Operative apprentice Review

Item: Operative apprentice at Tarmac
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Tarmac

Level 2 Apprenticeship

Logistics and Operations

Buxton SK17, UK

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.2/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

Shunting & Loading trains on the sidings, creating, reviewing and bringing documents up to the new Tarmac standard. Ticketing and invoicing.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

Think it is brilliant, It gets you involved in tasks & roles you wouldn't otherwise be involved in. Lots of networking, therefore meet lots of new people in and out of our business (Contractors).

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

Yes, very interesting and motivating to learn more. Get a better understanding of all sections and areas of the quarry, including other employees roles and their day-to-day tasks.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

Provides a wide variety of information for lots of different subjects.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

Receive a lot of support from my line manager with my role in general & all my course work.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

3/5

Never been in a position where I've had to ask for their support but they always seem very helpful.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

5/5

I think it helps me to perform better as I have a greater understanding of different aspects of the company which enables me to grow and learn within the business.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

4/5

I attended a health and wellbeing day at St. Georges park where I met lots of new people from different areas. I also got to understand people better.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Tarmac to a friend?

Yes

Why?

There is lots to learn in a very wide variety of areas. You can always better yourself as there are endless development opportunities available within the business which are aimed at everyone.