Highways Operative Taunton, England
Job description
Highways Maintenance Operative
Priorswood
£22,000 - £27,000 + Overtime - Sick Pay - LGV / HGV Driver Training
Milestone Infrastructure is currently looking to recruit Operatives to join our highways team in Priorswood.
Our Highways team keep communities moving. Join them to help construct and maintain roads with Somerset Highways in a role that’s ideal for anyone that enjoys manual outdoor work and is willing to pitch in and support winter and emergency maintenance out of hours activities on a standby rota.
You'll be responsible for:
- Undertake out of hours winter maintenance and emergency works
- Work on Highways furniture, equipment and similar fixtures (e.g. Erection, maintenance, fixing and/or dismantling)
- Drive all of the plant and equipment necessary for the required disciplines for maintenance and drainage on Highways and Network
- Take responsibility for vehicles/plant/materials in your charge
- Where appropriate provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives
You'll have:
- Clean driving License
- A commitment to Health and Safety
- Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy
- Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers – you will be required to assist in Winter Maintenance duties
- LGV Class C driving license (desirable but not essential)
- New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation (desirable but not essential)
We will offer you:
- Excellent earning potential through overtime
- On-going training and career development opportunities to fully realise your potential
- 21 days annual leave rising by 1 day per year up to 25 + 8 Bank Holidays
- Local Work
- Sick Pay
- HGV Driver training
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 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 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
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Taunton, TA2 8QY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 07/01/2023
Reference ID: 13475
