General Operative

February 24, 2023 | Comments Off on General Operative

We're looking for a General Labourer to join our Utilities, South-West Water team no days are the same. Within this role, you will be responsible for co-ordinating and ensuring that all work is carried out safely and to programme.

Kier Utilities brings the built environment to life, keeping people and businesses connected. In this role, you will be working on our South-West Water contract, where we work on maintaining the client electricity distribution network across the chosen area.

In the role of General Labourer, you will be responsible for all stages of excavation works on site and aspects of digging & lay on the electricity networks.

Location: Based from our depot in Exeter

Contract: Permanent - Full time

Salary: Weekly paid, hourly rate £10ph to £14ph, dependant on experience

Responsibilities

As a General Labourer for the South-West Water team your day-to-day will include:

  • Responsible for ordering and managing materials
  • Plan, manage and coordinate safety audits
  • Manage and inspect plant
  • Coordinate reinstatement processes
  • Strong focus on Health & Safety whilst completing the work on time and to the required specification.
Who are we looking for?

  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • CSCS Card and EUSR Water Hygiene Trained (can obtained in the role)

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Closing date: 25th March 2023

Please click apply or send your CV to: utilitiesrecruitment@kier.co.uk

Benefits at Kier

We're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity, leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance, and more
  • A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
  • A huge range of deals and discounts at many of your favourite brands

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: www.kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

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 (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: https://www.kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

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