Highways Maintenance Operative in Rochdale

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme
• Save with Amey discounts
• Family friendly policies
• Membership of our Affinity Networks
• Two Social Impact Days each year

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Permanent Highways Maintenance Operative in Milnrow, Rochdale to join our vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK.

Working at Amey puts you at the centre of an inspiring expert team. You will have the opportunity to work with our Area 10 Strategic Highways account, helping to maintain the strategic road network safely and effectively.

The standard hours of work are 42 hours per week on average, working 12-hour shifts across days and nights on a 4 on, 4 off rotation.

As a Highways Maintenance Operative, you will play an important role in delivering highway maintenance activities and installing temporary traffic management. You will undertake routine and cyclic maintenance, minor civils works and litter picking, alongside supporting winter maintenance and emergency call-out operations.

• Maintaining high technical and safety standards across highways maintenance activities.
• Attending project and work briefings as required.
• Driving and operating vehicles and plant requiring general and specialist skills.
• Carrying out vehicle and plant checks, routine maintenance and cleaning.
• Delivering a range of highway maintenance activities, including routine and cyclic maintenance, minor civils works and litter picking.
• Installing temporary traffic management as required.
• Supporting winter maintenance operations.
• Participating in emergency call-out and standby arrangements.
• Taking responsibility for your own safety and the safety of others within the team, ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety requirements and protecting members of the public.
• Completing vehicle checks before the start of each shift and accurately recording any defects.
• Accurately recording drivers' hours.
• Recording time and resource utilisation in line with the relevant operational allocation system.
• Maintaining accurate records and completing all necessary paperwork.
• Communicating and liaising effectively with Amey colleagues, subcontractors, emergency services, the police, clients, customers and members of the public.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you.