Digger Driver / Groundworker – Local Council
We are recruiting for a permanent Digger Driver / Groundworker for the local council in Bournemouth, Dorset.
Areas covered are Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Salary: Up to £33,989 per annum, depending on experience.
Hours: 39 hrs per week - 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3:30pm on Friday.
DBS check and Driving Licence are essential.
CPCS or NPORS digger ticket are essential for this role.
Duties:
* Digging by hand, requiring bending, turning, stretching, twisting and lifting
* Excavation for concrete approx. 1ft deep.
* Levelling by hand soil, concrete, hardcore.
* Process to lay concrete includes bending, shovelling, levelling of concrete, leaning.
* Loading of materials on to vehicle.
* Manual Lifting, including dead lifting, and high level or unloading, including manual transport from location to vehicle, bending, turning, twisting.
* Fence panels 4ft, 5ft, 6ft
* Removal of broken concrete sections.
* Concrete fence posts (2-man lift, 50kg approx.)
* Timber fence posts
* Timber fencing, feather edge, cant rails, timber gates (up to 25kg)
* Roll of chain link fencing (up to 40kg)
* Fly tipping removal, including sofas, TVs, fridges, freezers, washing machines (2-man lift if required), loading items on to flatbed vehicle for disposal.
* Use of wheel barrow, both loaded and unloaded. Some loads, including wet concrete, meaning difficulty in control over load.
* Lifting of loaded wheel barrow on to flatbed vehicle for disposal.
* Use of power tools, including heavy duty breakers and light weight breakers, petrol disc cutters, whacker plates, including transportation of these items.
* Use of hand tools, including pick axes, sledge hammer, breaker bars, brooms.
To apply for this position, please submit an up-to-date CV and call Alan on 01202 292907 for more details.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
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