Highways Operative Huntingdon, England
Job description
Highways Operative
Milestone Infrastructure is working in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council in Cambridgeshire are seeking experienced Operatives to work in our Huntingdon depot.
As a Highway Operative your duties and responsibilities will include:
- To work as part of operations crew undertaking various labouring duties including excavation works, laying and levelling of kerbs, slabs and bitumen macadam, drainage and gully installations
- To ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of own and other persons and to comply with all local and statutory Health & Safety procedures
- To operate small plant and equipment used in highway maintenance with guidance from Site Supervisor
- To install traffic management under instruction in accordance with method statements with guidance from Site Supervisor
- To participate in an out of hours emergency call out system covering the Cambridgeshire Highway Services network
Skills and Knowledge requirements:
- Clean driving licence
- Ground Works experience, highways preferred
- Willingness to work outside of normal hours and weekends as required (paid as overtime) in all weathers
- Good customer care skills (i.e. dealing with the public)
- Demonstration of capability to gain HGV Class C licence during probationary period - emergency standby and winter maintenance are a contractual part of the service we deliver
Desirable:
- LGV/HGV Class C – training will be given
New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation
- CSCSWhat’s in it for you?
- 21 days' annual leave plus 8 days' bank holiday
- Out of hours / Call out (Overtime)
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Ongoing training & development
- HGV / LGV Driver training
- Employee discount platform
- Referral scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Holiday purchase scheme
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.
We also welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview, 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.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: N/A
