HR89/128 FOUNDATION MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS - FOREST CRAFTSPERSON (X6), MACHINE OPERATOR (X1)

 

Various locations throughout Wales

Starting Salary £12,428 and benefits.
Full/part time: Full time
2-year Fixed Term Appointment

Extension of the contract, conversion to permanency or transfer to another part of the civil service is possible although there is no guarantee.

You will be required to work as part of a team which maintains and enhances the Forestry Commission estate holdings. You will be working towards NVQ level 2 Trees & Timber, and be expected to achieve NPTC certification in Chainsaws and Pesticides.

You will be able to demonstrate a keen interest in working in forestry and, in order to complete the NVQ, you will have literacy and numeracy skills which will be assessed during the selection process. In addition to this, for the Machine Operator post, mechanical appreciation and aptitude are essential, as well as experience of working with heavy machinery or other skills that would demonstrate that this ability could be achieved.

Duties will include using acquired skills and appropriate materials and equipment for the regeneration, protection and maintenance of woodlands and the construction, inspection and maintenance of recreational and heritage facilities. You will also operate and maintain available tools, machines and resources to required standards, ensuring that a safe working site and safe methods are maintained.

The trainee Machine Operator will also undertake the NVQ in Trees and Timber, but will have an emphasis on machine operations.  This will include operating machinery safely and efficiently, carrying out routine inspections and services, maintaining a range of tools and equipment and completing accurate records.

The duties of the post require that applicants hold a full driving license. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Benefits include a Civil Service Pension or stakeholder pension scheme, 25 days annual leave and flexible working options.

Please click on the job specification to view further details regarding this post. A map, showing the locations of the posts are also available.

To download the forms please click on application pack.

Assistance in completing applications and in preparing for interviews can be obtained from your local Careers Wales office.

To request a hard copy of the application forms, please write to Shireen West, HR Services, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7AT.

Please note all applications must be accompanied by a Forestry Commission application form.

Please quote ref: HR89/128, stating which of the posts you are applying for.

No recruitment agencies please.

Closing date: 21 November 2008.

The Forestry Commission is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all age groups and sectors of the community.