General Operative

**General Operative**

**Rail ¦ Civils**

**Location - **Inverness, Scotland

**We currently have numerous permanent/staff opportunities for multi skilled Labourers/General Operatives within our Scotland Business Unit based from our Inverness depot and delivering rail asset management remits and projects in the surrounding region.**

**Business Unit**

A busy and fast paced project and maintenance environment involving in a range of multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects, working for a varied range of clients including Local Authorities, Network Rail and Environmental.

Projects can typically include civil engineering works and infrastructure projects such as:
Highways & Roads, underbridges, overbridges and footbridges, tunnels, flood alleviation & repairs, earthworks & embankments and rail platforms and station infrastructure etc.

We currently have a number of live infrastructure projects and long term renewals and maintenance frameworks underway including Civils Asset Management (CAM), Renewals Enhancement Framework (REF) and a Slabtrack framework.

**The Role**

We currently have various permanent / staff positions available based from our Inverness depot supporting rail and civil engineering projects and asset management works in the surrounding region.
- Operate and carry out job set tasks.
- Ensure have been briefed and understand all relevant risk and method statements.
- Use best/safe practice on all tasks carried out Checks on any equipment that may use.
- Ensure safe tidy place of work.
- Ensure the completion of works is on time.
- Implement best practice procedures.
- Maximise use of own working time.
- Ensure signed up to all permits and briefings before commencing any work.
- Communication with site management.
- Communicate with site supervisor on any concerns.
- Feedback to site management with near miss reporting.
- Ensure attend all site briefings and forums.
- Other tasks as may from time to time be deemed necessary and are authorised by line managers

**Requirements**:
To excel in this/these positons, you will have previous railway experience as a Multi-Skilled labourer / General Operative. Ideally you will have a valid PTS and must be able to demonstrate the requisite experience in the rail industry.
- PTS
- CSCS
- Rail experience

**The Company**

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

**The Remuneration**
- Permanent / weekly paid position offering good rates of pay.
- Uplifts for overtime and weekend shifts
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Pension
- Life Insurance

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, and waterways.

AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we offer challenging and worthwhile careers to everyone. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.