Highways Operative Apprenticeship (Congleton)

Summary

As an apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience that will set the foundation for a rewarding career in the highways industry. As well as working alongside experienced professionals, it offers a unique opportunity to develop practical skills, gain industry knowledge, and contribute to the community by ensuring our roads are safe and operational.

Annual wage: £13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
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Training course: Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 16:00.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 July
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Assist in the repair and maintenance of carriageways and footways, ensuring all work is accurately recorded using hand-held devices
To understand and follow health and safety procedures to ensure your own safety and the safety of others
Learn how to operate equipment and tools safely
Collaborate with colleagues to ensure works are completed on time and to standard
To undertake highways specific training courses as appropriate to ensure understanding and compliance

Where you’ll work

Brunswick Wharf Depot

Brook Street

Congleton

CW12 1RG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

Your training course

Highways maintenance skilled operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Apply appropriate health, safety and environment procedures when working on the road
Plan and undertake work practice productively when carrying out repairs to potholes, pavements and kerbs, and laying new surfaces on rural and urban roads
Read, interpret and work to drawings, specifications and highways information Highways information will include details on the use of safety barriers, cones, traffic flow and safety zones to work within, whilst employed on the highway
Use underground cable locators to identify buried water, gas, sewer lines or other utility services, and once identified excavate by hand around the line to stop any damage and disruption to services
Apply safe working practise for moving, storing, lifting and handling of resources
Excavation and reinstatement of the highway by carrying out maintenance and repairs, including removal of material within the road or road side using hand or power tools and reinstatement of the area using concrete, screeds, sub-base, aggregates or bituminous materials
Install Street Ironworks (drain access covers and frames and gully gates situated on the road) to given work instructions
Prepare and operate powered tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment for use on roads. This will include machinery for generator™s, pumps, pedestrian operated plant (e.g. pushed roller), mixers, compressors and self“powered tools (pneumatic drill)
Prepare, set up and work within temporary traffic management (using cones and barriers to section off elements of the road from vehicles and pedestrians) on urban and rural roads, whilst excavating and re-instating the highway
Work with other sub-contractors on larger schemes (e.g. traffic management)

Your training plan

The apprentice will attend Salford City College one day per week and will gain a Level 2 Diploma in Highway Maintenance.

More training information

Working outdoors
Basic understanding of health and safety requirements
Ability to deal effectively with peers, client representatives and the general public

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Health and Safety focused

Other requirements

Enthusiasm for working outdoors in all weather conditions. Regular travel to college required.

About this company

Ringway Jacobs is a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Formed in 2005, specifically to provide road network management solutions to local government, our unique blend of engineering capability, innovation and customer care make us the best in class.

https://www.ringway-jacobs.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified the individual would become a Highways Operative.

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