Highways Operative Vn3315

**Highways Operative VN3315**:
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**HGV LICENCE REQUIRED**:
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**Business Area: Highways Operatives**:
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**Vacancy Base: Jubilee House, Depot Road, Hounslow**
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**County: Middlesex TW3 1SN**

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**Contract Type: Permanent**

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**Hours: 40**

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**Ringway is a market leader in the Highways Term Maintenance Industry, responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce. We want you to grow your career in a way that suits you, whether that is making the best of your skills in a role you enjoy, or developing new skills as you progress with our company.**

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**Activities of the team/department that this role will operate in;**

**Highways Operations, carry out works and manage a team of operatives and supply chain partners to effectively deliver highway maintenance services including but not limited to; reactive maintenance to modular and asphalt footways and carriageway, street furniture, street lighting including installations, tree planting and maintenance, drainage, minor structure repairs and maintenance, winter maintenance and planned works.**

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**Purpose of the role and your responsibilities;**
- **To carry out general maintenance works and operations, working with a Ganger, undertaking a wide range of routine and cyclical works.**:

- **To respond to emergencies and call outs during or out of hours on rotas as required and assist with winter maintenance activities.**:

- **Effectively deliver highway maintenance services including but not limited to; reactive maintenance to modular and asphalt footways and carriageway, street furniture, street lighting, drainage and winter maintenance.**:

- **Focus on health and safety of operatives, colleagues and the public**:

- **Prioritise tasks to avoid performance target failures**:

- **Focus on delivering projects within defined time and financial target.**:

- **Accurate submission of time reports including timesheets and / or papyrus**:

- **Take part in winter maintenance service**:

- **To actively foster a positive staff morale.**:

- **To willingly carry out any reasonable task as requested by a member of management.**

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**Formal qualifications required;**

**NRSWA,**

**C&G Winter Service,**

**Banksman**

**Manual Handling**

**Abrasive Wheels**

**Emergency First Aid**

**Safe Dig**

**Current Driving License**

**Traffic Management 12D**

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**Skills required;**

**Enthusiastic, team player**

**Flexible in terms of hours worked and attitude**

**Effective communication**

**Good telephone manner**

**Time Management**

**PC / Table literacy**

**Organisational skills**

**Accuracy/attention to detail**

**Ability to work with mínimal supervision**

**Demonstrated initiative**

**Ability to work to deadlines**

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**Experience required;**

**Steady work record with experience in a highway’s maintenance role**

**Proven experience in a skilled operative role,**

**Experience team work I multiple teams carrying out Carriageway and Footway Patching, Black and White works, Street Lighting, Gully Cleansing, Emergency Call Out, Winter Service and Low Value Schemes**

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**Knowledge;**

**Prepared to participate fully in team work**

**Prepared to work varying hours to meet the needs of the business**

**Able to take responsibility for plant, equipment and vehicle defect inspections**

**To understand and be responsible for their own safety and that of others**

**To be available for emergency and/or winter call outs**

**Able to manage others, taking responsibility for the organisation of specific jobs**

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**Personal qualities;**

**Enthusiastic, team player**

**Flexible in terms of hours worked and attitude**

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**Awarded Investors in People Silver, a member of the 5% Club and recognised as an Investor in Diversity. Providing opportunity and growth for all our employees is the bedrock of our business, ensuring a safe, happy and productive workforce.**

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**We have a dedicated recruitment team and politely request that agencies refrain from contacting anyone across our businesses with regards to speculative CV’s or offering to assist with our vacancies, thank you.**

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**Ringway recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles.