Operative

We're looking for an Operative to join our South-West Water team based in Paignton.

Location: Paignton
Hours: 45 per week 

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

This is an immediately available opportunity for an Operative to join our South-West Water team. You'll enjoy supported career progression and a collaborative work environment where you can make a real difference in delivering essential water services to communities. At Kier, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone is empowered to achieve their career goals, and your wellbeing - mental, physical and financial - is important to us.

What will you be responsible for?

As an Operative, you'll be working within the South-West Water team, supporting them in delivering and restoring clean water services. Your day to day will include:

• Undertaking planned or reactive work on water services to large diameter mains
• Being part of a rapid response team that works around the clock to deliver and restore clean water
• Updating relevant documentation on each job using a tablet
• Ensuring personal and site safety at all times
• Using vehicles, plant and materials responsibly, keeping wastage to a minimum

What are we looking for?

This role of Operative is great for you if:

• You hold a Full driving licence
• You enjoy working collaboratively with others to reach innovative solutions
• You're someone who delivers on promises and acts safely and ethically
• You're disciplined and thorough in your approach to work
• You care about the environment and communities we serve

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.