General Operative

The Position

Longford County Council is seeking to form panels from which permanent, temporary, and temporary seasonal posts may be filled at General Operative grade. The General Operative grade is an entry-level outdoor grade in Longford County Council and is a critical post in terms of ensuring quality service delivery to the public.

Typical services include roads and transportation, maintenance of social housing units and estates, environmental upkeep, recreation and amenity facilities, etc. The role is likely to be outdoors, operational, and manual. The duties will vary according to the functional area to which the person is assigned.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, adaptable, flexible, and capable of acting on their own initiative, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services.

Role & Duties of the Position

A General Operative’s duties may include but will not be limited to:

• be responsible for the safe keeping of all stores and equipment that has been allocated to him/her for the purpose of carrying out his/her duties;

• undertake street cleaning duties;

• clean out vacant social housing units;

• lift, carry, stack concrete blocks, bricks, kerbs and cement;

• drive - van, tractor, pickup;

• patch - macadam, tar and chippings;

• open water cuts;

• mix mortar in concrete mixer & laying concrete;

• use a wheelbarrow, yard brush, shovel, etc.;

• surface dress, sweep chips and be involved in traffic control measures;

• be involved in works relating to drainage, road sewers, cleaning of gullies;

• treat roads for oil spillage;

• cut grass using lawn mower, strimmer, tractor & mower;

• lay pipes, ducting, watermains etc.;

• assist in fencing, concrete post and rail and concrete post and chain link;

• build walls, clean, paint signs;

• erect traffic signs/poles and traffic lights and other traffic management equipment;

• load and unload traffic management equipment;

• operate equipment such as jackhammer, consaw, sledge, etc.;

• be required to undertake the duties of a higher grade where necessary;

• work with the Water Services Repair crew when required;

• be available to work out of hours when required;

• participate and take part in the duties as required as part of the organizational response to Climate Action to promote and ensure capacity building, empowering change and delivering action;

• employees must participate and take part in all aspects of the Safety Management System as required;

• any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

This is a non-exhaustive list and is only a representation of the works the successful candidate may be involved in as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Candidates shall have obtained a good general level of education.

• Candidates shall hold a current unendorsed full Irish driving licence (Class B).

Desirable:

• Hold a C1 Licence.

• Basic IT Skills & Knowledge.

• Completion of any of the following current certifications:

  • Manual Handling

  • Safepass

  • Health & Safety at Roadworks

  • Signing, Lighting & Guarding at Roadworks

  • Safe System of Work Plan (SSWP)

  • Construction Skills Certification

Particulars of Employment

• Non-new entrants: compulsory retirement at 65.

• New entrants: minimum retirement at 65, no max age.

• Single Scheme entrants (from 1 Jan 2013):

  • Retirement age initially 66, rising to 67 (2021) and 68 (2028)

  • Compulsory retirement age: 70

Important Notice The above represents the principal conditions of service and is not a comprehensive list. The full terms and conditions will be outlined in the employment contract with the successful candidate.