Plant Operative – Cardiff Concrete Plant

About the role

Join Breedon Group plc as a Plant Operative at our Cardiff Concrete Plant. This hands‑on role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with mobile plant machinery, prefers an active environment over a desk, and wants to contribute to the construction materials supply chain.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out pre‑start inspections of static and mobile plant equipment.
• Load aggregate bins and unload sand deliveries from ships at the wharf.
• Load sand onto tipper trucks for distribution to other sites.
• Load site production waste for disposal.
• Monitor raw material stock levels and perform quality checks.
• Perform basic plant maintenance tasks.
• Manage the site yard, including traffic control and housekeeping.
• Enforce site rules and procedures to ensure compliance.

Required profile

• Full UK driving licence and reliable transport to the site.
• Genuine interest in the construction materials industry and operating heavy mobile plant machinery.
• Willingness to undertake in‑role training and achieve a Level 2 Plant Operations NVQ diploma.

Required skills

• Loading Shovel operation.
• Basic plant maintenance.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Holiday Buy Scheme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Volunteer, Share Save, and enhanced family benefit schemes.
• Health & Wellbeing programme and digital GP access.