This week we caught up with family man, Rob Greenfield, UK Planning and Development Manager, as he celebrates 30 years service with the company. Now based in the Rugby Office, Rob has worked in many different roles and at various locations. He has always focused on a positive balance between working hard and playing hard with his three children. He is physically active, competing in half-marathons, steeplechases and triathlons, often with his family too.
Rob’s moved around a lot since joining RMC in 1988 – his children were all born in different counties! Originally from Newport South Wales where he met his wife Ruth, Rob joined RMC’s Wales region in 1988 as a placement from his IT college. Based out of Bridgend office he worked on daily stock control and collated concrete cube test results. When a brand-new lab facility was built at Bridgend he became the Lab Supervisor, and this showpiece technical facility attracted visits from local technical colleges. Rob helped facilitate and teach the visitors and soon realised he had a natural flair for training and development.
In 1998 RMC developed its Thorpe HQ into an International Training Centre and he successfully applied to become Technical Training Manager which meant a house move to Reading, Berkshire. He remembers on his first day arriving two hours late after leaving home at 6.30 am – a rude welcome to the congested south-east motorway network. Over the next five years Rob and his team hosted hundreds of training courses for employees throughout the country – they built a centre of training excellence for the industry.
A reorganisation in 2003 saw Rob move into the Technical team as a Trainer which meant another relocation to Rugby where he lives now. The next period was quite turbulent with Project Rock, the acquisition of RMC by CEMEX, and the need to standardise systems to the CEMEX Way. Rob grasped the opportunity and has worked in training and development in the human resources team since 2008.
Rob has valued the diversity of roles offered during his three decades of service – he was always encouraged to try new challenges, often in at the deep end, but fully supported by his line manager. He’s proud to have survived through three major recessions and has enjoyed the diverse opportunities within our large global organisation. He loves getting into the detail and doing something well.
Congratulations Rob for your dedicated long service to the hundreds of people who have benefited from your diligence and commitment to learning, training and development – here’s to the next thirty years!
The photo above shows Rob with HR Director, Jill Delaney, congratulating him on his achievement.