At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain highways through patching, kerbing, and drainage tasks while operating vehicles and equipment.
- Company: Join Amey, a top employer focused on your career growth and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career advancement, training opportunities, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with volunteering opportunities and flexible benefits.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in your community while developing valuable skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in roadworks and a full UK driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Highways Maintenance Operative
Permanent role based at our Leek Depot (ST13 7AB), located in Staffordshire, with onsite duties across Stafford.
Competitive salary with overtime.
- What You’ll Do
- Perform various highway maintenance tasks, including carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage maintenance.
- Attend work briefings to receive instructions and guidance on driving/operating vehicles and plant equipment with both general and specialised skills.
- Participate in 24‑hour standby rotations during summer and winter for incident response, winter maintenance services, precautionary gritting, and snow clearance.
- Allocate and track time and resource utilisation in accordance with the operated allocation system.
- Keep accurate records and complete all necessary paperwork, maintaining communication and liaising with Amey employees, subcontractors, emergency services, police, clients and customers.
Why Join Us?
At Amey, we don’t just offer jobs; we offer opportunities to build fulfilling careers.
As one of the top 1% of employers recognised by Investors in People, we are committed to your professional growth and wellbeing.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with potential for yearly reviews.
- Career growth with clear advancement opportunities to roles such as Team Leader or Supervisor.
- Training opportunities, including fully funded CPC qualification.
- Personal development programmes such as Leadership Development,
, and Multicultural Leadership.
- Generous pension scheme with company contributions.
- Minimum 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
- Flexible benefits including additional leave, cycle‑to‑work schemes, charitable giving and gym memberships.
- Exclusive discounts via our online portal for retailers, healthcare services and more.
- Social impact with 2 paid volunteering days a year and further opportunities.
- What You’ll Bring
- Experience in roads and/or street works.
- A full UK driving licence.
- Class 2 HGV (desirable).
- Application Guidance
We value a culture of diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from individuals passionate about making a positive impact, regardless of background, gender, race or personal circumstances.
As a Disability Confident leader, we offer applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements.
If you have any questions or need adjustments during the recruitment process, contact the recruiter for this role,
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Highways Maintenance Operative in Leek employer: Amey
Amey is an excellent employer that prioritises the growth and development of its employees, offering a competitive salary alongside comprehensive training opportunities. Located in Sheffield, our dynamic work culture fosters collaboration and innovation, making it an ideal environment for those passionate about highways maintenance and safety. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your career progression.
