General Operative - Cork

GMC Utilities Group; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

GMC Utilities Group in Cork is seeking an experienced General Operative to join our team. The role supports project delivery across all business areas from a construction perspective, based in Cork.

The successful candidate will assist trade personnel, help prepare worksites, and ensure safety standards are met. A full clean driver’s license is essential, with training available for manual handling, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Full clean driver’s license essential.
• Manual Handling is desirable (training can be provided).
• Good work ethic.
• Ability to work under pressure with deadlines.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide general assistance in support of safe delivery of project work scope.
• Ensure all work scope undertaken is carried out in a safe and productive manner, in line with Supervisors direction, company and project procedures.
• Be aware of and practice fully the requirement for total safety attitude in all operations.
• Assist trade personnel in the completion of their duties.
• Prepare and maintain worksite in line with Supervisor’s instruction.
• Assist with general housekeeping, ensuring a safe, clean and tidy site is maintained at all times.
• Follow the schedule communicated by the supervisor.
• Support the main activity by obtaining the necessary tools and materials and then assisting the trade personnel under their guidance and instruction.
• Deal with any minor issue that prevents completion of the task, within ability.
• Proactively seek additional tasks where time permits.
• Adhere to all company policies, working practices and procedures.
• Participate in Toolbox Talks.
• Participate and contribute to Emergency Response process and procedure.

Skills

Driver's license

Manual Handling

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Work ethic

Customer service

Integrity

Job description

Are you looking tobecomepart of a collaborative team whilst maximising your potential togrow and develop within your career?

The Role.

GMC are currently looking for an experiencedGeneral Operativeto join our team.This role will be based in Cork.

The successfulGeneral Operativewill be supporting the delivery of projects across all aspects of the business from a construction point of view.

KeyDuties and Responsibilitieswill include but are not limited to:

• To provide generalassistancein support of safe delivery of project work scope.
• Ensure all work scope undertaken is carried out in a safe and productive manner, in line with Supervisors direction, company and project procedures.
• Be aware of and practice fully the requirement for total safety attitude in all operations.
• Assisttrade personnel in the completion of their duties.
• Prepare andmaintainworksite in line with Supervisor’s instruction.
• Assistwith general housekeeping, ensuring a safe,cleanand tidy site ismaintainedat all times.
• Follow the schedule communicated by the supervisor.
• Support the main activity by obtaining the necessary tools and materials and thenassistingthe trade personnel under their guidance and instruction.
• Providing it is within the general/craft assistant’s ability, deal with any minor issue that prevents completion of the task.
• Proactively seekadditionaltasks where timepermits.
• Adhere to all company policies, working practices and procedures as communicated by the company from time to time.
• Participate in Toolbox Talks.
• Participate and contribute to Emergency Response process and procedure.

The Candidate:RequiredExperience and Competencies:

• Full clean driver’s license essential.
• Manual Handling is desirable (training can be provided)
• Good workethic
• Confident, motivated and can work independentlyas well as part of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
• Time management abilities to meet targets.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Integrity and respect for confidentiality and privacy.

Become a part of something bigger.

At the heart of GMC is our people, from engineers through to customer service and we aim to work collaboratively towards our common goals.

GMC is an equal opportunity employer, and we aim to recruit and retain like-minded people from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of expertise. If you require any specific accommodations, we will make every reasonable effort to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. Please contact us at [e-mail].

In GMC we foster a work culture that promotes collaboration and learning, building an environment where our people have the capacity to maximise their potential whilst gaining the opportunity to continuously develop.

Our Future.

Since the founding of GMC in 1981 by Gerry McCloskey, GMC has grown to be Ireland’s leading Civils and Utilities company and the future for GMC is bright. We have engaged with our staff and other stakeholders to agree and publish our core values.

One of our core values is to

“Focus on the Future”.

Our growth to date reflects the confidence that our customers have in our service delivery, in the innovative approach that we bring to how we do our work, and to our culture of safety and quality.

We have ambitious plans to develop our footprint in Ireland and overseas but understand that every decision we make contributes to people’s quality of life throughout generations, and we don't take that responsibility lightly as we build Ireland’s infrastructure of tomorrow, today.