Excavator Driver/ Highways Operative


Company:	WP Recruitment & HR Ltd
Salary:	from £13.85 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Isle of Wight, PO30 5ET
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	27 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Nov 2026

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Summary

360 Excavator Driver/Highways Operative

In Temporary by WP Recruitment & HR Ltd4th August 2026

Industry: Civil Engineering

Location: Isle of Wight

Hours: 39 hours per week, 7.30am - 4.30pm Monday - Thursday, 7.30am - 3pm Friday

Days: Monday - Friday

Duration: ongoing temporary (potentially permanent for the right candidate)

Duties:

Groundwork and civil engineering duties including: excavation, drainage, concreting, kerbing, bricklaying and tarmacking.

Operation of plant, machinery and hand tools.

Manual handling, driving and vehicle checks.

Adherence to technical specifications, quality and health and safety standards.

Essential requirements

Experience: Must have good level of previous groundwork experience, (civil engineering preferred), a full driver’s licence, (7.5 tonne (C1)driving licence preferred) and a valid 360 Excavator ticket. Must be reliable and physically fit, due to the nature of the duties and work well to instruction and as part of a team. Salary: £13.85 per hour worked PAYE, overtime paid at 1.5 WP Recruitment & HR Ltd is acting as an employment business, By submitting your CV , you imply consent to our agency processing your personal data, please see our GDPR webpage for further information: https://www.wprecruitment.co.uk/candidate-info/gdpr/ If we think we can assist you, we will invite you to register with our agency, WP Recruitment & HR Ltd., in order to be considered for vacancies. If you are already registered with our agency, please contact our office directly on 01983 822615 for further details.

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