Labourer

Salary: 26411.70 per year Overtime
Contract: Permanent Full Time (40 hours)
Location: North Yorkshire

About the Role:

Were seeking an experienced and motivated Labourer to join our Property Services team at North Yorkshire Highways. This is a varied and rewarding role involving a mix of capital projects and responsive maintenance work across a range of commercial properties.

As part of the team youll be delivering high-quality joinery services related to property maintenance and renovations ensuring compliance with all health safety and building regulations. Youll be expected to work flexibly across the county and take part in our out-of-hours call out rota to respond to emergency repairs.

Main Duties:

• Carry out a broad range of labouring duties including: general building drainage brickwork joinery plumbing glazing plastering flooring painting tiling fencing and roofing.
• Support different work streams including emergency response planned maintenance and- Operate tools and equipment safely and effectively in line with Health & Safety guidelines.
• Work independently or support tradespeople (e.g. Joiners Plumbers) on more complex tasks.
• Assist in moving materials receiving goods and maintaining organised work areas.
• Record completed works and defects using handheld devices.
• Follow risk assessments and method statements.
• Assist in the resolution of maintenance issues across property sites.
• Participate in the on-call rota for emergency response duties.
• Comply with all company policies procedures and safety protocols.

What Were Looking For:

Essential:

• CSCS Card
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Experience as a Labourer
• Good understanding of Health & Safety including safe systems of work and risk assessments
• Ability to carry out a wide range of labouring and groundwork duties
• Ability to follow instructions and work well as part of a team
• Full physical capability for a labour-intensive role including working outdoors in all weather
• Flexibility to work as part of an on-call rota and travel across the county
• Enhanced DBS check (Childrens Barred List)

Desirable (or willingness to train):

• PASMA certification
• Manual Handling Safe Dig Abrasive Wheels and Banksman training
• Working at Height certification
• First Aid (Emergency) training

Job Description

Why Join Us

We can offer career development a choice of benefits and support through our reward and benefits program:

• We are pleased to offer a competitive salary in line with your skills experience & qualifications
• Company Pension scheme which we will contribute to up 6%
• 24 days holiday Bank Holidays. Accumulating an additional day each year up to 5 years
• We are committed to the continual development and training of our staff and will offer courses and training relevant to this role and your progression.
• Our benefits scheme includes a good maternity leave package cycle2work scheme access to our online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping days out or nights in.

For further information on what we can offer you please read here

Were proud of our workforce and the work they do in our communities. We want people to join us who can bring their experience and add value to our organisation. We are working hard to create an inclusive environment and it is important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

If you would like to learn more about NYH please click on the link below and take a look at our dedicated career site:

How to Apply

Please complete the short application form and attach your CV to be considered for the role.

To have a confidential and informal discussion about this role or the recruitment process or if you need assistance with creating and submitting your application please contact Ashley Benford (Resourcing Partner) on0or

Closing date: Midnight on the 10^th of August 2025

Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process if you would like to apply please do so now and we will respond to you quickly We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of the position being filled a change of requirements or a large number of applications being received.

Final interviews are due to be held on the 13th 14^th and 15^th of August 2025

NY Highways is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age any disability sex gender reassignment sexual orientation pregnancy and maternity race religion or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.