Field Operative

Thrive Oldham are recruiting a Field Operative in the Leicestershire Area

Job Purpose

To work as part of a team to deliver a best value, customer-focussed service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally, surrounding counties. You will work flexibly, efficiently and effectively to maintain highways, footpaths and structures in accordance with statutory requirements

Activities included in this job specification are: Quick Response; General Maintenance; Drainage; Road-mender, Gully Emptying, Camera Van, occasional Construction and Surfacing

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1.

To undertake various maintenance works following safe working procedures, and using equipment and power tools. The list below is indicative of the types of work, but is not exhaustive:

Kerb laying, footway and carriageway construction, excavations, drainage, block paving, slabbing, brickwork to manholes, routine gully emptying, attend to drainage problems, laying bitumen, spreading, levelling and laying of materials to lines and levels, and support on Construction and Surfacing activities

Drive/operate specialist plant to perform all highways operations, and use equipment such as saws, compaction equipment etc to meet contractual requirements

Carry out daily routine maintenance to appropriate vehicle and plant, complying with relevant legislation (e.g driver's hours regulations, European Drivers Regulations, safe loads and weights) to ensure safe and continued use.

Use appropriate equipment and procedures to detect and locate underground services to protect operatives and prevent damage to apparatus.

2.

To take part in a Standby rota to provide out of hours cover, receiving instruction to attend sites and making the area safe prior to permanent solutions being put in place.

3.

To support the Supervisor or Site Team Leader by:

taking the role of lead operative as requested when working with other operatives on the same grade, with responsibility for ensuring the correct observance of Health and Safety directives with regards to personal protective equipment, application of Temporary Traffic Management requirements and the safe lifting and handling of materials and plant on site

ensuring daily performance targets are met, raising any issues in a timely manner with the Supervisor or Site Team Leader

taking the lead when working with temporary staff, to explain the requirements of the job, answer, or escalate to the Supervisor or Site Team Leader any queries and ensure they are made to feel part of the team

4.

To carry out duties associated with Highway Works as directed by the line manager or senior person on site e.g.:

driving of vehicles and tractors with simple attachments

operation of powered light plant

all driver and operator maintenance associated with the above

5.

To comply with all Health and Safety legislation, Traffic Management requirements and Operational Highways safety and quality procedures to ensure personal safety and that of colleagues and the general public. To comply with all Quality Management Systems, quality procedures and working practices.

6.

To maintain training records in accordance with the requirements of the personal development process.

7.

To comply with all authority and departmental policies, management systems, procedures and working practices (especially in relation to Health and Safety procedures).

8.

To comply with risk assessments and safe working practices, ensuring a safe working environment, having regard to statutory requirements such as Health and Safety, COSHH Regulations and Driver's Hours Regulations.

9.

To offer advice and guidance to less experienced operatives when working together in a mature manner to help them increase their skills and knowledge.

10.

To actively promote equality of opportunity, work towards eliminating discrimination and promote good relations between all groups of people

Special Factors

The nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out activities outside of normal working hours, including night, weekends and public holidays, in all weather conditions to meet the needs of the service.

The postholder will be scheduled into a mandatory call-out rota to cover evening, weekend and public holiday emergencies. Exclusion will apply to employees aged under 21.

Working hours will start and finish at the depot

The postholder is responsible for getting themselves to/from the depot on a daily basis

The postholder will be expected to start from, and travel to other depots and or sites, as directed, in order to fulfil departmental work programmes, subject to LCC terms and conditions regarding mileage allowance claims

The postholder will work (as instructed by a Supervisor or other Manager) with other individuals, gangs, teams or alone (within lone worker monitoring procedures)

The postholder will attend Health Surveillance appointments as required

The postholder will be required to attend, from time to time, training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings as required

Expenses will be paid in accordance with the Local Terms and Conditions of Service

The postholder will, by local arrangement, be entitled to additional pay when they assume the lead role on site, where operatives are working together on the same or lower grades

�12.81 per hour