Skilled Highways Operative

Essex Highways; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sick Pay

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Discounts via RJ Rewards app

Job summary

Essex Highways is looking for a team member to assist in highway maintenance and construction in Nantwich. The role involves carrying out skilled tasks, ensuring safety, and maintaining records.

Candidates should have previous on-site experience, a valid driving license (LGV class 2 preferred), and an understanding of health and safety impacts. Benefits include sick pay, competitive salary, and discounts through the RJ Rewards app.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in highway maintenance activities on site.
• Able to conduct basic safety and quality audits.
• Good understanding of health and safety impacts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering highway maintenance and construction works.
• Carry out skilled tasks including drainage and civil works.
• Ensure safety during all works and complete daily records.

Skills

Highway maintenance activities

Driving license (LGV class 2)

Safety audits

Traffic management

Environmental awareness

Job description

The main purpose of the role is to assist, generally as part of a team, in delivering highway maintenance and construction works.

The Role

• Work as part of the highway maintenance operational team.
• Carry out a variety of skilled tasks including carriageway, footway, drainage maintenance, soft estate maintenance works (grass cutting, strimming etc.) and minor civil works.
• Ensure that all works are completed safely.
• Receive daily briefings and understand risks and control measures required for the task.
• Complete daily record sheets and associated documents.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of delivering highway maintenance activities on site.
• Previous experience in winter maintenance and emergency response desirable.
• Current, valid driving licence essential, with LGV class 2 desirable.
• Able to carry out basic safety, quality and environmental audits and risk assessments.
• Able to take responsibility for traffic management, 12 A/B Traffic Management.
• Good understanding of health and safety and its impact on the workplace.
• Demonstrable awareness of environmental aspects and impacts and waste management.

Benefits

• Sick Pay
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to purchase up to 5 days extra leave
• A variety of discounts through the "RJ Rewards" app, including restaurants, holidays, days out etc.
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme

The Company

Ringway Jacobs is a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. We support over 10,000 miles of highways, footway, public rights of way and street lights, and excel in delivering safe, sustainable service excellence through innovation and collaborative culture.

Ringway Jacobs is an equal opportunities employer. As part of our commitment, we support the Armed Forces Community by offering guaranteed interview to service leavers, veterans, reservists, cadet force adult volunteers and military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria for the position.