Highways Maintenance Operative

Kier Group; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Highway Maintenance Operative to join the Area 4 East Depots team. This hands-on role supports maintaining a safe and efficient highway network across the area, with duties including kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing and repair works.

You will operate light plant machinery and assist with tasks while working a 39-hour week on a pattern that includes days and nights. A full UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in highway maintenance or similar field.
• Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Holding a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Operate light plant machinery such as compressors, rollers, and disc cutters with daily checks.
• Assist skilled operatives with kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing and repair works.
• Excavate soil, rock, asphalt and concrete using hand and powered tools.
• Carry out general site duties including sweeping, cleaning and litter picking.
• Perform grass cutting, gully emptying, strimming and traffic management.

Skills

Highways maintenance experience

Full UK driving licence

Outdoor work attitude

Job description

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation Team in our depots across Area 4.

Location: Based at one of the following depots. Coldharbour Depot (ME20 7NS), Farthing Corner Depot (ME8 8PG), Stanford Depot (CT21 4UX)

Hours: 39 hours per week, working on a shift pattern including days and nights

Salary: £13.45 to £15.83 per hour (depending on experience) + uplift for night shifts + call out + overtime

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Highway Maintenance Operative, you'll play a vital role in maintaining our highway network, ensuring it remains safe and efficient for all users. This is a hands-on position where you'll work collaboratively with your team to deliver essential maintenance services across the area.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highway Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Area 4 East Depots team, supporting them in maintaining a safe and efficient highway network. Your day to day will include:

• Operating light plant machinery such as compressors, rollers, and disc cutters, including daily maintenance checks
• Assisting skilled operatives with kerbing, drainage, paving, surfacing, and repair works
• Excavating soil, rock, asphalt, and concrete using hand and powered tools
• Performing general site duties including sweeping, cleaning, litter picking, and handling materials
• Carrying out duties such as grass cutting, gully emptying, strimming and traffic management

What are we looking for?

This role of Highway Maintenance Operative is great for you if:

• Experience in highway maintenance or similar field
• You have a can-do attitude and are willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Full UK driving licence

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of 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 huge 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.

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