Winter Maintenance Operative/driver - Hereford, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty

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Hereford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a
Winter Maintenance Driver to join our Living Places business unit to work across
Hereford.

Role Purpose:

Required to work within the revenue team on the Hereford Term Maintenance contract completing winter service operational activities; utilising knowledge and experience to ensure that all works are completed to the required Health, Safety and Quality standards;
Responsible for carrying out all aspects of Winter Maintenance works including driving a gritter and assist with plough mate duties during severe weather.

What you'll be doing

As a
Winter Maintenance Driver you will:

Compliance:

Work within a culture of Zero Harm embedding the 4 Golden Rules within all aspects of service delivery;

Report all observations

Close Calls and Good Practices;
Compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, specifically H & S;
Develop and maintain good working relationships across all teams.

Technical / Operations:

Carry out Winter Service duties as specified;
Ensure the work is completed right first time;
Utilise the effective deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery.

Service Delivery:

Support the delivery of winter service provision;
Contribute to the overall profitability of the services providing through effective use of resources.

Customer Service:

Provide customer service in construction;
Be an ambassador for Balfour Beatty at all times.

Who we're looking for The following qualities are essential**:

Class 2 Licence;
CPC;
Good Communication skills.

The following experience is desirable:

Plant awareness;
Manual Handling.

The following Qualifications are desirable:

NRSWA;
First Aid;
CSCS;
Manual Handling;
Banksman;
NVQ Winter Service;
Telehandler.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

The way we live our lives is changing fast: where and how we live, work, travel, shop, relax and socialise.

The evolving nature of our society means we all need to shape our environment to meet a complex array of individual and collective needs.

Living Places works in partnership with Local Authorities to consult, finance, design, build and manage the essential place infrastructure that local communities and national economies need to prosper and grow.

We are right at the heart of a dynamic place shaping agenda that brings Local Authorities, local communities, Central Government, and the Private Sector together to create safe, sustainable, flexible and dynamic public spaces geared to community social need, economic growth and personal well-being as well as being environmentally sustainable.

The provision of maintenance services for highways is only a small part of what is really needed.

Our focus has moved beyond the road to deliver the potential of the street:

a dynamic public place that connects and combines local community and business needs, encourages social interaction and helps pedestrians, motorists, bus riders, and cyclists to coexist safely.

Building great public spaces with resource efficient assets enables functional, flexible and inspirational places to be at the heart of the community.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment.

We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Job Reference:
BBUK05771