Ganger

Norse Highways

£31,232 - £34,032 (Dependent on experience)

39 Hours per week

Norfolk

Norse Highways are looking to recruit a Ganger to join their growing team, this is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Roadworker who has supervised a team in the absence of a ganger.

The successful candidate will supervise and participate within a team of 2-4 individuals, to ensure that the routine or construction work allocated by the Works Team is safely achieved on schedule and to the required standard.

This is a Norfolk based role and we have depots in Kings Lynn, Aylsham, Caister and Ketteringham.

Main Responsibilities:

*         To plan and organise work tasks, ensuring that all materials, tools, equipment, and staff are available prior to work commencing.

*         Partake in day-to-day duties including - Complex setting out, kerbing, drainage, walling, concrete work, flag and block paving, bricklaying, drains, manholes and catchment pits.

*         to attend and resolve emergency situations and undertake service tasks whilst maintaining a safe working environment for yourself, colleagues and the public.

*         Participate in winter service and emergency standby and call out duties when required

*         Driving vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes and responsibility for their safe operation and daily maintenance.

Job Requirements:

*         Previous experience of working as a skilled roadworker and of working as a roadworker / apprentice or proven equivalent experience

*         Multi skilled experience in numerous aspects of highway maintenance including H&S and permits

*         City and Guilds Winter Service Operation Certificate (or prepared to work towards achieving this)

*         Full clean Driving Licence to meet the travel requirements of the role

Benefits:

*         Progression opportunities within a national company

*         Company pension scheme

*         The opportunity to gain industry related qualifications

You will be required to work some evenings and weekends as part of the contractual arrangements, this will include enhanced pay rates – further information will be provided at interview stage. 

We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.