Skilled Highways Operative
Contract: Cheshire East Highways
Location: Nantwich
Contract Type: Permanent
The main purpose of the role is to assist, generally as part of a team, in delivering highway maintenance and construction works.
The Role
•Work as part of the highway maintenance operational team.
•Carry out a variety of skilled tasks including carriageway, footway, drainage maintenance, soft estate maintenance works (e.g. grass cutting, strimming etc) and minor civils works.
•Ensure that all works are completed safely.
•Receive daily briefings and understand risks and control measures required for the task.
•Complete daily record sheets and associated documents
About You
•Previous experience of delivering highway maintenance activities on site.
•Previous experience in winter maintenance and emergency response desirable.
•A current, valid driving licence is essential, with LGV class 2 as desirable.
•Able to carry out basic safety, quality and environmental audits and risk assessments
•Able to take responsibility for traffic management, 12 A/B Traffic Management
•A good understanding of health and safety and its impact on the workplace.
•Demonstrable awareness of environmental aspects and impacts and waste management.
Benefits
At Ringway Jacobs we recognise that our people make the difference, and in order to do what we do well, particular care is taken in nurturing and investing in our people. That’s why you will always be given the opportunity to utilise your expertise and develop your career.
Ringway Jacobs recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles. We therefore welcome applications from people looking for an alternative working pattern e.g. part-time hours, job share etc. Please let us know on your CV or cover letter if this is what you are looking for.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Sick Pay
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
- A variety of discounts through our “RJ Rewards” app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension scheme
The Company
We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, 10,000 miles of footway, almost 7,800 miles of public rights of way and 242,000 street lights. We excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence, through our passion, integrity and collaborative culture.
Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and the fair treatment of all our employees. As part of this commitment, we proudly support the Armed Forces Community by identifying roles for which we can offer a guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers, and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.