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We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Apprentice to join our Transportation Team based in Minehead, working towards a Level 2 apprenticeship in Highways Maintenance Operative.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading construction and infrastructure services company on an apprenticeship. Whilst working towards a recognised qualification, you'll be able to put your learnings into practice in your day-to-day role, helping you progress within your chosen career.
Location: Minehead
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: £20,800
How does an apprenticeship work?
As a Highways Maintenance Operative you'll be enrolled onto a Level 2 apprenticeship as a Highways Maintenance Operative, giving you the opportunity to earn whilst you learn. You'll work closely with the Transportation team team to design, build and maintain infrastructure for the highways, rail, aviation and ports sectors, with a common goal of connecting people
Your Day To Day Will Include
* Working across several highways depots in the region
* Providing routine maintenance and ensuring continued operation of roads, tunnels, and bridges in the area
* Other activities such as kerbing, concrete work and laying asphalt
* Assisting in monitoring traffic flow during maintenance operations
* Following health and safety protocols, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), and ensuring a safe working environment
What are we looking for?
The role of Highways Maintenance Apprentice is great for you if you:
* A minimum of GCSEs at grades 3 – 9 (GCSE D or above), Functional Skills level 1 in English and Maths
* Are punctual, self-motivated, and willing to learn
* Have the ability to handle physical work in varying weather conditions
* Are over 18 years of age due to the possibility of staying away from home for work and training
* Driving license preferable/advantageous due to location and opportunities to drive certain vehicles etc
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards And Benefits
We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a high priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
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