Maintenance Team Operative/LGV Driver - South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty UK

Description

About the role
Amazing infrastructure isn't the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Highways team as a Maintenance Team Operative on the A50 DBFO and you can build something to be proud of here.
The work will involve Cyclic Highway Maintenance, dealing with emergencies and incidents, Traffic Management activities and general Routine works.
The role involves working as part of a Maintenance Team on the A50 DBFO which covers the A50 between Catchems Corner and Sawley Interchange. An LGV licence is required (or equivalent).
What you'll be doing
The normal working week will be Monday to Thursday 8 hours a day Friday, 7 hours a total of 39 hour week (07:30 to 16: :30 to 15:00, but there will be a requirement to work an early shift (0600 to 1630), late shift (07:30 to 1900) on a rota basis. Enhanced rates in accordance with the contract will be paid for work outside the normal core hours.
In addition there will be a requirement for night and weekend work for which an enhanced rate will be paid.
All operatives will be required to be on an emergency/winter call out rota which will attract standby and call out payments.
Who we're looking for
Skills & Attributes:
Essential: LGV licence
All Operatives shall be expected to attain the following qualifications within 12 months:

• Winter Maintenance
• Telehandler (front bucket only)
• 12B Operative

Training will be provided as necessary for these qualifications.
In addition suitable candidates will be offered the opportunity to gain 12B LTMO/Foreman qualifications.
Maintaining safe working practices, this means you:

• Support Zero Harm
• Follow task briefings and appropriate safe systems of work
• Maintain safe, clean & tidy work environment
• Ensure equipment & vehicles are maintained & used safely & in accordance with procedures
• Challenge others when they are not working safely
• Use appropriate PPE at all times
• Apply the Golden Rules at all times
• Identify and report changes in your work
• Report all Near Misses
• Ensure your actions don't put yourself and/or others at risk.

Being Customer Focussed, this means you:

• Are courteous and respectful
• Are on time for work and to site and are prepared
• Understand customer needs
• Are aware that you represent the HA while at work
• "Live the values" of our company and the HA
• Challenge others when not focussed on the customer
• Assist in delivery of contractual requirements
• Assist us in exceeding expectations wherever possible
• Remember that customers are both internal and external
• Perform at your optimum level at all times
• Communicate Effectively
• Share your knowledge
• Behave in an appropriate manner to your work colleagues
• Considering opportunities for Continuous Improvement (Lean)

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
Balfour Beatty Highways delivers major schemes including smart motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put our customer, the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, delivering net carbon reductions and social value to the communities within which we work.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan on our website.
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key longterm and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
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