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Highways Operative Role in Somerset
We are currently recruiting for a Highways Operative to join our client in Somerset. The role involves:
1. Collecting recycling and waste from over 100,000 homes and businesses across North Somerset and surrounding areas.
2. Managing Household Waste Recycling Centres at Backwell, Portishead, and Weston, along with two Waste Transfer Stations in Weston.
3. Maintaining 1,100 km of North Somerset highways, including surface repairs, winter maintenance, gully management, drainage, kerbing repairs, signage, linemarking, and emergency response services.
4. Providing HGV driver and mobile plant training, vehicle servicing, maintenance, event cleaning, and other environmental and highway maintenance services to commercial clients.
5. Joining the highways division at Sandford, working within a 2-3 person team to perform tasks such as kerbing, patching, erecting/dismantling fencing and signage, and winter maintenance as part of the on-call team.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Perform assigned tasks safely, efficiently, and on schedule, reporting issues to supervisors.
2. Be available for emergency and winter standby duties.
3. Travel across the county to perform various highway maintenance tasks.
4. Operate a range of plant and equipment.
5. Conduct daily risk assessments, site inspections, and vehicle checks.
6. Install and maintain signage, lighting, and safety barriers.
7. Maintain vehicles, plant, and equipment.
8. Work flexible shifts, including day and night shifts.
9. Opportunity to upskill as a professional driver through the Driver Training Academy.
Candidate Requirements:
1. Hold a CSCS card, NPORS, SSSTS, or equivalent qualification.
2. Current UK driving license with no more than 6 penalty points.
3. Experience in highways or construction industry.
Note: This job posting is active and accepting applications.
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