in line with legal requirements.
• Develop and maintain company policies to ensure compliance with statutory health & safety obligations in conjunction with senior management and group policies.
• Ensure all statutory obligations, company policies and procedures are understood and adhered to at all times.
• Engaging all employees in the promotion and achievement of a safe and healthy working
• Providing support and advice to the General Manager, Managers & Supervisors on all health & safety matters.
• Analysing of monthly data, identify trends and suggest campaign’s to address issues.
• Proactively collating and analysing data to identify areas within the Company which need to be developed to reduce the risk of injury and illness to employees.
• Produce a monthly Health & Safety Report based on collated data.
• Communicate and distribute all safety related bulletins, alerts and toolbox talks received from the wider Group.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to meet both proactive and reactive health and safety requirements within the business.
• Carry out monthly audits across all divisions of the business, allocate actions, complete a monthly tracking list of actions complete for Business Directors.
• Ensure that managers and supervisors carry out regular inspections of their workplaces and monitor and report the number of inspections carried out each month and collate key findings.
• Assist in external safety audits as and when required.
• Source and arrange training in conjunction with line managers to support the improvement in health & safety performance.
• Maintaining & monitoring health & safety training matrix and ensure all staff are compliant by working with each senior managers to organise renewals and accrue for budget.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

• Strong H&S knowledge.
• NEBOSH certificate qualification or Degree Equivalent.
• Excellent communication and employee engagement skills.
• Ability to work closely with people at all levels within the organisation.
• Willingness to work within different environments.
• Driving Licence.
• Strong personality & confident to challenge employees or senior members of staff.

An excellent package is available to the right candidate.

Job Type: Full-time – 44 Hours a Week

Private Medical Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme – Company Terms & Conditions Apply

Pension Scheme – Company Terms & Conditions Apply

Salary: Competitive Package depending on Experience

To apply: contact sophiejones@gdharries.co.uk

Reporting to: Quarry Manager

PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF ROLE:
You will be part of the Maintenance team on site, carrying out various maintenance tasks on both mobile and fixed plant. You will be responsible for the maintenance of various items of plant and for responding to emergency breakdowns of plant on site and throughout the company’s fleet and machinery.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: (the duties and tasks outlined are not intended to be exhaustive and other duties may be required from time to time):

SPECIFIC:

Health and Safety

• Complying with the company H&S roles & responsibilities & legislative requirements
• Understanding and input into the controls identified to safely manage the risks associated with the quarry activities.
• Ensure the safe operation of all fixed and mobile plant operations on site.
• Taking care of own H&S and that of others who might be affected by actions.
• Control and enforce high standards of best practice in all relevant areas and promote safe behaviour.
• Work appropriately to the Quarry Regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• An understanding of Risk Assessment and Safe System of Work procedures and understanding of Permit requirements when needed.
• Meet company standards for PPE and safety.
• Appropriate reporting of any near hits, unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and incidents to supervisor.

Operations

• Carrying out repairs to mobile plant such as Articulated Dumpers, Front end loading shovels, 360 Excavators, rollers, mini diggers, pavers, planers and any other mobile plant within our fleet.
• Carrying out repairs to fixed plant such as asphalt plants, concrete plants and crushing plant.
• Maintain mobile and fixed plant on site to assist with running operations.
• Carrying out scheduled servicing and maintenance.
• Completing vehicle service and maintenance records, Job cards and defect reporting, ensuring all documentation is presented to site manager for signoff and storing of records.
• Carry out 3 monthly break tests on all wheeled mobile plant.
• Carry out daily inspections of workshops and maintenance vehicles in line with the company housekeeping standards and requirements.
• Maintain workshop & general site housekeeping after maintenance activities.
• Carry out manual labour-intensive tasks on site subject to HIRA and SSOW when required.
• Liaise with Management Team and deliver to their expectations.
• Identify parts required for spares or repairs and gain 2/3 quotes for items.
• Ensure stock levels are maintained and reported to manager daily/weekly.
• Reporting back to site manager on a monthly basis stock consumable levels.
• The ability to operate any mobile plant if the appropriate training has been identified and in place to assist with the maintenance operations.
• Versatility to constant changing environments.
• Create a positive “can-do” team culture.
• Work effectively as part of a team.
• A Willingness to pass knowledge and teach skills on to others in line with the company apprenticeship scheme.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Essential

• Working knowledge of production processes, H&S and Environmental policies.
• Ability to multitask and manage change
• Full UK Driving licence.
• A flexible approach to working hours. Monday – Sunday
• NVQ Level 3 in Plant maintenance or 3 years’ experience in Heavy Plant Maintenance.
• Must own their own tools (specialist tools provided).
• Experience or relevant tickets for driving Heavy Plant.

Desirable

• Knowledge of welding operations.

Benefits

• NEST pension scheme –  Company Terms & Conditions Apply
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Career progression, training and qualifications
• Private Medical Health Cover
• Company Life Assurance Scheme Company Terms & Conditions Apply
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Competitive rate of pay / Hourly Pay/ Paid weekly

If you would like to apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your CV.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Monday to Sunday

To apply: contact sophiejones@gdharries.co.uk

Liaising with clients, external commercial team and senior management in the preparation of quotations and processing orders.

Key responsibilities (the duties and tasks outlined are not intended to be exhaustive and other duties may be required from time to time):

Specific:
As the Sales Co-ordinator for the S West Wales markets, working and supporting the External Sales Team, you will in most cases, be responsible for creating quotations from customer enquiries for all product steams within our business, namely Aggregates, Asphalt and Ready-mix Concrete. You will need to be dynamic and reactive, from issuing prices and quotations in a timely and professional manner to liaising with the Distribution Department to ensure orders are delivered at the desired time, along with close engagement with our credit control department to ensure customers are trading within the agreed credit limits.

A key attribute for any internal Sales Role is to possess strong interpersonal skills and can effectively articulate the features and benefits of the products we present. By understanding the clients’ business objectives and challenges, then we can position our offerings as solutions that meets their specific needs.

General:

Operations

• Work to Set Targets for quotation chasing and outbound calls
• Answer Incoming Telephone Calls
• Coordinated approach to customer requests, through daily/weekly follow up calls with customer to establish contract updates
• Log and track market data to establish market
  trends, through the recording of work, Tender, Won/ Lost or shelved.

Person specification:
Experience/knowledge / skills / understanding:
Essential

• Sound product knowledge including construction & transport industries
• Ability to manage completing deadlines & anticipate problems and potential solutions
• A practical and hands on approach
• Effective communication & exceptional customer services skills

Desirable

• Experience of working in a similar role
• A good knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint would be advantageous
  Our Values: Invest, Improve, Integrate, Innovate

To apply: contact sophiejones@gdharries.co.uk

We currently have a great opportunity available within one of our quarries for a Welder/Fabricator to be based in Pembrokeshire.

The ideal candidate will:

• Under their own supervision, use a variety of welding, cutting, and abrasive wheel equipment to perform running repairs on a variety of equipment, relative to their assigned location within the quarry.
• Perform their own work and provide assistance to others as directed.
• Safely carry out welding, cutting, brazing, hard facing, tacking and any other reasonable instruction
• Be responsible for following specific and detailed work processes within a quarry environment during daily job activities.
• Have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Be able to review quality of work against standards both visual and written, as well as being knowledgeable in the use of precision measuring instruments.
• Perform post-work inspections where required.
• Follow safety procedures diligently at all times i.e., perform welding assembly process in accordance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards and policies.
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience; 3-5 years of experience would be preferred.
• Preferably have a Coded certification in welding or equivalent

What we can offer you:

• NEST pension scheme
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Career progression, training and qualifications
• Private Medical Health Cover
• Company Life Assurance Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly Paid

To apply: contact sophiejones@gdharries.co.uk