Highways Maintenance Operative

We're looking for a Highways Maintenance Operative to join our Shropshire team based in locations within Shropshire.

Location: Longden Road SY3 9EL, Craven Arms SY7 8NR or Oswestry SY11 4AH
Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £27,976 – £31,000 per year + benefits

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

The Shropshire contract covers local highways across the county and is responsible for the maintenance, winter service, emergency response and reactive repair works. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team where you'll play a vital role in keeping our local communities connected and safe.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you'll be working within the Shropshire team, supporting them in maintaining and repairing local highways across the county. Your day to day will include:

• Carrying out highway maintenance duties including routine maintenance activities on the network
• Being part of the winter maintenance and emergency callout service
• Operating a variety of plant and equipment to carry out required duties effectively
• Using the CONFIRM application to accurately record siteworks and upload photographic evidence
• Working collaboratively with team members and subcontractors to maintain a safe and healthy working environment

What are we looking for?

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

• You have experience in highways maintenance
• You hold 12d Lantra Traffic Management training
• You have an LGV driving licence
• You have strong organisation, prioritisation, and time management skills
• You're trustworthy and self-motivated with excellent customer service skills

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.