Job Type:	contract	Duration:	12 months
Category:	Installation / Maintenance or Repairs	Recruiter Reference:	landmarc/TP/4575/661 3940
URL for Applications:	Apply Here	Salary:	£23639.46

Landmarc Support Services is currently seeking to recruit a Training Area Operative at West Tofts Camp in Thetford, Norfolk

As the Training Area Operative, you will play a key part in helping to maintain a safe, efficient and sustainable place for our Armed Forces to train, this pivotal role is essential to the delivery of the contract.

We are looking for someone who either has previous knowledge of working on the Defence Training estate or someone who is keen to learn new skills and bring an enthusiastic willingness to learn, Landmarc will provide full training for the successful applicant.

This role is a fixed term contract, supporting Military training at the UK largest training estate Salisbury Plain. The role would appeal to someone who likes working outside as part of a small team or on his or her own

You will be required to work flexibly over the course of a 37 hour working week. You will be required to work some weekends, this is reflected in our Variable Days Allowance.

Package Description

Landmarc will provide you with a competitive salary; in addition to this, we also offer the following main benefits, amongst many others:

Pension

Landmarc offers all employees an opportunity to join our company stakeholder pension scheme, whereby the company will contribute up to 8% of the employee’s salary.

Holiday

Employees are entitled to 25 days’ pro rata during each year of employment plus public holidays. Three extra discretionary days added to our annual leave allowances at Christmas.

Annual leave allowance will increase in recognition of your continued service.

Holiday purchase – purchase up to 10 more days’ holiday to use throughout the year.

Other benefits

Edenred – employee savings scheme

Annual salary review, in consultation with the recognised Trade Unions

Life assurance insured for three times your annual salary, to help the loved ones.

Reimbursement of professional fees and on-going training

Family friendly policy

Sick pay

Main Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of training area operative are to ensure that the training estate facilities and ranges are fit for purpose in accordance with the allocation, NTEP and ensure compliance with customer requirements.

Preparing training areas for use

Preventative maintenance

Grounds maintenance

Operation and maintenance of plant and equipment (training will be provided)

Manufacturing and deploying targetry

Housekeeping

Cleaning of range facilities

Driving and operating fleet vehicles

Warning systems including training control offices, flags and lights

Report and deal with unauthorised persons on the Training Area Estate

To liaise with all stakeholders to ensure effective training area delivery e.g

Handover / take back of facilities and or ranges with service users and

Completing the relevant handover documentation 

The Employers representatives regarding training area safety and usage

Direct, support and advising training estate users both civilian and military

To complete all relevant documentation utilising both IT and paper based systems

The Ideal Candidate

Knowledge of Health and Safety such as COSHH, manual handling, risk assessments and safe systems of work

Experience as a range/ training area user (not essential)

Experience of communicating with customers

Basic labouring, caretaking and housekeeping skills

Ability to complete documentation

Basic IT skills

 

About The Company

Landmarc provides the support services that enable Armed Forces from around the world to prepare for frontline military operations across the UK Defence Training Estate (DTE). This includes maintaining and delivering safe and sustainable infrastructure, managing and operating training areas and ranges and delivering multi-million pound projects to improve vital training assets.

By joining Landmarc you will be supporting our vision to provide the best training experience we can for our Armed Forces. We are the first and only Special Purpose Vehicle to be contracted by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) as their Industry Partner on the UK Defence Training Estate and the only company that is solely dedicated to the UK DTE, delivering essential support services since 2003.