Experienced Roadworkers
Lightways (Contractors) Limited is a family run business with over 40 years of experience in streetlighting, surfacing, and reinstatement. Our reinstatement division specialises in delivering a surfacing and reinstatement service to local authorities, public utilities, and public utility contractors.
Our company has extensive experience in surfacing and reinstatement of carriageways and footways of all surface types including asphalt, bitmac, slabs, block paving, setts, and granolithic concrete. All construction works are carried out by our own staff – a valuable, trained, and qualified resource – and we would like you to join our team.
To meet the demands of our customers, we have a requirement to recruit reliable and experienced roadworkers to the role of Road Operatives (Driver/Labourers). We are looking to employ a number of versatile employees who can multitask to carry out a host of duties on various surface types in connection with road reinstatement and road ironwork re-setting and repair. Employees will be based from either our Head Office in Larbert, Falkirk or our depot in Mayfield, Midlothian, though works will be undertaken at sites across Scotland.
Duties
- Undertake all aspects of highway maintenance works including carriageway and footway patching, kerbing, ironwork replacement, and drainage
- Drive/operate vehicles or plant requiring general and specialist skills
- Maintain high technical standards
- Attend project and work briefings as required
- Carry out vehicle checks and correctly record and report any defects
- Record driver hours appropriately
- Follow Lightways’ Health & Safety Policy to ensure the safety of yourself, others, and the working environment
The working hours for these roles will be nine hours per day, Monday to Friday inclusive. There is opportunity to work overtime, including weekends, as required.
The starting salary for these roles is dependent on experience. Lightways (Contractors) Limited is a Living Wage Employer.
Essential Criteria
- Full driving licence is essential, with at least one year of driving experience
- Experience in reinstatement and roadworks
- Self-motivated and reliable
- Positive attitude towards work
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills
Desirable
- CSCS certification
- Traffic management experience
To apply, please send your CV using the Apply Now button.
Pay: £13.45-£15.00 per hour
Experience:
- driving: 1 year (required)
- roadworks: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
