Seasonal Treatments Operative

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Depot Arbor Road LE9 3GE or Mountsorrel LE12 7AH

Worker Category: Field-Based Worker

Salary: 26832 - 28146 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus hourly enhancement Market Premia

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 14th September 2025

Interview Date(s): In person - Date to be confirmed

About the Role

A seasonally based best value customer-focused service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally surrounding counties. You will maintain the condition of the road network through the application of surface dressing material over the summer period and during winter months provide precautionary night salting treatments to ensure safe passage along the highway.

Activities include Surface Dressing Winter Service Gritting Snow Clearance Flood Prevention Stock Preparation and other LGV driving.

The nature of the work may involve you carrying out activities outside of normal working hours including nights weekends and public holidays in all weather conditions to meet the needs of the service. You may be required to support a call-out rota to cover evening weekend and public holiday emergencies. (Exclusion will apply to employees aged under 21)

This role is a Safety Critical Post and consequently subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request.

About You

To apply for this post you must have:

• The following qualifications: NVQ 2 in Highways Maintenance or similar Skilled Road-worker Trades Test Assessment City & Guilds 6159 Winter Service Operations Valid driving licence Valid Large goods Vehicle Licence and CPC Trained with current DQC Card Valid Tele-Handler or Lift Truck Licence

OR have demonstrable evidence of the skills and experience as outlined in the job description together with a commitment to attain the essential qualifications

• Experience of working in a highways or civil engineering environment are able to take measurements and calculate quantities e.g. areas volumes and weights and use information technology (e.g. personal computer PDS mobile phone etc) in a work-related context
• Extensive knowledge of construction specifications materials compaction and workmanship requirements as well as safe working practices when using plant and machinery
• Knowledge about Construction Health Safety and Environmental requirements and safe working procedures legislation including drivers hours PPE and manual handling and of Chapter 8 Traffic Management Regulations
• Ability to drive and work in adverse weather conditions
• You can and are willing to work with everyone in the team. You are able to use your own initiative in planning and prioritising and to respond confidently to customers & colleagues with understanding & diplomacy whilst maintaining an objective & professional stance. You engage with proposals constructively & rigorously to help agree a way forward
• Ability to constructively challenge poor performance and/or behaviour and are able to remain calm & positive in challenging circumstances

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence them when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Tom Vesty Highway Works Manager (South)

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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