Training Area Operative
Job Type : Contract, Full Time
Salary : £22639 – £24592/annum
Landmarc Support Services is currently seeking to recruit a Training Area Operative at Warcop Camp in Westmorland, Cumbria.
As the Training Area Operative, you will play a key part in helping to maintain a safe, efficient and sustainable place for our Armed Forces to train, this pivotal role is essential to the delivery of the contract.
We are looking for someone who either has previous knowledge of working on the Defence Training estate or someone who is keen to learn new skills and bring an enthusiastic willingness to learn, Landmarc will provide full training for the successful applicant.
You will be required to work flexibly over the course of a 37 hour working week. You will be required to work some weekends.
This role is on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Package DescriptionLandmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:
Pension
Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee’s salary.
Holiday
Employees are entitled to 25 days’ pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas.
Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.
Holiday purchase – purchase up to 10 more days’ holiday to use throughout the year.
Other benefits
Edenred – employee savings scheme
Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions
Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones.
Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training
Family friendly policy
Sick pay
Main ResponsibilitiesPreparing training areas for use
Maintenance of the training area to include grounds maintenance
Basic forestry work (full training provided)
Housekeeping
Equipment testing
Driving and operating fleet vehicles
Warning systems including training control offices, radar and flags
Report any defects or issues that you come across on the estate
Report and deal with unauthorised persons on the Training Area Estate
Handover/ take back of facilities with service users including providing information on ‘maximising’ the facility
Direct and advise wider training estate users including the general public
To complete all relevant documentation utilising both IT and paper based systems
To carry out additional works in response to additional contract requirements
The Ideal CandidateKnowledge of Health and Safety
Knowledge of range assignment instructions and range standing orders (desirable)
Experience of communicating with customers
Work in a diverse multi-tasking mobile team environment
Basic laboring, caretaking and housekeeping skills
Ability to complete documentation
Basic IT skills
Any rural/ ground works qualifications such as tractor & 360 /digger / chainsaw or relevant would be an advantage but not essential.
Have a full driver’s licence valid in the United Kingdom (essential)
Candidates must meet the UK residency requirements
About The CompanyLandmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.
By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003
More Information
- Address Appleby in Westmorland
