General Operative

The Post of General Operative

The office is wholetime, and pensionable. The applicable pension scheme will be determined on appointment based on individual candidate employment history.

Duties

A variety of labouring and ancillary duties in Roads, street cleaning and related areas and may involve but not be limited to (as example):

• Flagman duties to manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic
• Pothole repair work
• Clearing drains
• Signage cleaning/repairs
• Concrete footpaths and road repairs
• General road maintenance activities
• Assisting in contractor supervision
• Assisting in relation to road improvement/surfacing/strengthening activities
• Loading and unloading by hand or otherwise of building materials, road-making materials, including gravel and chippings, pipes, fencing posts, barrels of bitumen, and all materials used by the County Council.
• Traffic management duties
• Street sweeping
• Manual handling
• Working with various equipment as required
• Record keeping as required by Supervisor
• Maintenance of open spaces, grass cutting & strimming
• Environmental clean ups
• Waste collection and disposal
• Litter collection
• Emptying litter bins
• Playground inspections & maintenance
• Weed control
• General housekeeping duties in the various yards and depots
• Compliance and adherence with Health & Safety requirements
• Carrying out Health & Safety duties as directed by the engineer or authorised supervisor
• Such other duties/tasks as may be assigned to him/her from time to time as directed by the engineer or authorised supervisor.

You shall perform such duties appropriate to your grade as may from time to time be assigned to you in relation to your employment and as may be appropriate to any particular function of any Council for which the Chief Executive is responsible and carry out such instructions as may be given in relation to the performance of your duties.

The work will be carried out in accordance with established work practices or as negotiated from time to time. Person appointed will be required to report to work location at the location notified to him/her by the supervisor.

Employees must attend at all training courses deemed necessary by their employer for their area of work, and exercise the skills and knowledge learnt when required to do so.

The person employed will be required to perform assigned duties exercising a duty of care, in the interest of safety of oneself, fellow employees and the general public, at all times in compliance with Louth County Council’s Health & Safety Management System. Working in a safe manner, in full compliance with the relevant safety legislation and construction regulations, will be the primary responsibility of all General Operatives.