Operative

Kier Group; Chard; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A transportation services company is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative to efficiently support highway service requirements in Minehead. Candidates must hold a full driving license and be able to work both independently and as part of a team. This full-time position offers a competitive salary ranging from £26,208 to £29,000, depending on experience, along with various benefits and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Annual holiday entitlement

Various benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Can communicate faults or issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the efficient delivery of highway service requirements.
• Contribute to customer care by working closely with team members.
• Respond to defects on the highway within designated timescales.
• Use tablet devices for record-keeping during repairs.
• Conduct daily defect reports on vehicles and maintain them.

Skills

Full driving license

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Highways Maintenance Operative

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation team based in Minehead. Within this, you can enjoy a fantastic pension scheme, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, and even 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

Minehead, Somerset

Contract

Permanent, Full time

Salary

£26,208 to £29,000 depending on experience + call out + overtime

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

Responsibilities

• Support the Operative team with the efficient and timely delivery of highway service requirements across the Somerset network, including reactive works, emergency response, minor civils works / improvement works, winter maintenance activity and severe weather operations.
• Contribute to customer care by working closely with team members, ensuring clients and network users are dealt with in a polite and courteous manner.
• Respond to defects on the highway within designated timescales, updating relevant parties through tablet applications and installing/removing emergency traffic management signage.
• Use tablet devices at incidents and emergency repairs to complete required record sheets and provide accurate records of works.
• Conduct daily defect reports on vehicles and ensure vehicles are cleaned and maintained in good order.

Qualifications

• Drive and hold a full driving licence.
• LGV training will be provided once you meet necessary business targets.
• Can work on your own initiative and as part of a team, communicating faults or issues.

Benefits and Rewards

We are proud 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

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. You can see our D&I action plan here.

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.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier