Concrete Batcher / Despatcher

• Armadale location | Monday – Friday + alternating Saturdays
• Coordinate batching, drivers, deliveries, plant stock, customer bookings
• Retail & fuel discounts, extra leave & genuine career growth across Adbri

The role

We’re looking for a motivated and reliable Concrete Batcher / Despatcher to join the team at Swan Materials in Armadale. You’ll be the operational heartbeat of the plant - ensuring smooth and efficient concrete deliveries across the Perth metro area. You’ll manage concrete batching, scheduling, driver coordination and rosters, taking customer bookings, managing raw material stock ordering and management (including loader driving), site safety, and day-to-day plant operations.

This is a coordination-heavy role, handling a high volume of incoming customer bookings and operational calls daily. If you thrive under pressure, enjoy coordinating people and logistics, and know your way around concrete batching systems, this is an opportunity to join a business where your experience and work ethic will be genuinely valued.

Key responsibilities:

• Taking customer phone and email orders and enquiries
• Operating the concrete batching system (Command)
• Scheduling and allocating agitator drivers and trucks to customer jobs
• Coordinating drivers and ensuring deliveries are on time
• Handling customer updates, delays, rescheduling and service issues
• Monitoring stock levels and coordinating raw material requirements (including operating a front-end loader)
• Completing plant pre-starts, daily housekeeping and ensuring safe plant operation
• Supporting fatigue management and Chain of Responsibility compliance

Hours: Monday – Friday (rostered shifts are between the hours of 3am – 4pm, with flexibility needed for busy periods). Saturday shifts are fortnightly, based on customer demand.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone who can confidently manage a busy operation, think on their feet, and communicate effectively with drivers, concreters, customers and suppliers in a fast-moving environment.

• Previous batching experience within the concrete industry (use of Command desirable)
• Front-end loader experience
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills
• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Confident communication skills and ability to handle pressure
• Experience in dispatching, scheduling or logistics coordination
• Good organisational and problem-solving skills
• A proactive and safety-focused mindset
• Experience in dispatching, scheduling or logistics coordination
• Forklift licence desirable

Benefits

• Join Adbri, an iconic Australian company - established in 1882, with 200+ plants, 8 brands and 5 joint ventures supplying essential construction materials nationwide!
• Structured learning and development pathways with real career progression opportunities
• Generous discounts including retail, fuel, car rental, Qantas Club and exclusive savings on Adbri products
• Extra leave options such as purchased leave, parental leave and volunteer leave
• Wellbeing support through our confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Service awards and recognition celebrating your contribution and milestones

About Swan Materials

Now part of Adbri, Swan Materials has been trusted by Western Australians, from its origins on the Swan River to its home today at Cockburn Cement’s Kwinana facility. It has helped build the foundations of our homes, roads, and communities. Now, the Swan name has evolved beyond cement as we grow our presence in Western Australia with the addition of select BGCs concrete, quarries, transport, asphalt, and materials technology centre. We are proud to introduce and unite these businesses as Swan Materials, a new name for a trusted partner.

About Adbri

Adbri is majority owned by CRH and is a market leader in the manufacture and supply of construction materials and industrial minerals which has been building a better Australia since 1882. Adbri's respected brands employ over 2800 people nationally producing cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, concrete products and industrial minerals.

About CRH

CRH (NYSE: CRH) is the leading global provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing 80,000 people at 4,000 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in North America, Europe and Australia. As the essential partner for transportation and critical infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune Global 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

For more information visit: www.crh.com

Creating a safe and supportive diverse workforce

Adbri recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be Always Ready. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.

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