Highways Maintenance Operative

May 6, 2022 | Comments Off on Highways Maintenance Operative

Job Title: Highways Maintenance Operative

Location: Polegate

Business Unit: Highways

Hours: Permanent 40 hours per week - Monday to Friday day/night working with the potential requirement to be on a rota for weekend and bank holiday working/standby arrangements

Salary: competitive + benefits

We are Kier, one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure services, working on projects such as Local and Strategic Highways.

We are now recruiting for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Highways team in Polegate to assist the Maintenance & Repair (M&R) Supervisor with the efficient and timely delivery of the M&R service requirements across the network.

What you'll be doing:

As Highways Operative you assist the M&R Supervisor with the efficient and timely delivery of the M&R service requirements across the network. Required to carry out emergency response operations and install traffic management where required, carry out depot operations, maintenance and improvement works and support severe weather operations. The expectation is that you contribute to the promotion of customer care by working closely with team members to ensure client and network users (general public) are dealt with in a polite and courteous manner.

We are seeking candidates who:

  • Capable of working under pressure in within a safety critical role
  • Self-motivated with good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work as a member of a team
  • Full UK driving licence
Kier Benefits:

  • Free life assurance,
  • Access to our valuable pension scheme
  • Generous annual leave entitlement and many more!
  • To find out more about the rewards and benefits at Kier, .
Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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