At Tarmac,
‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.
We are currently looking for a Technical Manager to join our friendly team based out of Tarmac Bayston Hill, near Shrewsbury covering the West Midlands region. This key role will manage the technical teams and day to day laboratory operations across the West Midlands, ensuring effective unit and product quality control is maintained in accordance with Health and Safety and technical specification requirements.
The role is easily commutable from Shrewsbury, Telford, Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Welshpool, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Stafford, Whitchurch, Ludlow, Kidderminster, Dudley, Walsall, Cannock, Market Drayton, Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding areas.
Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Role Responsibility
Reporting directly to the Senior Technical Manager, the role of Technical Manager will be responsible for ensuring sampling and testing requirements are fully met and the laboratory is operated safely and efficiently. As Technical Manager you will adopt a ‘hands on’ approach assisting Technicians where necessary, as well as the ability to stand in for the Senior Technical Manager as necessary.
The role of Technical Manager will also be responsible for:
1. Managing, developing and coaching the technical team and ensuring a high health and safety standard and culture is in place
2. Provision of full and effective testing processes in accordance with standards and accreditation
3. Identification of quality issues and the instigation of corrective action
4. Effective technical team organisation, ensuring all business requirements are fulfilled
5. Optimising products (cost and performance) as well as management of trial mixes, BOMS and SAP material files
6. Working with operational teams to deliver solutions to slow moving stock and mineral related product issues
7. Monitoring and assisting operations to meet the compliance and consistency criteria to ensure products conform
8. Ensuring technical operational systems are adhered to in accordance with quality control procedures and SOX compliance
9. Investigations of complaints, making recommendation for improvements and identifying root causes
10. External commercial team support to key customers
11. Technical expertise support to the internal sales department
12. Performance management of the team including appraisals and PDPs
13. Ensuring effective liaison and team working with the area operational and commercial teams
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for the role of Technical Manager will have experience gained within the construction sector and will possesses knowledge of aggregate and asphalt testing and production. As well as strong knowledge of production processes and techniques, an understanding of geology and experience with hard rock quarries would be preferred.
Suitable candidates for the role of Technical Manager will possess:
14. Experience effectively managing a team including coaching and team development
15. Passion to drive results
16. Strong knowledge of legislation, test methods and material standards and specifications
17. Good customer awareness and the ability to instil trust
18. Knowledge of added value products and production process requirements
19. Aptitude for problem solving and optimising work
20. Ability to positively influence, persuade others and value differences
21. Ability to communicate effectively
22. Proven planning and organising ability
23. Resilience and the ability to successfully manage conflict
24. Formal Health & Safety Qualification preferred
This Technician role is not a typical ‘lab coat’ laboratory type of role – it is a vital hands-on site-based role, wearing PPE and working in a small team closely supporting our operational asphalt plants.
Why Tarmac
Along with the role of Technical Manager we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:
25. Bonus scheme
26. Enhanced holiday entitlement
27. Contributory pension scheme
28. Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
29. Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
30. Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
31. Training and development opportunities