Landfill Manager in Tyttenhanger

Location: Tyttenhanger
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Tarmac
Job Hours: Full-time

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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 recruiting for a Landfill Manager to join and lead our fantastic team at our Tyttenhanger Landfill site, located close to St Albans in Hertfordshire. The site is easily accessible from St Albans, Hatfield, Potters Bar, Radlett, Borehamwood, Barnet, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden, Hertford, Luton, Dunstable, Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City, Waltham Abbey, Harlow, Waltham Cross, Enfield, New Barnet and 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

The Landfill Manager role here at Tyttenhanger will manage the environmental, safety and operational standards which are key in the fundamentals of the role for the Landfill site, with cost control, contractor management and performance improvement being high. Managing site compliance with business policies and procedures and ensuring that legislative compliance is also a strong aspect of the role.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the role , not exhaustive:

  • Experienced in both the Landfill/Recycling and Quarrying sector of industry
  • Responsible for managing, coach and developing a highly motivated team to ensure business continuity and reduce business risk
  • You will support change and continuous improvement initiatives and producing operational reports
  • Maintaining and implementing existing and new, Standard Operating Procedures, risk assessments and training your staff on the same
  • Reporting and investigating any unsafe or hazardous working practices
  • Issue of safety briefings and toolbox talks to your operational team
  • Collate and report on monthly performance KPI for your business unit for the Area Operations Manager and drive operational performance through KPI’s
  • Take responsibility for their own safety and that of colleagues and business partners
  • Maintain site housekeeping to a high standard
  • Responsible for the budget in relation to the plant you are responsible for, these being both fixed and variable costs
  • Key Stakeholders you will liaise within the responsibilities of this role:

  • Operations Manager - Health & Safety team - Procurement and support teams - National Logistics team - Area Operations teams - Area Commercial teams - Area HR Manager - Industry Bodies - Customers
  • The Ideal Candidate

    To be successful in this role the ideal candidate for the position of Landfill Manager you will have experience and knowledge of:

    ESSENTIAL Experience

  • Experienced in Quarry (Sand & Gravel) and Landfill / Recycling operations
  • IOSH/NEBOSH would be advantageous
  • Experience in environmental, sustainability and recycling programmes – would prove highly beneficial
  • Full knowledge of Risk Assessments and Safe System of Work Systems along with working knowledge of H&S and Environmental policies
  • DESIRABLE Qualifications

  • A role associated Degree in Quarrying, Environmental or Sustainability would prove highly beneficial
  • WAMITAB or equivalent qualification
  • IOSH Managing Safely
  • NVQ in fixed and mobile plant operations
  • Due to the nature of the role you must hold a full UK manual car driving licence with no more that 6 penalty points

    Why Us

    In addition to the role of Landfill Manager we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits:

  • Bonus scheme 
  • Enhanced holiday entitlement 
  • Contributory pension scheme 
  • Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
  • Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
  • 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
  • Training and development opportunities 

  • About Tarmac


    Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our company combines the knowledge and expertise of two of the construction industry’s most iconic brands: Tarmac, the pioneers of the modern road and Blue Circle, the company that patented Portland Cement.

    Our innovative products and solutions not only safely deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long term future. We have contributed to some of the UK’s biggest construction projects, including The Sainsbury Laboratory, Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Terminal 5, Blackpool Sea Defences, The Shard and London 2012.

    We have over 150 years of experience and directly employs around 7,000 people across a nationwide network of over 400 sites. Our solutions span aggregates, asphalt, cement, lime, offsite manufacturing, readymix concrete, road contracting services, building products and recycling services. This unique combination of people, technology and assets enables us to offer customers unrivalled choice, innovation and flexibility.

    Safety is at the core of our business, and underpins the way we operate; beginning with a commitment to providing a safe environment for all employees, as well as contractors and the communities around our sites. We are one of the largest recyclers of construction materials in the UK and a net consumer of waste. We're also one of the UK’s largest landowners, providing environmental stewardship for thousands of acres of countryside. Tarmac is part of CRH plc. CRH is a leading global diversified building materials group, employing c.87,000 people at c.3,800 operating locations in 31 countries worldwide. With a market capitalisation of c.€27 billion (March 2017), CRH is the largest building materials company in North America and the second largest worldwide

    Prior to its acquisition by CRH from Lafarge SA and Anglo American Plc on 31 July 2015, the business was known as Lafarge Tarmac.

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