Trainee gully operative Contract: Essex Highways Location: Halstead Contract Type: Permanent Are you ready to kickstart your career as a Trainee Gully Operative? Join our dynamic team, where you'll report directly to our dedicated supervisor. In this pivotal role, you'll play a vital part in delivering top-notch service to our valued customers. Your main responsibility will be to assist in maintaining the pristine condition of our highway network through proficient Gully cleaning. You'll work closely with the team to ensure that all tasks align seamlessly with the strategies and policies set forth by the County Council and Essex Highways. Following a successful 3-month probation period, you will have the opportunity to undergo training and qualification as a HGV driver, to enable to fully qualify as a Gully Operative. The Role Gully cleaning on carriageway defects. Good knowledge and understanding Essex highway network. Cleaning chambers and catchment pits. Undertaking thorough vehicle inspections. The use of a Gully vehicle Traffic Management operations. The post holder will be required to participate in out-of-hours winter maintenance and emergency response activities on a rota basis, which will sometimes involve working unsociable hours, weekends and public holidays. About You A current, valid driving licence New Roads and Street works or NHSS 12 training and qualifications would be highly beneficial. Experience in the use of handheld technology (PDAs, Smartphones, etc) would be advantageous but not essential. Local knowledge of the county would be beneficial Knowledge of gully maintenance and scheme works. 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. If you require further details, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0330 311 2502 or e-mail them on careersringwayjacobs.com, or click on the "Apply Now" button. This will take you to a login page, where you will need to create an account to continue your application. Once you have created an account you will be able to see where your application is up to and apply for other opportunities within Ringway Jacobs. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly. We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV's or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you. Please click on the following link for more information on this role: Job Description To find out more about what we do click here - www.ringway-jacobs.co.uk