Operative

Kier Group plc.; Taunton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services firm in Taunton is seeking a Highways Maintenance Operative to support the delivery of highway services across the Somerset network. Responsibilities include responding to highway defects, managing emergency repairs using tablet devices, and maintaining vehicles. Candidates must possess a full driving licence, and although not all criteria need to be met, a willingness to learn is essential. Competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Drive and hold a full driving licence (LGV training will be provided after meeting business targets).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, communicating faults or issues.

Responsibilities

• Support efficient delivery of highway service requirements across the Somerset network.
• Respond to defects on the highway within designated timescales.
• Use tablet devices for incident reports and emergency repairs.
• Conduct daily defect reports on vehicles.

Job description

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Operative team, supporting them with the efficient and timely delivery of highway service requirements across the Somerset network. Carrying out reactive works, emergency response, minor civils works / improvement works, involvement with winter maintenance activity will be necessary along with supporting severe weather operations where required.

Your day to day will include:

• Contributing to the promotions of customer care by working closely with team members, ensuring client and network users are dealt with in a polite and courteous manner
• Responding to defects on the highway within designated timescales, ensuring relevant parties are updated through tablets devices (applications), including installation and removal of emergency traffic management signage
• Using tablet devices (applications) at incidents and emergency repairs on the network and where required completing any required record sheets, utilising the tablet devices in providing accurate records of works on the network
• Conducting daily defect reports on vehicles and ensure vehicles are cleaned and maintained in good order

What are we looking for?

• 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

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

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.