Maintenance Foreman/woman

**Maintenance Foreman**

**Working Pattern: 37 hrs per week - Monday to Friday**

**Location: Blyth, Worksop S81 8HG**

We are looking for a Maintenance Foreman to join our Construction & Maintenance Team based at our Blyth Depot, Worksop.

You will supervise a small team of on-site operatives who are responsible for delivering highway maintenance works and act as the initial point of contact for day-to-day operational issues.

**The Job**

Key areas of responsibility will include:
- Undertake maintenance works and supervise operatives on site. Deal with day to day issues as they arise and liaise with Contract Agent to ensure all KPI’s are met.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant health safety and environmental legislation and procedures taking personal responsibility for own and others Health and safety and welfare
- Understand documentation and specifications associated with highway maintenance works and ensure system of works and method statements are adhered to for client approval.
- Be responsible for the efficient ordering, control and utilisation of materials, plant and vehicles
- Manage, coach, and develop your team members to support individuals to achieve their potential and deliver effective business results.
- Ensure Compliance with all routine daily checks of vehicles and plant are undertaken
- Responsibility for all plant, equipment, vehicles and materials allocated to your team
- To manage and control the quality of works delivered by those under your control, including the control of waste, working towards ISO 9001 and 14001 expectations as requested by the client.

**The Person**

Mainly you will be excited to be a part of our Construction & Maintenance Team, but there are just a few other things we’d like from you:
- NVQ level 3 in Construction or equivalent knowledge gained through practical experience
- Hold Industry recognised qualifications, New Roads and Street Works Act, First Aid and Temporary Works Co-ordinator.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation including Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
- Knowledge of Construction Plant and materials associated with Highway Maintenance Works.
- Experience of supervising the works of a Team including allocating works and ensuring that objectives, standards and targets are met.
- Understanding of drivers’ regulations, vehicle checks, tachographs, basic vehicle maintenance, loading and securing.
- Full current driving licence. (Cat C + E desirable)

**About Via**

Based in Nottinghamshire, with a multi-skilled local workforce and a range of highly trained staff at a few different locations throughout the county. Via East Midlands provides sustainable highways services for Nottinghamshire and across the wider East Midlands region.

Our roles include highway maintenance, electrical works, mechanics, construction, forestry, road safety, civil engineering and much more. We combine a public-sector service ethos with a strong commercial focus and we are passionate about innovation and creating and delivering sustainable solutions safely across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands.

Via is a great place to work if you value work-life balance and we are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies, including generous annual leave allowances, with flexible working available to our office-based staff. With most of our work being based in the East Midlands, our front-line staff also enjoy short journeys to site each working day.

By joining us you will be part of a growing organisation that positively embraces customer and community aspirations.

If this sounds like you, it would be great to hear from you.

**Salary**: £26,500.00-£28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Please indicate your salary expectations
- Do you have a valid UK Driver Licence?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person