Location: Roads Depot Bowmore Isle of Islay, PA43 7JB
Salary: £29,941 - £31,118 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Service:
Roads and Infrastructure Closing Date:
Tuesday 18th February 2025 A vacancy has arisen for a Roads Working Foreperson to join our team working on the Isle of Islay in Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland's most beautiful areas. The Roads Working Foreperson will be expected to undertake structural and road maintenance works. Be able to understand and work unsupervised setting out and constructing all types of work to a satisfactory standard. Supervise and motivate a large multi-skilled group of employees. Ensure deadlines are adhered to when submitting paperwork. To take part in out of hours standby during summer/winter months to ensure roads are maintained in a safe condition. This is a permanent post, 37 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday. It is essential that the successful applicant will hold an HGV licence and have experience in supervisory management or equivalent. They should also have leadership skills in a small team as well as being able to work on their own initiative. Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees on how they work. We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies, we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work, ensuring that the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised. Applicants should note that:
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post. To apply for this vacancy, please click on the
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button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description, you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is: Julian Green, Team Leader, Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager; applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we
do not
accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the
Apply Now
button on this page. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit our Equality & Diversity Policy.
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Roads and Infrastructure Closing Date:
Tuesday 18th February 2025 A vacancy has arisen for a Roads Working Foreperson to join our team working on the Isle of Islay in Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland's most beautiful areas. The Roads Working Foreperson will be expected to undertake structural and road maintenance works. Be able to understand and work unsupervised setting out and constructing all types of work to a satisfactory standard. Supervise and motivate a large multi-skilled group of employees. Ensure deadlines are adhered to when submitting paperwork. To take part in out of hours standby during summer/winter months to ensure roads are maintained in a safe condition. This is a permanent post, 37 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday. It is essential that the successful applicant will hold an HGV licence and have experience in supervisory management or equivalent. They should also have leadership skills in a small team as well as being able to work on their own initiative. Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees on how they work. We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies, we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work, ensuring that the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised. Applicants should note that:
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post. To apply for this vacancy, please click on the
Apply Now
button at the top of this page. If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description, you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is: Julian Green, Team Leader, Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager; applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page. Please also note that we
do not
accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the
Apply Now
button on this page. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit our Equality & Diversity Policy.
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