Ganger

Job Introduction

Founded in 1968, Griffiths is one of the leading civil engineering and rail contractors working throughout Wales, the midlands and south-west England. With an annual turnover of circa £225m our 1000+ directly employed, well-trained, dedicated and highly competent workforce deliver client solutions which includes Welsh Government, Network Rail, Highways England, local authorities, Utility Companies and selected private sector organisations.  

In 2018, Griffiths became part of Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials business and a wholly owned subsidiary of CRH. Griffiths has over 1,000 employees operating across 100 sites or schemes at any given time.  

We're now recruiting for a Ganger to join our team at our site in Porthmadog, Gwynedd.

Role Responsibility

As a Ganger, you'll be responsible for co-ordinating and supervising the work within their own gang and be ensuring that all work is carried out safely to a high quality and to programme.

This involves briefing method statements to the gang, carrying out checks on plant and equipment and ensuring permits are in place.

On a day to day basis, the successful Ganger's duties and responsibilities will include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Operating and promoting safe working within gang in line with company standards
• Ensuring all works are carried out in line with approved method statements and that they have been briefed to gang and understood
• Ensure that a Point of Work Risk Assessment (POWRA) is in place
• Discuss any changes or amendments to method statements with Site Foreman/Works Manager
• Carry out checks on all plant and equipment
• Forward plan work activities
• Ensure supervision of the gang at all times
• Ensure our people work to the Griffiths values and respect the public and their surroundings
• Don’t leave gang unsupervised, if the need to leave arises, stop the work and contact the Site Foreman/Works Manager
• Ensure the completion of works is on time
• Implement best practice procedures within the gang
• Ensure all permits are in place and signed before work commences
• Communicate with Site Foreman/Works Manager regarding equipment and material needs at an early stage
• Feedback to site management on any plant no longer required
• Ensure a safe system of work used on unloading of any plant or materials

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be someone who has previous supervisory/ganger experience and is looking for a fresh challenge.

Why Us

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits: 

• Company Car/Allowance
• Training & Development
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
• Access to join our Employee Communities inc. BAME; LGBTQ+; Working Parents 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac Trading Limited