Highways Maintenance Operative

Your New Role

Join our Winter Crew!

We are recruiting for Winter Patrol Drivers (Highways Maintenance Operatives) to join our Kent County Council Account, these roles are seasonal and will run during the period of December 2024 – March 2025 from our Swanley Highways Depot, The Teardrop Centre, Swanley, BR8 8TJ.

The Winter Patrol Drivers plays a vital part in Winter Patrol Operations, this will include road gritting, maintenance works and litter picking.

You will be responsible for:

• The safety of yourself and others within your team, ensuring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and safe operation to protect member of the public
• Carrying out vehicle checks prior to shift starting, correctly filling in defect books
• Driving and operating a gritter to grit the roads on a rota basis
• Allocation and capturing time and resource utilisation in line with operated allocation system
• Attending project and work briefings as required
• Keeping records, completing all necessary paperwork, communicating, and liaising with other employees of Amey, sub-contractors, the emergency services, the police, the general public, clients and customers

We want to hear from you if you have:

• A valid HGV Class 2 license, and a full Drivers CPC qualification card
• Previous winter experience and a telehandler qualification would be preferred
• Problem solving skills
• Self-motivated and pro-active in terms of delivering solutions
• Good communication skills

What we can offer you 

Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan 

Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to  

Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.

Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers. 

Application Guidance:

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.  

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process. 

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

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!