ID 991
12 Sep 2025
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Forfar Depot, Ruthvenfield Depot
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Construction/Trade
£14.49 - £15.53 per hour
Temporary
Construction
Saturday to Friday hours to be discussed at interview
52 Weeks
37 hours

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Roadworker 5

About the Job Role
This is a temporary position from the 1st November to 30th April 2026 for Winter Maintenance activities.

This is a night -working only position, hours of work will be discussed and agreed at interview.

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 15th September.

As a Roadworker 5, you will undertake the maintenance and gritting of roads. You will have a flexible attitude to work, be health and safety aware and be able to effectively communicate with work colleagues, supervisory staff and client representatives.

You will have the ability and willingness to work outdoors in all kinds of weather.

A Category C Driving Licence or equivalent entitlement to drive in Great Britain is essential and Category C+E is desirable.

A drivers CPC for HGV Licence and CSCS Health and Safety card are essential.

You will also be paid:

Night Working Allowances as applicable.
About You
About Tayside Contracts
Tayside Contracts is the collaborative operating arm of the three Councils in Tayside (our Constituent Councils):

Angus Council

Dundee City Council

Perth & Kinross Council

We currently employ 2,559 people covering over 3,000 posts, working in more than 420 establishments across Tayside providing essential public services to the 420,000 residents in Tayside on behalf of the three councils.

Our services include catering, cleaning, roads maintenance, winter and emergency response, vehicle maintenance, quarry materials and a Signshop.

Our Vision is to be ‘a high performing and expanding shared service: proud of what we do and chosen for how we do it’.

To support us to reach our vision, and strategic priorities outlined in our Business Plan, we have 4 key values:

People

Performance

Partnership

Perception

Our values are embedded within the culture of Tayside and outline who we need to be; how we need to act and behave, to achieve what we want for Tayside Contracts and our local communities.

Employee Benefits

Working with Tayside Contracts has its perks and employees have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits including:

28 days Annual Leave rising to 33 after 5 years service

5 fixed Public Holidays

Additional Long Service Leave and Long Service Awards

Opportunities for Overtime

Generous Occupational Pension Scheme (including 15.7% contribution by the employer and Ill Health Retirement Enhancements and Death in Service Benefits)

Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVCs) Scheme

Lifestyle Savings Discounts - giving you access to a range of discounts across UK major retailers

Physical, financial and mental wellbeing support including access to an employee assistance programme

Occupational Sick Pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

Tay Valley Credit Union

Corporate Fitness Membership Rate

Supported Volunteering Policy

Charity/Payroll Giving Scheme

Annual Employee Awards

Learning, Development and Career Progression Opportunities

Flexible Working and Flexible Retirement Policies

Family Friendly Policies