Waterway Operative
Job Type : Temporary, Full Time
Salary : £11.16/hour
Waterway operative
As an Operative most of your working time is spent in our unique and wonderful outdoor environment and your daily tasks will vary and will contribute to the maintenance, conservation, and improvement of the Yorkshire & North East regions waterway network.
Our Operatives work an annualised hours system which includes working a rota system including statutory holidays, so you must be happy to work in an on call rota, which will include some weekend working. Operatives to undertake maintenance and repair works, operate assets and providing information to customers, as directed by your Team Leader.
Location & coverage
This role will involve regular travel along Leeds Liverpool (East) including Bradford and Blackburn to Barnoldswick.
Occasionally you may also be required to work in other areas of the Yorkshire & North East Region.
Skills, knowledge & experience:
This is predominantly an outdoor role and it's so important that as a member of the Waterway Operative team you enjoy all weathers! Call outs, repairs, vegetation clearance and assisting the general public & towpath and waterway users doesn't only happen on the sunny days, so rain and cold is all part of the experience.
Responsibilities:
Working outside, carry out maintenance and repair works to the waterway infrastructure, to maximise network availability.
Undertake key duties associated with the maintenance of the waterway and waterside e.g. towpath improvement work from repairs to litter removal.
To protect the natural and historic environment associated with the waterways by ensuring their consideration during all works.
Provide a first level of response for reactive works to ensure the safety of customers and the availability of the network, participating in an on-call rota as required.
Work alongside and lead volunteers, to deliver high quality works, maintaining and building on our high levels of volunteer satisfaction.
Support asset inspections, identify and report any structure failures, breaches, damage or pollution incidents to Area Operations Manager or Engineers.
Undertake work in a productive and efficient manner delivering the work to the correct standard and agreed programme.
Assist in the planning of all work to ensure the correct equipment, materials, and plant resources.About you
It is essential that our new team members can settle in and enjoy the varied work we perform, so you really must love physical outdoor work all year around, and have a genuine appreciation for respecting the needs of nature, environment and our millions of waterway visitors. Our waterways are not just for short visits by day users or holidaymakers, thousands of community members live on our boats all year and you will be playing a role in caring for their home, their space.
You might have practical skills and many years of working experience to offer, or you may just be starting out in your career and looking for a role which calls on your practical nature. You don't need to be an expert in any field, but you will be able to demonstrate that you hold the values and behaviours that ensure our customers and visitors know we care
More Information
- Address Bradford, West Yorkshire
