General Highways Operative Driver
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 26 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Wigan, WN2 2PR |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75745430 |
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Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Makerfield Way Depot
Makerfield Way Ince
Wigan
WN2 2PR
Salary: Grade 5, £26,824 - £29,540 per annum. £13.90 - £15.31 per hour
37 hours per week
We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.
We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!
Your role:
As a General Highways Operative Driver, you will be required to carry out all aspects of highway maintenance across the Wigan borough, which will include working to precise measurements in drain laying, trenching, reinforced concreting, manhole construction, shuttering, kerbing, laying flags, block paving and flexible surfacing.
You will also be required to provide an efficient highway maintenance service to other departments and external suppliers within Wigan Borough.
About you:
You will have experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams in a highway maintenance environment and sound knowledge of the materials used to maintain the highway. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate and develop team members along with excellent decision-making skills and using your own initiative. You will also have a wide range of experience in operating various equipment and techniques used in modern highway maintenance.
This is an opportunity for you to build on your existing competences by learning new tasks, strengthening your key skills and developing new experience and expertise to further your future career aspirations.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to work in a truly collaborative, empowering, and multi-disciplinary team where we work collaboratively and supportively to get things done, within an organisation which has strong political and managerial leadership and real ambition to improve outcomes for residents
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
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For an informal discussion please contact christopher.dunn@wigan.gov.uk Chris Dunn Highway Operations Manager or W.Reid@wigan.gov.uk Wayne Reid Contracts Manager.
Interview date: To Be Confirmed
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