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Highways Cyclical Maintenance Operative

Location:
South West
City Town:
Exeter
Department:
Operations
28 Feb 2025
Vacancy Type:
Employee
About The Role
Highways Operative - Cyclical Maintenance
Exeter and East Devon
 
21 days' Annual Leave, rising 1 day each year until 26 days + 8 days' Bank Holiday
Pension scheme / Personal accident insurance / Life assurance
Holiday purchase scheme / Cycle to work scheme
Employee rewards & discounts platform

Milestone Infrastructure is currently looking to recruit a cyclical maintenance operative to work on our Devon Highways contract in Exeter, East Devon and Countywide.

As a Cyclical Maintenance operative you will be part of our Cyclical department who are responsible for maintaining highway drainage assets on the network

Milestone Infrastructure is the UKs leading highways maintenance provider. Looking after 48000 km of roads, 300,000 lighting assets and 20,000 miles of footways, always with a view to ensuring that all works are carried out as sustainably as possible and with minimal impact to local communities.

Our Highways team keep communities moving. Join them to help construct and maintain roads with Devon Highways 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.

As a Cyclical maintenance operative your duties & responsibilities will be:

  • Work as part of a team maintaining highway drainage assets
  • Use technology (tablets/apps) to input maintenance records.
  • Drive company vehicles upto 3.5t ensuring the vehicle is safe to use.
  • Operate small plant including strimmers and hedge cutters.

Skills & Knowledge Requirements

  • Clean driving License
  • A commitment to Health and Safety
  • Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy
  • Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers.
  • CSCS Card

Additional Information

  • You must possess a high degree of manual dexterity demonstrated through the use of hand tools.
  • You will be required to work outdoors in all weathers and be required to walk and stand on uneven ground. 
  • You must also be able to work within a confined space, without restriction.
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About The Company

At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at [email protected] or inform the recruitment manager in the first instance and we will be pleased to offer support.

This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.