Highways Operative Sandford, North West England, England
Job description
Highways Operative
We are looking for a Highways Operative to join our Highway Maintenance team based at our depot in Sandford and working across the North Somerset area.
Our Highways team keep communities moving. Join us to help construct and maintain North Somerset Highways. This role is ideal for an experienced and skilled groundworker keen to work as part of a 3 or 4 person team delivering small highway maintenance and improvement projects, whilst also willing to assist with the out of hrs winter maintenance and emergency call out activities via a standby rota.
We will offer you:
- Basic salary range of £26,000 – £29,000 this is dependent on previous experience, skills and qualifications
- OTE - £27,500 - £31,500 with contractual Overtime and Standby
- On-going training and career development opportunities to fulfil your potential
- 21 days annual leave
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Work on small highway, footpath, drainage, signing and kerbing projects.
- Operate plant and equipment necessary for the project delivery
- Where appropriate provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives
- Undertake out of hours emergency call out works
- Undertake out of hrs winter maintenance driver duties
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Clean driving License
- A commitment to Health and Safety
- Extensive groundworks experience, preferably in Highways
- Qualifications in the operation of most relevant plant and equipment
- Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy
- Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers
- Willingness to assist in out of hrs Winter Maintenance and Emergency Response duties
- LGV Class C driving license OR demonstrate capability to support investment of LGV Class C training during probationary period
- Commitment to Customer Service
Desirable:
- New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation
- CSCS Card
- Highways Operative experience
- Lantra 12 D
- Small tools training
- 360 mini digger – NPORS or CITB
At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at [email protected] or inform the recruitment manager in the first instance and we will be pleased to offer support.
We also welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview, whether this is part-time working, home working, or any other alternative. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.
This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.
