Ground Worker/labourer

A development company based in Mid Wales specialising in building new build homes is seeking a Groundworks Labourer, self employed basis typically 40 hours week, with more often available.

Salary between £12 and £13 per hour depending on experience

A groundworks Labourer will work as part of a team who carry out the first, and frequently the last, work on a construction site.

A groundworks labourer is responsible for carrying out a wide range of duties, including:
To set up a site, erect barriers, safety signs, huts, etc

Dig trenches for foundations

Prepare the ground/foundations to allow construction to commence

Follow all health and safety protocols

Provide excavation support to other construction workers

Interpret the use of drawings and specifications

Lay pavements, kerbs and driveways

Concreting sites

Install & Remove drainage and pipework systems

Operate plant machinery, such as excavators and dumper trucks

Clear a construction site

Redirect waterways and connecting pipes with current pipework

Building shuttering & formwork for concrete

Tying together steel mesh and rebar

**Skills Required**:
Ability to follow instructions

Good problem-solving skills

Working effectively as part of a team

Basic numeracy skills

Good level of physical fitness

Enthusiastic with a good work ethic

Must be CIS registered.

Experience in one or more of the duties above is required, but the opportunity to learn other skills will present itself. You will work under a supervisor, as part of a team and occasionally alone with full instruction. Experience of operating plant machinery is a big bonus.

We have sites based across Mid Wales, typically based in either Devils Bridge (SY23) or Lampeter (SA48), so the ability to get to and from locations is required.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Freelance

**Salary**: £14.00-£18.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Flexible Language Requirement:

- English not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Aberystwyth, SY23 4RA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Curbing: 1 year (preferred)
- Paving: 1 year (preferred)
- working with Road drains: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- CSCS (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: DBH-Ground Worker/Labourer
Expected start date: 18/03/2024