Highways Maintenance Operative

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Somerset team based in Minehead.

Location: Minehead, Somerset - Site based
Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday) 

Salary: From £27,976 plus overtime, call out and standby

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an opportunity to make a real difference to your local community by helping to maintain and improve the highway network across Somerset. You'll be part of a supportive team, responding to defects, carrying out reactive works, and supporting emergency responses and winter maintenance activities when needed. At Kier, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals, and we value the diverse skills and creativity our people bring.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the highways maintenance team, supporting them in delivering efficient and timely highway services. Your day to day will include:

• Responding to highway defects within designated timescales, including installing and removing emergency traffic management signage
• Delivering minor improvement works to enhance the Somerset network
• Using tablet devices to provide accurate records of works and incidents
• Operating a variety of plant and equipment safely and effectively
• Promoting customer care by working closely with colleagues and interacting politely with clients and the general public

What are we looking for?

This role of Highways Maintenance Operative is great for you if:

• You hold a Full driving licence
• You're self-motivated with good communication and interpersonal skills
• You're capable of working under pressure in a safety-critical role
• You enjoy working as part of a team whilst also being able to work independently with minimal supervision
• You're committed to promoting health and safety in the workplace

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.