Dragon Patcher Operator

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working? At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We don’t just build roads and bridges - we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

What will you be doing? You'll be assisting in the improvement and maintenance of the highways network. Taking on a key role in the set-up of the Highways Dragon Patcher operations. We'll ask you to manage day to day maintenance of the Highways Dragon Patcher. You'll promote our health and safety culture and be responsible for undertaking works in a safe and compliant manner. You'll be responsible for undertaking programmed maintenance works as directed, whilst undertaking Location of Works Risk Assessments prior to commencing works on all sites. All associated related paperwork, including capturing and recording all information required by the process on the works tablet. You'll undertake winter gritting duties/overtime as directed. In addition to the Dragon Patcher activities/duties you may be at times asked to work as part of the operations team undertaking various duties. This will include excavation works, laying and levelling of kerbs, slabs and bitumen macadam, drainage and gully installations. You'll install traffic management under instruction in accordance with method statements with guidance as necessary, ensuring that work undertaken is in line with company standards. The role will involve responding to customers both internal and external in a courteous and helpful manner.

What you’ll bring:

• UK driving license
• HGV driving license (Test can be arranged through the business)
• Previous experience of work on the highway
• Experience/Certificated for operating small plant
• Traffic Management qualification
• NRSWA

What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers:

• 21 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.