General Environmental Operative
Location: Croft / Mountsorrel, Leicestershire
Pay Rate: £14.37 per hour PAYE | £18.35 per hour Umbrella
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Temporary
The Opportunity We are currently recruiting a reliable and hardworking General Environmental Operative to join a busy Highways and Environmental Maintenance team in Leicestershire. Based at either Croft or Mountsorrel depot, you will be involved in a variety of outdoor maintenance activities, helping to keep the county's highways, verges, footpaths and surrounding areas safe, tidy and well maintained. This is a varied, seasonal role involving grass cutting, hedge trimming, verge maintenance and general highway maintenance. You will work as part of an operational team, using specialist vehicles and equipment to deliver a high-quality service across Leicestershire.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake grass cutting and verge maintenance across designated routes and schedules.
- Carry out hand hedge trimming, cutting back overhanging branches and general vegetation clearance.
- Maintain highway verges, footpaths and surrounding environmental areas.
- Complete seasonal maintenance duties, including edging back verges and cutting back foliage.
- Carry out sign washing and general highway maintenance activities.
- Drive and operate ride-on mowers, vehicles and trailers.
- Operate powered light plant and associated maintenance equipment.
- Carry out routine maintenance and safety checks on vehicles, machinery and equipment.
- Assist with emergency highway maintenance and help make areas safe when required.
- Follow health and safety procedures, risk assessments and traffic management requirements.
- Work effectively as part of a team, occasionally supporting and guiding less experienced operatives.
Requirements
- Previous experience in grounds maintenance, environmental maintenance, highways or a similar outdoor operational role.
- Experience using grass-cutting machinery, ride-on mowers, strimmers and hedge-cutting equipment.
- Ability to tow and manoeuvre trailers.
- Full, valid UK driving licence.
- Good understanding of health and safety when working with machinery and around highways.
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- A flexible and reliable approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Good communication skills and a professional approach when dealing with members of the public.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
- NVQ Level 2 in Highways Maintenance or similar.
- NRSWA (Streetworks) qualification.
- National Highways Sector Scheme 12D.
- Skilled Roadworker Trades Test Assessment.
- LGV licence with current Driver CPC / DQC card.
- Experience working within a highways or civil engineering environment.
- Candidates with relevant practical experience may also be considered where they are willing to work towards the required qualifications.
General Environmental Operative in Croft employer: Service Care Solutions
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