Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprentice

Overview

As an apprentice, you\’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You\’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Responsibilities

• Assisting and undertaking the maintenance and construction of roads and sewers as part of a team, including setting out, concrete shuttering and laying, laying of paving slabs, setts and kerbs, surface preparation and laying of tarmac, laying of surface water drainage systems and associated gullies and traps, winter maintenance operations including salt spreading and flood relief, gully cleansing and graffiti removal.
• Assisting in the erection and removal of appropriate signs and barriers.
• Assisting in the preparation, application, compaction and removal of soils, rocks, coated and other materials.
• To work on highways furniture and equipment e.g. erection, fixing and/or dismantling.
• Assisting in painting and general maintenance of the highway environment.
• To provide general support and assistance to skilled and specialist operatives.
• Ideally working towards the driving of light vehicles with simple attachments and where appropriate vehicle checks (e.g. oil and water) and cleaning.
• In addition to the usual range of tools and equipment you may be required to operate powered hand tools, minor plant and machinery including floor saws, abrasive wheels, hydraulic breakers, vibrating plates, and compactors, alvac cranes and powered rollers.
• To comply with general Health & Safety policies and ensure the safety of the workforce and the public.
• Represent Middlesbrough Council in a professional manner when contact with Council members and/or members of the public takes place.
• An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation.
• At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Role details

We are currently seeking a Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprentice to join our Highways team!

Please note this is a fixed term post which is due to end 18 months from the start date. If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!

Benefits

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!