Tractor Driver - Walker Road Depot, Ayr - SOA11396

South Ayrshire Council; Ayr; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join South Ayrshire Council as a Frontline worker to assist with the maintenance and development of open spaces and landscapes. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, contributing to the wellbeing of our local communities while promoting your skills and experience.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme

Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services

Supportive work-life balance environment

Car leasing scheme

Discounts on supermarkets, cinemas, and gym memberships

Purchase of white goods through salary sacrifice

Cycle to Work Scheme

Scotwest Credit Union

Responsibilities

• Assist the Foreperson in maintaining and improving landscape areas.
• Work as part of a team for daily operations.

Job description

Location: Walker Road Operations Depot Ayr Ayrshire, KA8 9LE

Salary: £26,585 - £27,184 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

JOB DESCRIPTION

To assist the Foreperson working as part of a team providing day to day maintenance, improvement and development of landscape areas and similar open spaces.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

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ABOUT US

South Ayrshire is at the heart of historic Ayrshire, with a wealth of local heritage and culture, first class leisure amenities, world-wide travel links, diverse landscapes and thriving communities.

Making a difference for our communities is at the heart of what we do and working with us means, you can use your skills, knowledge and experience to help us do just that. We currently employ around 6000 people to serve a population of more than 112,000 people located across a diverse area that includes the towns of Ayr, Girvan, Maybole, Prestwick and Troon as well as small rural villages, coastline and farmland.

We are an ambitious Council, and we aim to place people at the centre of everything we do as we look to deliver the best possible outcomes. We are ambitious for our communities too and our new Council Plan is based on priorities and outcomes that we believe will have the greatest impact on the wellbeing of our communities, our local economy, and our environment.

BENEFITS

Here’s what we can offer!

• Generous annual leave entitlement and enhanced leave scheme (purchase of up to 2 weeks’ holidays)
• Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health services
• A healthy environment supportive of work-life balance and caring responsibilities
• Car leasing scheme
• Discounts on major supermarkets and retailers, cinemas and gym memberships (including Council leisure facilities)
• Purchase of white goods and more via salary sacrifice
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Scotwest Credit Union

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The grade of this post is Level 4.

The work style for this post is Frontline worker.

The work pattern is:

• Summer: Mon – Thurs (7am – 4.30pm) and Friday (7am – 1pm) 42 hours/week.
• Winter: Mon – Thurs (8am – 3.30pm) and Friday (8am – 12 noon) 32 hours/week.