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**The Role**

You will be site based, and will be required to travel to our various sites.

**About the Company**

Littlewood Fencing Ltd is the UK’s leading SME specialist fencing and civil engineering contractor with offices in East Sussex, the Midlands, and Gwent. Our values of Excellence, Trust, Teamwork, Safe & Sustainable remain at the forefront of our business approach.

Established in 1996 with a £38m turnover and a directly employed workforce of over 200 employees, we operate throughout the UK in high security, infrastructure, traditional fencing, barrier, and gates markets.

We are trusted partners of the UK’s major contractors including HS2, Thames Tideway, National Grid, East Sussex County Council and Ministry of Defence / Justice.

We offer in-house design, supply and installation of general fencing systems & hoardings, high-security fencing systems, hostile vehicle mitigation, electric security systems, automated gates, vehicle restraint & parapet systems, environmental noise barriers, access control, pedestrian & vehicular access systems, pedestrian guardrails, and associated groundworks.

The Fencing Labourer will assist with the works on site in accordance with health & safety guidelines. Understand hazards, risks, and work to the RAMS & site briefings, whilst achieving output and building to specification. The goal is to ensure that operations are carried out productively to ensure profitability and sustainable growth

**Experience & Qualifications**
- **Essential**_
- Must be a team player and reliable.
- Detail oriented.
- Capacity to fulfill your duties independently and on time.
- Willing to travel as workload is nationwide
- **Desired**_
- Knowledge & experience in a variety of fencing systems
- Fencing Operatives will hold as a minimum a FISS/ CSCS / CPCS card.
- Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment
- Health, Safety and Environment Test for Operatives
- A full driving licence is desirable but not essential.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Preparing the site by digging holes and trenches in line with where the fencing will be positioned.
- Measuring the length of each section that requires fencing and determining the requisite height of each fence in collaboration with clients’ requirements.
- Suggesting alternate finished based on the climate, topography, and appearance of each area, if needed.
- Joining, raising, and securing segments of the fence in place.
- Checking for gaps and vulnerabilities in the fencing and correcting these, if needed.

**Health & Safety and Environmental**
- Ensure all works are carried out safely, in line with RAMS, briefings and permits presented by Lead Fencers and Supervisors.
- Ensure that all checks and certification on plant and equipment are carried out and in date.
- Ensure employees work in a safe and tidy manner and wear personal protective equipment.
- Knowledge of the whereabouts of first aid facilities and the names of first aiders.
- Report all near misses, accidents/incidents involving injury, damage to property or lost time to the Lead Fencer and Supervisor.
- Compliance with respect to environmental controls and management.

**Quality Control**
- Inspecting the quality of materials.

**General site Management**
- Working with Lead Fencer to ensure that levels of productivity are being met in compliance with programme or piece work rates.
- Have a reasonable understanding of Fencing specifications and knowledge of installation techniques.
- Ensure adherence to legal and company policies & procedures.

**Littlewood Fencing is an inclusive and fair employer; everyone is welcome. To support our workforce, we offer continual development to help our employees achieve their personal and professional goals.**

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Life insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Construction: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- CSCS (required)
- Driving Licence (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Harpenden (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Harpenden: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person