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VINCI Facilities is looking for a skilled Groundworks Operative to join the mobile team in Manchester. This hands-on position involves essential repairs like manhole replacements and concrete work, requiring proficiency with specific tools and a strong background in grounds maintenance. The role offers generous benefits including training, holidays, and a pension contribution in a supportive work environment.
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Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday
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Purpose of Role
Vinci Facilities, a leading provider of integrated facilities management and infrastructure solutions, is looking for a skilled and reliable Groundworks Operative to join our mobile team, covering sites from Newcastle to Birmingham, ideally based between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent.
Job Description
In this hands-on role, you'll carry out essential repairs including manhole and pothole replacements, grip and drain repairs, and concrete work. Experience with tools such as floor saws, cement mixers, and hydraulic breakers is preferred, along with a strong background in grounds or civil maintenance.
This is a great opportunity to join a supportive and professional team delivering high-quality infrastructure work across key locations.
Responsibilities
•Manhole cover and frame replacements
• Pothole patching and resurfacing
• Concrete surface and structural repairs
• Replacement of roadside grips
• Drainage repairs and maintenance
• General groundworks and civils support
• Ensuring all works comply with health, safety and environmental standards
Essential Qualifications/Skills
• Hands-on experience in Grounds Maintenance
• Proficient in using a floor saw
• Skilled in operating a cement mixer
• Experience with hydraulic breakers
• Ability to carry out minor civils repairs
• Strong awareness of site safety procedures
• Flexible and reliable team player
In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.
We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.