Job Description
Job Description
Location: Administratively based out of Swarkestone, the day-to-day of this role requires travel across the East Midlands region. You will travel from Swarkestone to site to carry out any relevant regional tasks.
Hours: The post holders will be required to work an annualised hour’s system which is Monday to Friday. Overtime and possible weekend work applicable when reacting to emergency repairs that help to get our waterways open to our customers.
Our team and opportunity
We are looking for a Craft Operative to join our reactive response team. This role is mixed trade/skills with experience ideally in joinery & Carpentry, but also potentially metal fabrication, Bricklayer and/or Stone Mason. In our Reactive Response team, you will be working flexibly to respond to emergencies as they arise on our network.
As a Craft Operative, you will play an important role helping us improve, maintain, and preserve our wonderful network for our customers to enjoy today and into the future. This will involve undertaking the refurbishment or repair of canal infrastructure including locks / bridges/ aqueducts / towpaths and associated equipment; working efficiently to defined s...