Details:
- Salary: £20 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Job Vacancy: Slinger / Signaller
Location: Houghton regis (LU5)
Pay Rate: £20.00 per hour (CIS)
Hours: 45 hours per week
Contract Type: Ongoing
Start date : monday 26th
About the Role
We are currently looking for a certified and experienced Slinger / Signaller to join a busy residential construction site in Linmere. This is an ongoing project offering a solid 45 hours a week for the right candidate. You will be acting as the crane operator's eyes and ears on the ground, ensuring that all lifting operations are carried out safely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
As a Slinger / Signaller, your day-to-day duties will include:
Rigging Loads: Safely and securely attaching loads (such as roof trusses, bricks, and steel) using the correct lifting accessories like chains, slings, and shackles.
Directing the Crane: Communicating clearly with the crane or telehandler operator using standard hand signals or two-way radios to guide the load safely to its destination.
Inspecting Equipment: Performing daily visual checks on all lifting gear to ensure it is safe, undamaged, and within its Safe Working Load (SWL).
Managing Exclusion Zones: Ensuring that no other trades or personnel enter the lifting zone or walk underneath suspended loads.
Site Support: Assisting with other general site duties or banking vehicles during periods when the crane is not in use.
What You Need to Apply (Requirements)
Tickets: A valid CPCS (A40) or NPORS Slinger/Signaller card is essential.
PPE: Your own standard Personal Protective Equipment (hard hat, high-vis vest, and steel-toe safety boots).
Experience: Proven previous experience as a Slinger on construction sites (residential housing experience is highly preferred).
Attributes: Strong communication skills, high awareness of health and safety, and a reliable work ethic.
Right to Work: Must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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