truck driver

driver

apprentice

clinical laboratory scientist

procurement manager

Holcim

A typical day at either La Farge Cement Site, can be differnt.
In Northfleet from 4am to 10am it's busy with divers collecting keys for their lorries and also collecting their delivery tickets or collecting a load of cement and tonnage for their delivery destination. Weigh the Bulk lorries in, find them their job, print a ticket with the product and amount asked of. Once back check their weight must not be over 44000 tones and then print them their delivery ticket to sign and go to their delivery destination.

At West Thurrock it's always very busy, non-stop asking the drivers where they are ment to go to, how much they weigh in as (due to cannot have either a Bulk or Bag lorrie on the exit bridge over 44000 Tones), find there job, print a ticket with either what they must be loaded with or how many bags of each product orderd of. then on the exit bridge, print the ticket and wave them over to sign and go deliver the product/'s.

I learned so much from once I started, learning the ticket procedures, understanding each product and the risk of contamination of mixing differnt products with another product, what they produce at each site, differnt cement products, learning the weighbridge procedures and working round the clock on making sure nothing goes wrong and ensuring the driver signs he's/her ticket correctly, understanding each type of lorrie to how they work inside and out, finding the correct load for the driver, their time to deliver, where to go and comunicating with both the driver and the customer reciving, ordering or canceling the time or product asked of day or night.

The Management for both sites is very good, very tight at making sure nothing goes wrong, everything is done correctly and within the Health and Safety Act.
And at the sametime having a good working realationship and comunication with the workers in the office, outside the office and with all drivers plus with the customers.

I work very hard with my co-workers as to with me, ensuring we help each other weather at the same site or a differnt one via the phone and computer, or even off dutie.

The Hardest part of the job is ensuring that the driver where ever you work has the correct load, the rite tonnage and product tobe deliverd to their site orderd by the customer.
As well as managing to work hard and fast serving all needs of each task.

The most enjoyable part of the job is talking to the drivers, workers on each site, having a laugh and getting to know them plus becomes freinds with them.

“At our company, we’re more than just a team; we’re a family united by a shared passion for excellence. With a relentless focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, we consistently exceed expectations in every endeavor. Our dynamic and inclusive culture fosters creativity, collaboration, and continuous growth, empowering each member to reach their fullest potential.

Driven by integrity and a commitment to excellence, we embrace challenges as opportunities for growth and learning. Our dedication to sustainability and social responsibility ensures that we not only meet the needs of today but also safeguard the future for generations to come.

At the heart of our success lies our unwavering dedication to our core values: integrity, respect, and accountability. These principles guide our decisions and actions, earning us the trust and loyalty of clients and partners worldwide.

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Consistently achieved top sales team by optimising sales opportunities on inbound and outbound calls, forecasting, monitoring and evaluating personal sales performance to enhance individual/team sales results, helping the company to meet its overall turnover and profit targets using SAP  Liaising with the credit department to ensure all credit enquiries were dealt with efficiently  Liaising with the stock controllers to establish latest stock information for customers and any lead times for required products whilst ensuring deliveries from the distribution depot were correct and on time  Liaising regularly with the external account manager to achieve the latest pricing information, ensuring accurate & immediate logging to SAP database  Implementing a central training manual to aid the transition of the movement from an outdated bespoke computer system to the new SAP system  Negotiation of price extensions on issued quotations & issuing updated paperwork

A fantastic company to work for that fully understands the business is the people employed. Give as much education as you need to perform your job to the very highest standard. There is always someone to help and guide you. In the time I have been with Lafarge I have learned the full aggregate production process including all aspects of Health & Safety management. I also have had the opportunity to learn more in depth about Environmental management and the impacts of aggregates extraction has on the ecology.

The last 3 years has been a commercial role with in the ready-mix concrete division and this opportunity has given me all the building blocks to grow a great career in a commercial capacity.

Typical day would start about 7am ready to take calls if any truck / system issues occurred. Log onto systems to see what the next days work was looking like and estimate how many extra trucks would be required. Ring round all offices to get actual truck requirements or spare trucks for me to allocate to other plants. Travel to an office if anyone required training or advice on truck movements. Afternoon spent allocating the trucks after contacting my hired trucks. The hardest part was making a decision what work would have to be moved to help reduce truck requirements and reduce haulage costs.  Finish between 5 and 9pm depending on work load.
The most enjoyable part was getting feedback from Office Managers when haulage costs reduced and loads per day increased.

Responsibility for the day to day management of the cement distribution activities for the depot;
- Responsibility for all the load and delivery schedules to ensure the smooth day to day running of the depot;
- Responsibility for the depot budget; including all online ordering and invoicing;
- Staff responsibilities including 7 full-time Lafarge staff and 20 plus contractors.
- Responsibility for depot health and safety inductions for new staff/contractors;
- Management responsibility of Health and Safety ensuring ISO 18001 standard maintained, this included annual risk assessment reviews;
- Responsibility for Environment management, including annual internal audits and ensuring ISO 14001 standard maintained

The most enjoyable part of the job was the working within a great team the satisfaction of doing a job well .

Extremely varied with often unpredictable tasks and activities. Working at all levels in the business providing advice and support on a wide range of Learning and Development activities, processes and initiatives..
The management in the company was excellent and very professionally.
I learned a great deal about a very wide range of Learning and Development activity. I also operated at a strategic level with Directors and Senior Managers advising and supporting many change initiatives.
The team I led and managed were highly professionally and extremely committed to provide first class services - we became recognised as a centre of excellence not only within our company but also within Lafarge Group

The company is run by people that cannot do the job. They’re oblivious to fixing problems and solely focused on paperwork, charts and quick fix slogans. They do not care about you, your problems or your wellbeing/mental health. All that matters is getting the plant running by any means necessary (even if it means ignoring the safety rules). You will not be here long if your face doesn’t fit or aren’t a yes man, even going as far as driving you out of the company using constructive dismissal techniques. When I first started it was a great place to work, unfortunately when certain management came in it turned to a joke. The job itself is easy, the company is full of morons. 

A typical day would include taking phone calls from hauliers regarding their vehicles ie insurance cheques for accidents, fuel cards, MOT`s tax discs.
Mangers will call regarding their requests for new lease vehicles and the relevant procedure. 
Solicitors will call regarding any additional information regarding incidents of for confirmation to go forward with a claim.
The post is sorted and completed and any emails an answered or forwarded the the relevant people.
A normal day would include interaction with internal colleagues by phone email or in person.

Area walk round and update from night shift. Go through night/day logs for production issues or transport delivery service.
Head morning stauts meeting with , supply chain, transport, warehouse, cutomer service and raw materials.
Attened production meeting and discus schedule updates.
Control transport movment and revalue stock schedule. Warehouse walk and dispatch operations control.
Afternoons are sepnt on project work. Raw material control, cirulation plan and staff planning.

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