Job Summary
Permanent Highways Maintenance Operative to join Area 10 – Strategic Highways account based in Milnrow depot, Rochdale.
A Highways Maintenance Operative plays an important part in the installation of temporary traffic management and all aspects of highway maintenance works including routine and cyclic maintenance, minor civil works, litter picking, etc.
Responsibilities
- Maintain high technical standards.
- Attend project and work briefings as required.
- Drive/operate vehicles and plant requiring general and specialist skills, including vehicle checks, routine maintenance, and cleaning.
- Complete all aspects of highway maintenance works including routine and cyclic maintenance activities, minor civils’ works, litter picking, etc.
- Perform winter maintenance operations.
- Provide emergency call-out operations.
- Take responsibility for the safety of yourself and others within your team to ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe operation to protect member of the public.
- Perform vehicle checks prior to shift starting, correctly fill in defect books.
- Record drivers’ hours.
- Allocate and capture time and resource utilisation in line with operated allocation system.
- Maintain records, complete necessary paperwork, communicate and liaise with other employees of Amey, sub-contractors, the emergency services, the police, the general public, clients and customers.
Qualifications / Skills
- Problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated and pro-active.
- Excellent communication skills.
Benefits
- Career Development – Exceptional development and progression plan.
- Pension – Generous pension scheme with employer contributions.
- Flexible benefits scheme tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
- Online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers, healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers.
- Community involvement – 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.
Working Hours
The standard hours of work are 42 hours per week on average: 12-hour shifts days and nights, 4 on 4 off days/nights rotation.
Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Please contact our recruitment team at chantal.hayes@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.
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