Skilled Utility Operative

We have an excellent opportunity for a Skilled Utility Operative. You must hole a valid LGV Class 2 driving licence. The post is a full term contract where you will be carrying out reactive repairs and maintenance on Street Lighting apparatus, Highways and Highway Drainage including cyclic gully cleansing and high pressure jetting, there may also be a requirement to undertake the construction / maintenance of footways and carriageways.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised person to join our hard working and committed team. You must have the physical ability to lift heavy materials and have experience in working on the highway together with operating highway plant and machines. Full understanding of relevant health and safety requirements is essential. You should possess a LGV driving licence along with good communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work within a team environment., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.