Drainage Operative

TN United Kingdom; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Drainage Operative in Brixworth, Northamptonshire. You will support the Maintenance team in ensuring highway drainage assets are operational, while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive work environment. Ideal candidates should be comfortable with manual work outdoors and possess a current driving licence for HGV.

Benefits

Competitive annual holiday entitlement

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Ability to lift and conduct manual work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Current driving licence with the ability to drive HGV.

Responsibilities

• Support cyclical gully cleansing programme and reactive service.
• Use handheld recording devices to capture work information.
• Lead operative in a 2-person crew, responsible for daily tasks.

Skills

Manual Work

Communication

Job description

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We're looking for a Drainage Operative to join our Transportation team based in Brixworth. Within this role, you can enjoy competitive annual holiday entitlement, life assurance, and more.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Brixworth, Northamptonshire

Hours: 45 hours per week – Days

What will you be responsible for

As a Drainage Operative, you'll be working within the Maintenance team, supporting them with the cyclical gully cleansing programme and our reactive service to ensure highway drainage assets are operational.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Using handheld recording devices to capture work information
• Carrying out daily vehicle checks, reporting defects, and keeping vehicles clean and tidy
• Participating in out-of-hours incident response and winter service duties
• Being the lead operative in a 2-person crew, taking responsibility for daily tasks, health and safety, and completing all required paperwork

What are we looking for?

This role of Drainage Operative is ideal if you:

• Can lift and conduct manual work outdoors in all weather conditions; a current driving licence with the ability to drive HGV is required
• Feel comfortable communicating with your team and members of the public
• Can follow and understand Kier's policies and procedures to provide a safe working environment; flexibility to cover varying shift patterns and emergency response

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. More information on benefits can be found here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a priority. We are committed to ongoing efforts and value our employees' experiences in shaping our policies. Our D&I action plan is available for review.

As a Disability Confident employer, we ensure that disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria are offered an interview.

We look forward to receiving your application. #joinkier