Motorway Maintenance Operative

Egis Group; Portlaoise; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Lagan Services in Portlaoise, Co. Laois, is recruiting a Maintenance Operative to perform day-to-day road maintenance and respond to emergencies on a rostered basis, including night shifts.

The role involves practical hands-on tasks and adherence to health and safety standards. Responsibilities include landscaping, road furniture cleaning, traffic management, routine patrols, incident response, winter maintenance, litter collection, and small civil works, with record-keeping and training as

Qualifications

• Experience in day-to-day road maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
• Ability to work on call-out rosters including night work.
• Evidence of practical maintenance experience in routine activities.

Responsibilities

• The hands-on implementation of the day-to-day Project Road maintenance requirements.
• To provide call-out cover to out-of-office hours' emergency responses on a rostered basis including night work.
• To carry out routine maintenance activities including Landscaping / Grass cutting.
• Road Furniture cleaning, Traffic Management, Routine patrols & inspections of the road network.
• Incident response, Winter Maintenance, Litter collection.
• General maintenance duties, Fencing repairs, Small civil works including concrete repairs, ducting etc.
• Keep accurate records of tasks completed.
• Complete training as required
• To undertake all allocated maintenance tasks as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

Skills

Maintenance tasks

Traffic Management

Health & Safety awareness

Record keeping

Education

2nd level education

Class C drivers' licence

Safe Pass holder

Relevant maintenance experience

Job description

Egis Lagan Services

Smoother Journeys, Safer Roads.

We maintain and operate 350 kilometres of Ireland's motorway and high-speed dual carriageway network. In close collaboration with our client Transport Infrastructure Ireland, we deliver year-round services as part of the Motorway.

Key activities include winter maintenance, emergency and incident response, routine asset maintenance, inspections and patrolling, defect remedial works, traffic management and stakeholder liaison.

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Operative for our Portlaoise, County Laois operation.

Urgent position/ Immediate start.

Job Description

The hands-on implementation of the day-to-day Project Road maintenance requirements.

To provide call-out cover to out-of-office hours' emergency responses on a rostered basis including night work.

To carry out routine maintenance activities including:

• Landscaping / Grass cutting
• Road Furniture cleaning
• Traffic Management
• Routine patrols & inspections of the road network
• Incident response
• Winter Maintenance
• Litter collection
• General maintenance duties
• Fencing repairs
• Small civil works including concrete repairs, ducting etc.
• Keep accurate records of tasks completed
• Complete training as required

To undertake all allocated maintenance tasks as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor.

Qualifications

Essential:

• 2nd level education
• Class C drivers' licence
• Valid Safe Pass holder
• Relevant experience with a background in Maintenance.
• Evidence of practical experience in one or more of the routine maintenance activities listed above
• An understanding of and commitment to health and safety practices and principles

Desirable:

Up-to-date training/qualifications in:

• Traffic Management
• H&S Related training - First Aid, Fire Warden, Manual Handling. Safety Rep.
• Other complementary work-related training courses/qualifications
• Experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of the standard methods, equipment, materials, tools, and practices used in performing the road maintenance activities

Licence/Certification:

• C Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person

Additional Information

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