Operative - 159986

Ringway; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Ringway is seeking a generalist highway maintenance operative for permanent, full-time work in Milton Keynes. You will undertake a broad range of routine and cyclical activities, including minor bridge maintenance and vegetation management, to ensure safety and longevity of highway structures.

Emphasis on risk assessments, safe systems of work, and readiness for emergency and winter call outs. Applicants should have 12+ months of experience, current driving licence, and willingness to develop

Qualifications

• General highway maintenance experience.
• Ability to understand risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Willingness to develop and undertake relevant training.
• Experience with small plant and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver routine and cyclical highway maintenance activities.
• Perform minor bridge maintenance and vegetation management.
• Complete planned and reactive maintenance to ensure safety and longevity of highway structures.
• Be available for emergency or winter call outs.

Skills

Generalist skills

Risk assessment

Site safety

Plant operation

Mini excavator

Team player

Flexible hours

Emergency readiness

Safety awareness

LGV interest

Job description

To undertake general structures maintenance and operational works, delivering a broad range of routine and cyclical activities. Responsibilities include minor bridge maintenance, vegetation management, and the completion of planned and reactive maintenance works to ensure the safety, functionality, and longevity of highway structures.

• Banksman
• Manual Handling
• Abrasive Wheels
• Emergency First Aid
• Safe Dig
• Current Driving License
• CSCS card if client requirement
• Minimum level of every day behaviour as set out in the company behaviours matrix

Specialist Skills

• To have and be able to apply a wide range of generalist skills
• To understand risk assessments and to assess according to safe systems of work
• To be able to understand and carry out work as set out in a specification
• Generally hold 12 months+ experience
• Potential & interest in obtaining LGV licence
• Undertaken training on: General health & safety awareness / Risk assessment awareness / Traffic Management / Use of PDA as required
• Ability to use small plant and equipment
• Ability to operate mini excavator
• Team player, prepared to contribute and participate fully in team work
• Prepared to work varying hours to meet the needs of the business
• Willingness to apply skills to a variety of different highways jobs, with changing team members
• Prepared to develop and undertake relevant training and qualifications
• Be able to complete record sheets, paper or electronic
• Be able to take responsibility for plant and equipment
• Ability to use own initiative
• To understand and be responsible for own safety, plus that those around them
• To be available for emergency and/or winter call outs

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 39 - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Ringway 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.

Ringway 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.