Highly Skilled Operative VN3587

Highly Skilled Operative VN3587

Business Area: Highways Operatives

Vacancy Base: Scorrier Maintenance Depot, Radnor Road,Scorrier,

County: Cornwall

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 39

Ringway is a market leader in the Highways Term Maintenance Industry, responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce. We want you to grow your career in a way that suits you, whether that is making the best of your skills in a role you enjoy, or developing new skills as you progress with our company.

Activities of the team/department that this role will operate in;

1. The installing, maintaining, removing of static temporary traffic management on motorways and high speed carriageways.

2. The establishing and removal of mobile lane closure traffic management on motorways and other high speed carriageways with and without hard shoulders

3. The installing, maintaining, removing of temporary traffic management on rural and urban roads including moving works and short duration works, static works and dual carriageway works including convoy works, and multiphase traffic signals.

4. A range of arboriculture work including maintenance of grass, hedges, trees and wild grasslands/

5. General maintenance including, drainage, litter picking, sweeping, vegetation clearance, barrier inspections & siding out activities.

6. Winter service activities including gritting, snow clearance, flood avoidance maintenance and any other supporting activity related to winter service.

7. Providing accident maintenance support in relation to a range of causes including road traffic collisions, the clearance of spillages/debris and police/service led activities.

8. Depot based activities including cleaning rearranging and maintaining.

9. Vehicle, plant and labour transportation activities.

10. Completion of various electronic and paper processes to comply with the Company’s procedure in relation to Health and Safety and Fleet.

11. To work safely and be responsible for personal safety, the safety of the whole gang, and that of others who come into contact with the works being carried out

12. To carry out all required checks of plant, equipment and vehicles including completion of associated reports

13. To undertake works as instructed without direct supervision ensuring they are completed to specification and programme

14. To accurately complete daily record sheets and submit them at the end of each day

15. To participate in Emergency Works and Winter Maintenance rosters and to respond to out of office hours emergencies in accordance with roster and within required timescales if required

16. To participate and complete all necessary training.

17. Shift working as required

18. Any reasonable required task associated with the safe and efficient running of the RIS HE SW contract

19. Hold a full and current driving licence

Purpose of the role and your responsibilities;

To carry out specialist highways maintenance or construction work applying specialist skills. Able to work as a Ganger if required on a wide variety of works. Where required, to respond to emergencies and call outs during or out of hours as required and assist with winter maintenance.

Formal qualifications required;

At least one of the following or equivalent

NHSS 12A Foreman

NHSS 12B LTMO

NHSS 12C Supervisor

NHSS 12D T6

NHSS 2B VRS Lead Erector

Streetworks Supervisor

Civils Based Tickets and significant experience

Skills required;

Banksman

Manual Handling

Abrasive Wheels

Emergency First Aid

Safe Dig

Current Driving License

CSCS card if client requirement

Minimum level of everyday behaviour as set out in the company behaviours matrix.

LGV Licence

Winter Maintenance Driver

Experience required;

A minimum of 18 months experience as a highly skilled operative

Knowledge;

Prepared to contribute to and participate fully in team work

Prepared to work varying hours to meet the needs of the business

Will apply skills to a variety of tasks, providing support to others

Prepared to develop and undertake relevant training and qualifications

Able to complete record sheets, paper or electronic

Able to take responsibility for plant, equipment and vehicle defect inspections

Personal qualities;

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Awarded Investors in People Silver, a member of the 5% Club and recognised as an Investor in Diversity. Providing opportunity and growth for all our employees is the bedrock of our business, ensuring a safe, happy and productive workforce.

We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.

Ringway recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles.