Roads Operative - Duns Depot

Job Details

Hours: 37

Grade: 3H

Hourly Rate: £13.2403 - £14.1303

Salary: £25544.29 - £27261.36 per annum

Contract Duration: Permanent

Recruitment Profile

We are looking for a motivated person to join our team, providing a high level of service across the Scottish Borders in our road maintenance team working out of our Duns depot.

The successful candidate will work within a team to ensure provision of an efficient and effective service undertaking a role as a roads operative with the ability to operate, competently to complete work to defined tolerances and standards generally working in hazardous conditions, beside live traffic, or on construction sites. You will also be expected to engage with members of the public in a courteous and respectful manner dealing with and or reporting issues as required. Ensure that works are performed in a safe and responsible manner in compliance within the relevant risk assessments, method statements.

The works will involve carrying out routine maintenance works on our road network along with planned works, emergency works and be required to be on standby rotas for summer and winter maintenance operations.

Essential

A basic education (Numeracy and literacy) Certified relevant machinery and plant use qualification/s (i.e. Lantra certificates, NPTC, SVQ II, CSCS, CPCS or NPORS cards)

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.

* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Scott Lindsay at Scott.Lindsay@scotborders.gov.uk

 

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.