Skilled Operative

Job Introduction

Are you a Skilled Operative looking for a Company where you can progress? Or an experienced Skilled Labourer looking to make the step up?

Founded in 1968 Griffiths are a sustainable contractor that helps connect communities through delivering Road, Rail, Water, and Utilities projects. We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality projects in a healthy, safe, and sustainable manner to improve people’s everyday lives.

Griffiths are currently looking to recruit a Skilled Operative to join our team operating in North Wales, initially Bangor. This role will give you the opportunity to work on a variety of tasks covering multiple trades.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Main Responsibilities

The Skilled Operative plays a crucial part of the Operational Team and will be responsible for a variety of tasks including:

• Ensuring that all work is carried out safely and to the correct quality standards
• Operating machinery and power tools
• Concrete works
• Laying drainage pipes, pavements and manhole covers
• Laying kerbs and channels
• Shuttering
• Completing plant defects sheets
• Involved in completing the daily point of work risk assessment

The Ideal Candidate

This is a challenging and incredibly rewarding position that can accelerate your career and learning and development. As Skilled Operative you will have:

• A positive work ethic and attitude
• Possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience of civil engineering work
• CSCS Blue Skilled Worker Card & NVQ
• Clean full UK Driving Licence
• CPCS Card for Dumper & Roller
• Manual Handling is desirable
• Asbestos Awareness is desirable
• Streetworks Operative is desirable

Why Us

As well as the Skilled Operative role we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 

• Training & Development
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
• Access to join our Employee Communities inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents 

Griffiths, a CRH company, is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.