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The role

The Role:

 

To help contribute to the fabrication and installation of street signs and street furniture across the Borough. This role interfaces not only within Southwark but other public bodies and regularly collaborates with third party contractors and stakeholders.

The role is integral to promoting commercialisation of the service and promoting a wide variety of products to be produced and manufactured in house across the council.

The Sign shop team sits within the Engineering Crafts delivery team, whom are responsible for ensuring front line services are delivered safely and in a timely manner. Ensuring works are completed right, first time. The sign shop is bespoke in the work it delivers and needs to work to the highest standard in regards to quality control and the products it produces. The team sits within the wider Business unit of Asset Management Services, which also contribute to Street Lighting reactive services along with metal fabrication within the depot. The Business unit is unique in the way we trade and look to promote efficiencies and advances in technology to help assist the boroughs residents and visitors.   

  • To ensure all works are carried out in a timely and safe manner.
  • To challenge poor practices and discrimination in the workplace.
  • To maintain a level of knowledge and competence that will allow you to fulfil your duties to the role and tasks.
  • To be able to carry out desktop signage design and familiar in CAD design drawings to ensure accurate work
  • To be able to manage and control materials and stock level to minimise waste and increase recyclability.
  • To provide knowledge, understanding and execution of design and manufacture of signage and the installation, repairs and maintenance of signage and signage posts, frames and fittings.

 

About You:

 

We are looking for motivated individuals that have a strong knowledge of working within a sign shop and understand best practices and methods in regards to this role.

We are looking for an engaging individual that is able to communicate openly and challenge where necessary, whether that is against bad practises or discrimination in the work place.

The individual needs to be familiar and capable in operating hand held and power tools/plant relevant to this role.

A basic digital competency of handheld devices and mobile technology will be needed as we strive to become a paperless workforce and reduce our impact on the environment.

Additional Information:

 

  • The role will be working both in a workshop and highway environment.
  • 36 hours Monday - Friday
  • 8 Month Fixed Term Contract
  • Will be required to carry out physically demanding tasks

Additional details

Please note this role is internal only – as such, we can only accept applications from current Southwark employees or agency workers who are currently on active assignment at Southwark Council.

Please note this role is being offered on a fixed term contract basis for a duration of 8 months.

Recruitment timetable

Recruitment Timetable 

Advert close: 28th July 2021

Interview date: 4th August 2021

 

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