Multi -Skilled Operatives

Salary: From £30,553.75 including allowances
Closing Date: 28/01/2024
Department: Engineering
Location: Crinan
Hours Per Week: 37

Job Description

About Us

Scottish Canals are the custodians of the nation’s canal network and surrounding estates. Our vision is to care for and invest in the canal network to generate lasting benefit for people and communities; celebrating their industrial heritage, ensuring they offer quality green and blue spaces for people and communities, and contribute to Scotland’s resilience in tackling climate change.

Our success is rooted in valuing the contributions of our entire team - we care, we create, and we collaborate to continue to deliver a full range of activities from boating, paddling, walking, and wheeling to living and playing and improving what the canals have to offer to our visitors and communities. We also work collaboratively with our partners and stakeholders to contribute to a wealthier, fairer, greener, and more resilient Scotland.

As an employer we offer a unique opportunity to be part of our team, help us realise our vision and contribute toward protecting our heritage and ensuring our canals flourish now, and in the future.

About the Role

We are currently looking for 3 Multi-Skilled Operatives to join our team based on the Crinan Canal. The role covers the length of the Crinan Canal and is offered on a permanent basis, working Monday – Thursday, 8:30am-4:30pm and 8:30-4:00pm Friday.

Applicants must have an NVQ level II or other relevant qualification in Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electrical, Fabrication, Joinery, Carpentry, Brick laying, Masonry, Metal work or Civils discipline. Alternatively have an appropriate qualification in any of the above, along with practical experience working within these disciplines.

Using technical expertise, you will undertake planned maintenance, breakdown response, fault investigation, repair and improvement works to a variety of equipment, installations, and assets throughout the canal network, both land and water based.

About the Reward

This role attracts a progressive salary starting at £26,700 per annum, plus 11.25% flexibility and £850 outdoor working allowances. A generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days rising to 30 after 5 years plus public holidays, along with enhanced company sick pay, discounted shopping vouchers, and a contributory pension scheme with up to a 10% employer contribution.

Day to day tasks:

• Working within your skill set, experience, knowledge, training, and ability deliver the agreed planned preventative maintenance schedule, installations, planned inspections, effective fault diagnosis and repair.
• Under supervision, produce recommendations to minor problems, undertaking project design and leadership where appropriate.
• Providing inspection, monitoring, and reporting on the condition of Scottish Canals’ assets.
• Safely and efficiently support the delivery of improvements to the inland waterways network.
• Provide business administration support to ensure accurate documentation and recording of all maintenance activities and duties using asset management software.
• Contribute to resource planning to assist prioritising available resource.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues, to ensure technical, health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Participation in an out of hours standby rota as and when required.