Supervisor

Salary: £40,056 to £43,377 per year (Grade 8)
Location: Area 2, NY Highways, Thirsk YO7 3BX

Contract: Permanent, Full-time, Monday to Friday

Benefits: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, company pension and discounts

As NY Highways continue to grow, we are looking for two Supervisors to join our Thirsk depot to play an integral part in our operations, helping us to deliver the best service to our community.

“Bringing innovative solutions to the roads of North Yorkshire and beyond.”

Collaborating closely with management, the role of Supervisor at NY Highways focuses on optimising depot efficiency while prioritising safety for all employees. This involves overseeing stock movement, safety audits, site inductions, traffic managing, and the development of health and safety protocols. You'll be pivotal in conducting incident investigations and reporting, as well as crafting work programs and assessing risk.

You will demonstrate excellent organisation skills, capable of maintaining site and financial records, while also leading diverse teams in project execution. Timekeeping and task prioritisation are key, as you'll ensure materials and equipment are delivered promptly to meet customer expectations, even in challenging weather conditions.

Effective communication skills are essential for tasks such as assisting with vehicle loading/unloading, maintaining cleanliness and orderliness in the yards, and promptly informing colleagues about ETAs or any issues with items.

It is essential that the successful candidate have:

• Experience in highways construction, as a ganger or equivalent
• Experience of managing and developing Health and Safety processes
• Good IT Skills, including Microsoft Office Suite

Who are NY Highways?

NY Highways are looking to lead the way in Highways innovation whilst developing and rewarding our workforce. With the responsibility of a network of roads that stretch for almost 5800 miles and a team of around 250 experienced professionals, there isn’t much we don’t know about highway maintenance. Our aims are supported by our staff who have years of industry experience and knowledge.

At NY Highways, 'who you are' matters. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, if you pride yourself on working well with others and are ambitious to make things better, we want to get to know you.

Since launching in 2021, NYH has invested in its people and its technology – from internal promotion and training opportunities, to adopting the latest technology, and investing in new talent through our Apprenticeship programme.

We’re proud of our teams and the work they do in our communities. We want people to join us who can bring their experience and add value to our organisation. We are also committed to the continual development and training of our staff and will offer a number of courses relevant to this role and our products.

We welcome interest from individuals in locations not convenient to the Thirsk depot, as there may be future opportunity to work from different depots as part of larger organisational growth.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 14th April 2024.

Interviews are planned to take place week commencing 22nd April 2024.

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy before the proposed deadline in the event of the position being filled, a change of requirements or a large number of applications being received.

NY Highways is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £40,056.00-£43,377.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: NYH28538