General Foreman
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Alix Carey
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General Foreman
We're looking for a General Foreman to join our Transportation team based in Birmingham. Within this role, you can enjoy a very competitive renumeration package, plus potential for overtime and call out, plus further uplift for night work.
Can you imagine a world without roads or bridges? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference to the high-speed road network by connecting people.
Location: Thimble Mill Lane, Birmingham (B7 5HR)
Business Area: Transportation
Contract: Permanent, Full Time 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 depending on experience + overtime + standby
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a General Foreman, you'll be working within the Transportation Team, supporting the Supervisor by delivering daily task briefings and ensuring teams are set up and ready to work effectively.
Your day to day will include:
· Assisting in the completion of point of work risk assessments.
· Checking and issuing permits to dig
· Working as part of a tree planting /weed spraying team.
· Issuing chemicals and equipment to teams.
· Setting up a safe working site on the highway.
· Liaise with members of the public on site if approached follow and comply with the safe systems of work, risk assessments, ICoP and training.
What are we looking for?
This role of General Foreman is great for you if have:
· Full driving license
· PA1 & PA6
· NRSWA Operative
· Good understanding of safe digging practice
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
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Location: Birmingham
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Vacancy ID: 8957
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Background check: None
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Flexible Working: No
Flexible working could include part time, job share, condensed hours, or flexible start/end times.
