Ledwood are looking to recruit General Operatives to join our team at Point of Ayr, North Wales
Your Role:
This role is hands-on, varied, and essential to safe and efficient delivery of nine major items of equipment which will support the transformation of North West England and North Wales into one of the world's first low-carbon industrial clusters by 2030. A key component of this role is acting as Firewatch and Confined Space Entry Controller during hot works and other risk-critical operations.
Your new position will involve:
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Act as a visible advocate of safe behaviours, reporting hazards, near misses, and unsafe conditions promptly. Maintain clean, organised, and compliant work areas, ensuring all activities support zero-harm objectives. Attend and contribute to safety briefings, toolbox talks, and team briefings.
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General site operations tasks include support trades, supervisors, and work teams with day-to-day tasks unskilled general work activities, materials handling, housekeeping, and basic logistical support. Move, segregate, and store materials in accordance with RAMS, site rules, and environmental procedures. Assist with deliveries, waste management, and recycling, including handling segregated or hazardous waste safely. Erect and maintain barriers, signage, and exclusion zones to control access and maintain safe workfaces. Assist in setting up work fronts by checking power/lighting, managing trailing cables, and ensuring equipment readiness. Conduct basic tool checks (including PAT status) and report defects immediately. Support permit-to-work processes, completing Point of Work Risk Assessments (POWRA) as required.
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Act as a dedicated Firewatch during hot works such as welding, cutting, grinding, or torch operations. Verify that Hot Work Permits and other permits are in place before activity begins. Monitor active and adjacent areas continuously for sparks, heat transfer, smoke, or other ignition hazards. Manage combustibles by clearing or shielding flammable materials and ensuring fire-resistant screens/blankets are correctly installed. Check that suitable and in-date fire extinguishers and fire blankets are present, accessible, and appropriate for the task. Maintain communication with the permit holder and supervisor, stopping work immediately if unsafe conditions arise. Ensure flexibility around break / lunch and finish times to conduct mandatory post-work firewatcher checks, including inspections of adjacent compartments or voids. Accurately record checks and observations in permit documentation and handover notes.
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Positive communication and team engagement, work collaboratively with supervisors, trades, logistics, and safety teams to support operational requirements. Provide timely feedback on issues such as materials shortages, unsafe conditions, or equipment defects. Respond constructively to instructions and contribute positively to team performance.
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Ensure HSE compliance and conduct, follow all company and client HSE polices, procedures, and permit-to-work systems. Upholds project values and contributes to a culture of continuous improvement, wear, maintain, and use PPE correctly (minimum: Overalls, hard hat, safety boots, gloves, glasses, ear protection; plus task-specific PPE when required). Follow environmental controls including spill prevention, dust/noise mitigation, and proper waste segregation. Participate in compulsory training, inductions, and refresher courses; maintain all required competencies, cards, and medical fitness. Respect all security protocols including restricted areas, access controls, and device/photography rules.
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Employees are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly, where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees are responsible for understanding those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied.
The ideal candidate will be able to:
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Ability to communicate effectively within a team
- Take responsibility and accountability for their own actions
- Demonstrates commitment to always working safely and adhering to PPE requirements
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Flexibility to comply with company and client requirements
- Adaptable in utilising skills outside of core discipline
- Ability to work with other team members / disciplines and in a multi - cultural environment
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Desire for self-development; to learn and develop within the role and develop others when required.
- Use of initiative/ be proactive to problem solve or work without direct supervision.
- Behaves in an honest, fair and ethical manner.
- Strong organisational, planning and time management
Qualifications & Experience Requirements:
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Previous experience as a General Operative/Labourer on large infrastructure, Construction / Oil/ Gas sites is preferrable
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Strong safety mindset, understanding of RAMS, permits, point-of-work risk assessments, and Stop Work Authority.
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Clear, concise communication; able to follow instructions and escalate issues promptly.
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Physically fit for manual handling, standing/walking for extended periods, and working indoors/ outdoors, in confined space and at height in changing conditions.
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Reliability and punctuality, to work the assigned working schedule. Additional overtime and none schedule workdays may be available.
- Valid CCNSG Safety Passport
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Valid Safety Critical Medical
Project Specifics
The position will be based onsite, starting ASAP for approx 18-24 months. This role will report into the Supervisor / Construction Lead.
Working Hours: 9.5 Hours Monday to Thursday, 6 hours Friday and 5 Hours Saturday (Working hours may change to suit the needs of the project).
Rate of Pay: PAYE Basic Rate between £14.74 - £16.90 depending on experience
If you believe you meet the requirements set out above, and are looking for a new opportunity, please click ‘Apply for Job’. We look forward to receiving your application of interest to join the Ledwood Team.
Please note that due to our ongoing commitment to the current Ledwood workforce who have already shown interest in being a part of this team and have demonstrated that they the right attitude, skills and experience, some or all of the positions contained within this advert may be filled by the internal movement of existing employees. As a result, it is possible that no external hires may take place.
