Street Cleansing Operative

We're looking for a Street Cleansing Operative to join our Shropshire team based in various locations across Shropshire. In this role you'll play a vital role in maintaining the cleanliness and appearance of our public spaces across Shropshire.

Location: Park Hall (Oswestry), Craven Arms, Longden Road (Shrewsbury), Cantern Brook (Bridgnorth), Weeping Cross (Shrewsbury)
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 hours per week
Salary: £27,976 per year + excellent benefits

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

What will you be responsible for?

As a Street Cleansing Operative, you'll be working as part of a supportive team, you'll help ensure our streets, footpaths, and public areas are kept to the highest standards for our communities. This is a hands-on role where you'll make a visible difference every day, contributing to the wellbeing and pride of local residents.

Your day to day will include:

• Litter picking, hand sweeping, and emptying bins across designated areas
• Operating compact pedestrian sweepers and other equipment safely and effectively
• Removing fly-tipping and hazardous waste, including clinical waste (full training provided)
• Reporting environmental issues such as damaged street furniture, graffiti, or vandalism
• Engaging courteously with members of the public, promoting a positive image of Kier

What are we looking for?

This role of Street Cleansing Operative is ideal if you:

• Have a full driving licence
• Ability to use hand-held devices, such as smartphones and tablet.
• Enjoy working as part of a team and can also work independently
• Are happy working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Have good communication skills and a positive, flexible approach
• Have basic literacy and numeracy skills, with a willingness to learn new tasks

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.