Confined Space Operative

About the Role

Working for our Southern Water Contract you will be working alongside a HGV/Jetting Operative - providing support from and cleaning of the tankering that carry out tankering services in the Hampshire Region. Working in a confined space you will be entering the tanker and Jetting out the tanker. Due to the nature of work you will be provided with full PPE as the work involves a high degree of working within waste water within the tanker. You must full able of working within non hazardous waste and in a confined space.

Salary: 17 per hour

Hours: 50 hours per week 30 mins unpaid break Monday - Friday (6am - 5pm)

Location: Crawley covering the sussex area

Holidays: 21 days plus bank holidays

Responsibilities:

• Assessing tanker for work to be carried out
• Entering confined space into the tanker
• Cleaning (jetting) tanker
• Operating the high pressure jetting equipment
• Undertake Face Fit testing on a regular basis and remain clean shaven when required to enter Confined Spaces
  
• All safety equipment is inspected calibrated tested and available in good working order
• Report to the manager/authorised person of any incident dangerous occurrence defects of other exceptional incidents occurring during the work in Confined Spaces
  
• Employees are fully briefed and understand the risks and controls
• All entry documentation is completed
• Understand and accept permits to work
• Ensure appropriate emergency procedures are in place
• Stop work and withdraw personnel and equipment if for any reason the conditions of the Confined Space change and/ or the agreed procedure or permit cannot be met
• Designate Emergency Rescue Team
  
• Any other reasonable ad-hoc duties tasks or projects requested by management

Experience & Capabilities:

• Operatives are medically fit on the day of the planned entry (colds and respiratory illness can affect a persons ability to wear breathing apparatus - this also includes clean shaven)

• Previous experience in drainage
• Confined Space Ticket
• Ideally hold a High Pressure Jetting Ticket
• High Risk Ticket

What we offer:

• 21 days plus bank holidays
• Pension Death in service
• Full PPE Provided
• Training and Progression Opportunities
• Full training
• Cycle to work scheme - after qualifying period
• 1000 bonus payable at Christmas and then at 6 months and 12 months (for external candidates)

This position is open to Internal and External candidates. Any internal candidates currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an Internal Application form and submit to recruitment.

The Lanes Group plccomprisesof a range of established service providers subsidiaries which complement the specialist service of Lanes by both work type and geography. Increasing our overall capability assets and offering to our customers.

Lanes- I- - are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of thecommunity.

Strictly no agencies please

Required Experience:

Manager