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Senior General Operative

Location: Leicester, GB, LE8 6LH

Company: Cavendish Nuclear

Onsite or Hybrid: On Site

Job Title: Senior General Operative
Location: Whetstone, Leicestershire
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59168

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior General Operative, at our Whetstone site.

The role
As a Senior General Operative, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll play a crucial part in ensuring the smooth and safe running of our operations, contributing directly to the efficiency and safety of our industrial and welfare environments.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for a variety of tasks that keep the site operating effectively, including maintenance, inspections, and supporting compliance efforts.

• Cleaning, monitoring, and maintaining industrial and welfare areas.
  
• Conducting periodic checks and inspections, ensuring safety and compliance.
  
• Handling and disposing of waste according to regulations.
  
• Operating Forklift Trucks, towing tugs, and transporting goods around the site.
  
• Performing minor equipment inspections (e.g., ladders, First Aid Stations) and working in radiologically controlled areas when required.
  
  

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time 37 hours per week and is based at Whetstone

Essential experience of the Senior General Operative

• Warehouse or storekeeping experience is desirable.
  
  

Qualifications for the Senior General Operative

• Full clean driving license.
  
• Forklift license.
  
  

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
  
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
  
• Employee share scheme
  
• Employee shopping savings portal
  
• Payment of Professional Fees
  
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
  
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
  
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  
• Growth opportunities.
  
• Potential to develop skills.
  
  

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 30/09/2024

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