Job Description
We are recruiting for a permanent Digger Driver / Groundworkerfor the local council in Bournemouth Dorset.
Areas covered are Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole.
Salary: Up to 33989 per annum depending on experience.
Hours: 39 hrs per week 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am to 3:30pm on Friday.
DBS check and Driving Licence are essential.
CPCS or NPORS digger ticket are essential for this role.
Duties:
- Digging by hand requiring bending turning stretching twisting and Lifting
- Post holes approx. 2ft deep
- Foundations approx. 2ft deep.
- Excavation for concrete approx. 1ft deep.
- Levelling by hand soil concrete hardcore.
- Process to lay concrete includes bending shovelling levelling of concrete leaning.
- Loading of materials on to vehicle.
- Manual Lifting including dead lifting and high level or unloading including manual transport from location to vehicle bending turning twisting.
- Fence panels 4ft 5ft 6ft
- Removal of broken concrete sections.
- Concrete fence posts (2man lift 50kg approx.)
- Timber fence posts
- Timber fencing feather edge cant rails timber gates (up to 25kg)
- Precast slabs 7kg 77kg (2 man lift if Req)
- Roll of chain link fencing (up to 40kg)
- Fly tipping removal including sofas tvs fridges freezers washing machines (2 man lift if required) loading items on to flatbed vehicle for disposal.
- Use of wheel barrow both loaded and unloaded. Some loads including wet concrete meaning difficulty in control over load.
- Lifting of loaded wheel barrow on to flatbed vehicle for disposal.
- Use of power tools including heavy duty breakers and light weight breakers petrol disc cutters whacker plates. Including transportation of these items.
- Use of hand tools including pick axes sledge hammer breaker bars brooms.
To apply for thisposition please submit an up to date CV and also call Alan on for more details.