Highways Maintenance Operative
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Kier is looking for a dedicated Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation team. If you take pride in hands-on work, enjoy being part of a supportive team, and want a role where no two days are the same, this could be the perfect opportunity.
You'll play a vital part in delivering essential services that keep our roads safe and our communities connected. From tarmac and paving works to emergency call-outs and traffic management, your contribution will help us deliver on our promises to clients and the public.
Location: Picketts Lock - N9 0AT or Staines, Wraysbury - TW19 6HA
Hours: Permanent, full time of 40 hours per week on a shift pattern including days and nights
Salary: £ 14.80 to £16.00 per hour depending on experience + uplift for nights + overtime + call out & standby
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Kier Transportation team, supporting them in maintaining a safe and operational highway.
Your day to day will include:
Working as part of a team to carry out; tarmac and paving works, traffic management and winter service delivery
Responding to emergency works and completing safety-critical tasks
Liaising professionally with members of the public when approached on site
Following Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, ICoP and all training provided
Completing required paperwork accurately and on time (e.g., PUWER checks, HAVS forms)
What are we looking for?
This role of a Highways Maintenance Operative is great for you if have:
Full UK driving licence
Previous experience in Highways
Good level of physical fitness
Willingness to work days or nights when required
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. .
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. .
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
Kier is looking for a dedicated Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Transportation team. If you take pride in hands-on work, enjoy being part of a supportive team, and want a role where no two days are the same, this could be the perfect opportunity.
You'll play a vital part in delivering essential services that keep our roads safe and our communities connected. From tarmac and paving works to emergency call-outs and traffic management, your contribution will help us deliver on our promises to clients and the public.
Location: Picketts Lock - N9 0AT or Staines, Wraysbury - TW19 6HA
Hours: Permanent, full time of 40 hours per week on a shift pattern including days and nights
Salary: £ 14.80 to £16.00 per hour depending on experience + uplift for nights + overtime + call out & standby
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Kier Transportation team, supporting them in maintaining a safe and operational highway.
Your day to day will include:
Working as part of a team to carry out; tarmac and paving works, traffic management and winter service delivery
Responding to emergency works and completing safety-critical tasks
Liaising professionally with members of the public when approached on site
Following Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, ICoP and all training provided
Completing required paperwork accurately and on time (e.g., PUWER checks, HAVS forms)
What are we looking for?
This role of a Highways Maintenance Operative is great for you if have:
Full UK driving licence
Previous experience in Highways
Good level of physical fitness
Willingness to work days or nights when required
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. .
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. .
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier