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Be more at Tobermore 2 About Tobermore

Tobermore is a European Quality Award winning company. We are a UK based paving and walling manufacturer specialising in the supply of world class landscaping materials including block paving, paving flags, kerbs, edging and walling products for both the domestic and commercial markets throughout the UK and Ireland.

Our customer service Our products Our approach to customers provides reassurance We provide our customers with a market and confidence that we listen to their needs, which leading choice of products to suit all project makes us the supplier of choice. Tobermore seek requirements. Our product quality throughout the to build lasting relationships with our customers years continually meets and surpasses customer by surpassing their expectations in quality and expectations. Tobermore has received many other service. We believe in conducting our business in a accolades to further support the company ethos manner, which achieves sustainable growth whilst of excellent customer service whilst providing high maintaining a high degree of integrity, trust, honesty quality products. Tobermore is also an accredited and teamwork. ISO14001 and ISO9001 company.

Our business processes Our people We make it easy for customers to do business with Our people are the backbone to our company. They us. We have put the correct processes in place so understand the importance of customer relationships. customers find it easy to deal with us and get the People buy from people. Our success is a testament products and information they require faster than to how customers appreciate our staff that have been our competitors. trained and developed to deal professionally with all customer requirements.

3 University isn’t the only route to a good career & qualifications.

• Do you want to earn as you Learn? • Do you want to develop technical skills? • Would you like an academic qualification? • Would you like to work with world-class machinery? • Would you like to work in a successful and growing Company where you can be offered long term career plans?

If the answer is Yes …. we would like you to join our team

Tobermore can offer you a Maintenance Fitter Apprenticeship

Come and join our “Be more @ Tobermore” apprenticeships which combines structured on the job experience in conjunction with your chosen college.

Tobermore is a UK based paving & walling manufacturer - selling world class products for both Domestic & Commercial markets. We are seeking quality apprentices that are “mechanically minded” to join our Production Facility at Tobermore, based just outside Magherafelt, Northern Ireland.

You will gain real life experience and understanding of our production process and its technical needs.

You will have day release to attend college and you will receive a 3rd level qualification.

Sounds like this is for you? Don’t delay and apply today!

4 WHAT DOES A TOBERMORE APPRENTICE LOOK LIKE?

• Be a team player with a positive attitude • Be ready to work hard, be committed & self-motivated • Demonstrate a practical hands-on approach • Have good communication skills • Have a desire to be the best you can be! • Interest in mechanical manufacturing

TOBERMORE BENEFITS

• Earn while you learn! • Pension • 30 days Holidays with further increases with LOS • Holiday Purchase Scheme • Access to Wellbeing App 24/7 Support • Long term career prospects in a growing & financially stable Company • First class working environment • Structured induction and probation period. • Strong emphasis on Training, mentoring & development • Excellent workplace culture & team approach • Top 100 Company • Full PPE supplied on Day 1 • Choice of Branded Clothing from Day 1 • Regular events for all employees

5 What Do I need to Do? Entry Requirements / Selection & Recruitment Process

You will need to apply for a place at one of these colleges in order to join our apprenticeship programme:

• South West College Dungannon • South West College Omagh • NRC Ballymena.

You will to be accepted onto your chosen course and you will need to pass an interview, aptitude test and meet the college entry requirements.

It is advisable that you apply early and by March 2021.

SWC Dungannon offers Level 3 Engineering GOLD & Level 2 Engineering Manufacturing

SWC Omagh & NRC Ballymena offers Level 2 & Level 3 Performing Engineering Operations

If you are successful at completing these initial courses you can progress to a L4 qualification which is equivalent to a foundation degree in Engineering.

We are also partnered with Workplus who can assist you in completing the process with the college and us. You can contact them @ https://www.workplus.app/contact and email [email protected] or [email protected] – You can contact them from 4 January 2021 to 26 February 2021.

Next Steps:

1. Ideally we would ask that you have 6 GCSEs grade “C” or above (or expect to have by August 2021) – however we will also consider applications that don’t have the full 6 GCSEs. 2. Applicants must apply online at https://www.tobermore.co.uk/careers/ Completed applications must be submiited Friday 12th March 2021 – 4pm. You can also apply through Workplus. 3. Interviews & Assessment Day expected to take place during 29 March and 16 April 2021. (By that time you should have applied to your chosen college) 4. If successful – colleges will offer a provisional place and once you receive your GCSEs – they will confirm your college place. 5. If successful – Tobermore will offer you a conditional offer and confirm once you receive your GCSE results and college place. You must provide us with proof.

Job Summary: As an apprentice you will learn the role of a Maintenance fitter with on and off the job training, with a view to supporting the maintenance team with planned and unplanned maintenance duties to ensure that production machines run to their full capacity.

Pay Rates during Apprenticeship: As an apprentice you can also expect to receive an extra £1 on top of the National Minimum Wage for your age! So when you start we will gave you an extra 50p per hour and after completing Year 1 of college we will give you a further 50p per hour. Thereafter you will always be £1 above the NMW rates until you reach the 21-22 year old rate.

In 2021: September 2021: Apprentice Rate is £4.30 per hour plus 50p = £4.80 per hour July 2022: Apprentice Rate plus £1 = £5.30 per hour

Please note that apprentice rates applies to all apprentices who are under the age of 19 or if over 19 and in their first year of apprenticeship. Thereafter the normal NMW will apply.

When you reach the age of 19 to 20 you will move to £6.56 plus £1 = £7.56ph When you reach the age of 21 to 22 you will move to £8.36ph When you reach 23 and over you will move to £8.91ph

Please note NMW rates usually update every April and these rates are valid from April 2021.

6 What Do I need to Do? Entry Requirements / Selection & Recruitment Process

What Year 1 & 2 will look like: You can expect to get real life, hands on experience and learn as you go. You will be supported and mentored through job shadowing and work participation. You will gain experience in all aspects of our production process.

When you start with us Day 1 will involve your initial Health and Safety and HR training.

Throughout the year – you will complete various online Training through our Litmos system

In Year 1-2 you will rotate in the areas listed below

Production Area Description Old Rumbler Tumbling drum and conveyor belt system - manually operated, & hydraulic splitting system which processes walling products HESS 1 Batching plant providing semi-dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) is tumbled (aged) and semi-automatically packed HESS 2 Batching plant providing semi-dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) can be secondary processed (shot blasted) and automatically packed HESS 3 Batching plant providing semi-dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) can be automatically packed HESS 4 Description - NEW Production factory - Batching plant providing semi- dry concrete to modern brick paver manufacturing machine Finished product (after curing) can be secondary processed (shot blasted) and automatically packed Cobra Plant Modern automatic plant for secondary processes required on certain product ranges, initially made through our Hess plants Splitting and aging process Rino, Press 2, F&K Schindler Batching plant providing semi-dry / wet concrete to various machines manufacturing paving flags and kerbs Secondary process of blasting (if required) and packaging. OCEM Plant Batching plant providing semi-dry / wet concrete to modern hermetic press, manufacturing wide range of paving flags Finished product (after curing) can be secondary processed (shot blasted) and automatically packed Polishing & Lacquering Line Complete plant for secondary processing of paving flags / paving bricks, giving a polished, more natural stone effect, Final process of lacquering product to give a long lasting surface protection

Lough Fea Quarry Static processing plant to refine raw aggregate quarried from surrounding land holdings. Primary and secondary crushing machines plus modern washing and screening machinery. All finished products are used for above manufacturing plants in Tobermore head site

7 Meet some of the Maintenance Team

Paul McKeever Derek Bradley Maintenance Manager Maintenance Fitter

With several world class modern production I like working in Tobermore, because the plants on the one site, and with a strong work varies from day-to-day, from welding / emphasis on training, mentoring & development, fabrication to working on pneumatic & hydraulic the role of ‘Maintenance Fitter Apprenticeship’ systems, plus general maintenance task’s. will be well supported by our team of multi skilled mechanical maintenance engineer’s, in all aspects of industrial / mechanical maintenance from preventive / predictable maintenance to the occasionally reactive maintenance required on our busy production plants.

Nigel Speer Stephen Philips Maintenance Fitter Maintenance Fitter

I like the variety of work, no two days I always had my mind set on working at are the same as a Maintenance Fitter Tobermore, having heard it was a good place at Tobermore, and that what keeps it to work. This was compounded by my interest interesting. Every day Is Different! and previous experience in an industrial setting. Work is varied and interesting, and challenging. A good career move in my eyes.

8 Meet some of the Maintenance Team

9 Heart Humility, Excellence, Adaptability, Reliability, Team

HUMILITY People Customers

• We act with strong moral principles • We believe customers are the most demonstrating integrity, sincerity important judge of the quality of our & truthfulness. products and processes. • We will say what needs to be said, • We will listen to our customers, not simply what you want to hear. deliver on our promises and be • ‘We’ over ‘I’ always. honest. • We develop great products and great services by focusing on what our customers want & need.

EXCELLENCE People Customers

• We embrace, encourage and • Providing customer service engage in continuous improvement excellence is at the forefront of our and continuous learning. thinking. • We are driven to be the best in • We focus on building relationships everything we do. designed to maximise customers • We strive to deliver great results. product & service experience.

10 WE RECRUIT PEOPLE WHO SHARE OUR VALUES

ADAPTABILITY People Customers

• We are innovative and work smart. • Continuous improvement is driven • We are always prepared, organised from our customer feedback. and motivated to take on new • Our team often adapt to meet challenges. customer needs. • We are receptive and are open to new ideas and change.

RELIABILITY People & Customers

• We always deliver on our commitments.

TEAM People Customers

• Many of us are more capable than • Our teams all work together, some of us... but none of us are as delivering you a world-class service. capable as all of us! • We can guarantee you the best • We celebrate accomplishments team will be working on your project. as a team. • We are all brand ambassadors.

11 12 Human Resources for further information. Please contact Alison Smyth County L’derry, BT45 5QF 2 Lisnamuck Road, Tobermore Tobermore Be more E: T: Alison Smyth 028 796 42411 028 796 [email protected] cademy

|HR Executive at at Tobermore

13 Get in Touch cademy

Be more at Tobermore

Tobermore 2 Lisnamuck Road, Tobermore County L’derry, BT45 5QF

T: 028 7964 2411 www.tobermore.co.uk