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Our Business
Selwood is the leading pump rental solutions company in the UK, and we are expanding our services into Europe. Join us on this journey!
With an unrivalled depth of technical pumping expertise, we are seeking a wide range of skilled workers throughout our expanding nationwide network of branches. We are one of the largest privately owned companies in the UK serving the Water, Environmental and Construction industries.
What we can offer you
- Competitive salary & the opportunity for overtime with enhanced hourly rates & enhanced call out rates.
- Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
- Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
- 24 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
- Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service & other length of service rewards.
- 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
- Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
- Employee referral scheme
About The Role
To help us achieve our expansion ambitions we are looking for an Installation Operative to hit the ground running within our growing team. If you have experience within civil engineering, the construction industry or have an armed forces background, and are looking for a career in a reputable business with fantastic progression paths, then this is the role for you!
You will be based out of our Chandlers Ford branch in Hampshire, but you will predominately work out on our customer sites, including construction, wastewater, and clean water, with the occasional visits into branch.
Tasks & Responsibilities
You will promote and exercise the company’s mission statement and core values to deliver a high-quality installation service across the UK.
- Your role will be to install pipework and assist our drivers with loading and unloading of our vehicles as well as checking against paperwork, missing items, damages, and fuel charges. As this is a physically demanding role a good level of fitness is required.
- Identify and recommend creative solutions and processes to make our business more unique and attractive and to become more efficient.
- Put safety first every time, demonstrate the confidence, knowledge, and experience to stop the installation and advise your supervisor if any safety issues arise at any time.
- This role requires the employees to be willing and able to work at heights, work in confined spaces, lone working and work with sewage.
Qualifications & Personal Attributes
Essential:
- Must have the aptitude to work on client sites, including construction, wastewater, and clean water.
- Flexible working hours and be available to be part of an ‘on call’ rota *is likely to be 1 in 3 weekends*.Â
- Must be willing to travel to jobs throughout the UK and on occasions work away from home.
- Full UK driving licence (no more than 6 points).
Preferred:
- Holder of a construction skills CSCS card.
- National Water Hygiene Card.
- Confined space trained.
- Forklift truck operator certification.Â
- An understanding of the workings of a temporary / permanent pumping solution.
Certificates and qualifications listed above will be provided so you can undertake the responsibilities for the role.
Our Commitment to you:
We are committed to creating a safe working environment for all our employees. We actively promote an open attitude to health and safety issues by encouraging staff to identify and report hazards to create and maintain a safe working environment.
Our teams are always working to minimise the environmental impact during planned projects and emergency callouts. One way we are minimising our impact is by using electric-driven pumps and alternatives, such as siphoning, in our relentless pursuit of more sustainable solutions.
Workdry International Ltd is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We value transparency, respecting others and understanding differences. We give full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.Â
As part of your recruitment journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments.
