Gully Cleansing Operative
20 days' Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
Out of hours / Call out (Overtime)
Pension scheme
Ongoing training & development
Employee discount platform
Development opportunities
We are looking for Vactor Operatives to join our highways teams in Wiltshire, based out of our depots in Melksham and Chippenham.
Our Highways team keep communities moving. Join them to help construct and maintain roads in a role that’s ideal for anyone that enjoys manual outdoor work, is looking to develop their skills and be trained to help leave your mark on the communities in which we work.
Your duties & responsibilities as a Vactor Highways Operative will be:
- Work as part of a team operating a vactor unit undertaking highways drainage asset maintenance.
- Use technology (tablets/apps) to input safety data and maintenance records.
- Drive/operate plant and equipment where trained, necessary for the for the day to day tasks set.
- Take responsibility for vehicles/plant/materials in your charge.
- Where appropriate provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives.
- Undertake winter and emergency maintenance out of hours activities on a standby rota.
- In the event of downtime or service disruption you may be asked to fill in on other highways maintenance activities such as repairing potholes, patching, drainage, footways or general highway maintenance.
We're looking for:
- Clean driving License
- A commitment to Health and Safety
- Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers.
- HGV / LGV Class C driving licence
- CSCS Card
Desirable:
- Vactor or gully wagon experience
- High pressure jetting and gully emptying qualification.
- Highways experience
- New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) Operative Accreditation
- Lantra 12d