General Operative
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Job Summary
General Operative
Location: Cambridgeshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week Monday-Friday
Were looking for a reliable and hands-on General Operative - River & Rural to join Ground Controls River & Rural team working on rivers lakes ponds and rural sites across the UK.
Youll support a variety of outdoor projects including dredging desilting vegetation management and small civil works. Its a practical varied role for someone who enjoys working outdoors getting stuck in and being part of a close-knit team.
What youll do
Support dredging desilting and vegetation clearance works.
Assist with bank repairs fencing access tracks and general civil works.
Work on and near water including from boats and pontoons.
Load unload and maintain tools plant and equipment.
Drive team members and equipment to and from sites.
Follow RAMS and site safety procedures.
Complete basic daily paperwork and digital checklists.
Keep sites clean tidy and safe.
What youll get
PPE and training provided.
Accommodation and subsistence covered when staying away.
Opportunities to gain additional tickets and qualifications.
Varied outdoor work across the UK.
The opportunity to develop practical skills within a supportive team.
What were looking for
CSCS card essential.
Full UK driving licence.
Able to swim.
Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in all weathers.
Reliable punctual and willing to get involved.
Able to follow instructions and use common sense on site.
Basic computer skills including using apps on a phone or tablet.
Willing to stay away from home occasionally.
Desirable:
Experience in construction landscaping agriculture or similar outdoor work.
Experience working with boats or around water.
CPCS/NPORS excavator tickets.
Chainsaw brushcutter or First Aid qualifications.
BE trailer towing entitlement.
Benefits;
Competitive salary aligned with your skills and experience
Pension scheme helping you plan for the future
Recognition schemes celebrating and rewarding great work
Private GP service fast convenient access to medical support
Life insurance providing added peace of mind
Subsidised gym membership supporting your health and wellbeing
Holiday buy scheme purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave
Equal Opportunities Statement
At Ground Control we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief sex sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic as defined in the Equality Act 2010.
We actively support and promote an inclusive culture ensuring fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process and across all stages of employment including training development promotion pay and termination. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants and employees and to creating a working environment free from discrimination harassment bullying or victimisation.
We expect all colleagues to uphold our values of dignity respect and inclusion. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discriminatory behaviour and are committed to continuous improvement through training inclusive policies and accountability at all levels.
About Company
Ground Control is a leading external maintenancebusiness and biodiversity expert committed toenhancing and improving the physical environment for our customers and their communities.We're a purpose driven, values centred business,on a mission to realisethe potential of human nature by ... View more
