General Operative

About The Role:

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.  

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Civils projects team at Hinkley Point - We deliver specialist civil engineering for the private and public sectors across the UK, building strong relationships based on a collaborative approach.  

Want to come and be a part of it? 

What will you be doing?

You'll work as part of a team undertaking highways repairs, ranging from drainage, footways, patching, potholes and general highway maintenance.

You'll use technology (tablets/apps)to input safety data and maintenance records. Drive/operate plant and equipment where trained, necessary for the for the day to day tasks set. 

Part of the role is to take responsibility for vehicles/plant/materials in your charge. Where appropriate you'll provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives.

We'll ask you to undertake winter and emergency maintenance out of hours activities on a stand by rota.

What you’ll bring

• Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers. A commitment to Health and Safety
• Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy
• Previous civils experience on Hinkley Point C with MGroup 
• Clean driving License
• Highways experience
• CSCS Card
• LGV Class C OR capability to gain this during probation

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Out of hours / Call out (Overtime)
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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