General Operative Groundworker

Job Description

Here at JN Bentley we are looking for enthusiastic and positive General Operative Groundworker who live in and around the Exeter area, to work across the region on our sites, who can ideally join with a ready-made gang. Availability to lodge short term preferred.\n \nPlease can Lead Hands or Skilled Operatives apply on the relevant roles.\n \nIn the role you will work as part of a gang on various construction sites predominantly within the water industry. You will have a proactive attitude towards work and health and safety, with experience ideally of general civils work, concreting, deep drainage and pipe laying. \nThe ideal candidate should be multi-skilled and able to work on the machines as well as on the ground within the gang.

This role is not for a dedicated Plant Operative. \n \nCandidate Specification \n\nExperience within a wide range of Civil Engineering – particularly general civil work, concreting, deep drainage and pipe-laying and experience in the water industry. \nCSCS Touchscreen & 1 day Health & Safety Awareness course - Minimum requirement\nIdeally holding your CPCS / NOCN or NPORs Plant Tickets.\nCPCS / NOCN or NPORs Plant cards & NVQ for 360 Excavator, Forward Tipping Dumper, Ride on Roller, Telehandler\n \nAdvantageous  \n\nNational Water Hygiene Card \nSlinger/ Signaller \nConfined Spaces City & Guilds \nNRASWA \nLifting Operations\nDriving Licence \n \nWhat can we Offer?\n\nCompetitive rates of pay\nIn house career development programmes and progression within the company\nFully funded Industry recognised Training \nMileage paid on travel   \nVan driver supplement    \n30 days holiday (incl. Bank holidays)  \nGood Maternity/ Paternity Pay packages  \nUplift and Subsistence pay & Accommodation provided for Working away\nPension Scheme    \nEmployee Referral Scheme \nWestfield Health (Cash Health Plan)  \nOccupational Health Checks and Flu Jabs  \nCycle to Work schemes and Specsavers Vouchers   \nCompany matching and Payroll giving  \n \nAbout us \n \nJN Bentley is a well-established civil engineering and construction company with many projects across the UK. We deliver first-class works for our clients, drawing upon over 50 years of expertise gained through experience in the industry.   \n \nWe employ over 2000 people, and we have a turnover currently in excess of £450 million.\n \nIf you are interested in joining the existing teams at JN Bentley please click the apply now button below.\n \nPlease include any details of your experience working in the water industry, deep drainage, pipelaying and specific pipework within your application.\n\nREF-(Apply online only)

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Job Overview

ID:

2502288

Date Posted:

Posted 14 hours ago

Expiration Date:

19/07/2026

Location:

Pinhoe

Salary:

Competitive

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