Highways Operative – Kingswear
Company: Paramount Personnel
Hours: Full-time
Location: Kingswear
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Temporary
Posting date: 29 Sept 2026
Closing date: 29 Oct 2026
Summary
Our clients are looking for Highways Operatives to join their hardworking dedicated team in Kingswear .
Key Responsibilities
- Work as part of a team undertaking Highways repairs, ranging from Patching, Resurfacing, Potholes, Drainage, Footways and General Highway Maintenance.
- 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.
- Take responsibility for vehicles/plant/materials in your charge.
- Where appropriate provide direction/supervision of the work to less experienced operatives.
Essential Skills
- Driving License ideally clean some points accepted
- A commitment to Health and Safety.
- Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy.
- Ability to undertake a high level of manual work and work outdoors in all weathers.
- CSCS Card.
Desirable Skills
- Highways experience.
- HGV licence.
- New Roads and Street Works (NRSWA) not essential
- Operative Accreditation Lantra 12D not essential
Rate of Pay
£13.00 per hour.
Overtime at 150% after 40 hours
These will be PAYE positions so you will benefit from.
Benefits
- Accrued Holiday Pay from day one.
- Pension contributions (after a qualifying period).
- Weekly Pay.
- No Umbrella payments or fees.
- Only Tax and National Insurance deductions and this will be shown on your payslip.
This is a temporary role, but there is a possibility this could become permanent in the future
Local interviews face to face or remotely can be offered.
Please note that if you apply for this vacancy then you have given permission under Data Protection (GDPR) for us to share selected details with our clients for their related vacancies. This will be the only notification you will receive regarding this and we take the receipt of your CV as your permission to proceed with your application. If you do not wish us to submit or use your CV, please do email to ask us to destroy your CV as soon as possible to ensure it is not used.
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