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Have you always had that knack for practical, hands-on tasks? Did childhood hobbies see you taking an interest in building and diggers or trucks? Are you often curious about how things are made and why things work? If so, perhaps working as an operative in a quarry, concrete or asphalt site is your career call. Earn as you learn, combining college study for a Level 2 material processing plant operators apprenticeship with industry experience at the largest independent construction materials group in the UK. Breedon is a home for inquisitive learners. Quarries, concrete, and construction are no longer old-fashioned sectors. We’re providing the foundation for our lives, building the places where we live and work, play and in-between. Interested in...?Being paid to go to college; earn as you learn, without having to ‘work the time back’ Achieving a Level 2 material processing plant operator apprenticeship qualification Full company funding of any fees for qualifications and training No need to buy your own kit or any work equipment; it’s all on us No shifts, no nights, no weekends; a 40-hour week, with Monday-to-Friday daytime hours A competitive salary significantly higher than the national minimum wage for apprentices Support from a community of apprentices; a collaborative and comprehensive induction A huge variety of potential career progression pathways at a stable, thriving business As an Apprentice operative, you’ll support the vital need to uphold quarry and cement site production. You’ll be loading trucks with rocks, stone, sand, and gravel and driving some of the large yellow machinery such as a loading shovel. You will be maintaining machinery such as the loading shovel by ensuring it is well greased, dust free and reporting any defects. You will get involved in maintaining a tidy si