Highways Operative - Parbold, United Kingdom - Lancashire County Council
Description
Salary £21,189 - £21,968 per annum | Permanent | Full Time, 37 hours per week | Wrightington Depot | Parbold |International Sponsorship - this role is
not open to international sponsorship (Shortage Occupations only)
Location - Wrightington Depot WN6 9PB (but may be required to work at various Locations throughout Lancashire)
Lancashire Highway Operations is responsible for the direct delivery of all highways related schemes across the County made up of 4300 miles of road, 151,000 streetlights and 2955 bridges.
We have an exciting opportunity for three enthusiastic Highways Operatives to be part of a team assisting with the provision of maintenance and of roads, footways, drainage systems and associated street scene works within the guidelines of a safe working environment.
This will be an opportunity to support the maintenance and enhancement of the highway network and provide long term benefits for residents, visitors and businesses in Lancashire.
Specifically, the role involves driving and operating vehicles, plant and machinery including mechanical excavators, powered light plant such as concrete mixers, portable pumps, portable traffic lights, hydraulic breakers, cut off saws, ride on rollers, pedestrian rollers, and compactor plates, preparing and laying materials including asphalt, concrete, kerbs and paving units to maintain and improve the highway network.
We also require someone who can commit to taking part in out of hours emergency call out and winter maintenance standby.
This role will primarily focus on delivering the Authority's revenue maintenance programme of works including maintenance schemes, road reconstruction and associated drainage and kerbing works, highway and footway re-surfacing schemes and general highway maintenance including reactive pothole and masonry repairs.
As this role involves working on the highway network, we also require someone with an awareness of Health and Safety Legislation pertaining to highways maintenance and traffic management.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, found on our website here
For more information, please contact Andrew Davies on
**Job Description and Person Specification
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