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You will be hired to a permanent job, working to real deadlines, involvement in live projects and benefit from the support and expertise of the team around you.
If you’re eager to start getting hands-on, practical work and gain a recognised qualification, then our Trainee Programmes could be the foundation for your career with Galliford Try.
What you will be doing
- Contribute to the maintenance of health and safety standards
- Act as support for the Performance Team BPOs in the timely delivery of the Operational Excellence Strategy
- Be accountable for delivery of your own individual annual objectives as defined by the Head of performance and/or BPO
- Be responsible for supporting Lean Coaches and BPOs in the successful delivery of improvement initiatives and projects
- Be trained and developed as a Lean Practitioner to an externally recognised standard
- Be personally accountable for a minimum of one A3, delivering a minimum of £150k savings per annum, supported by a Senior Business Sponsor and Performance Team Lean Coach
- Express, model and reinforce Lean & behavioural standards in them being the starting point for any improvement or problem solving
- Become a Lean ‘evangelist’ and a contact for others willing to go on their own Lean journey
- Actively participate in regular and frequent team meetings and to support workshops as required
As a Lean Team Member, you will be developed to become a Lean Practitioner with an externally recognised qualification. You’ll be key member of the Galliford Try Highways Performance Team. You will act as a support person for a rotating number of Operational Excellence initiatives which form the Highways OpEx Strategy, supported by a network of Lean Coaches.
You’ll be expected to ensure adherence to any standards developed by the local Teams or the operational excellence community and be involved in the pragmatic and practical application of Lean thinking, behaviours, tools and methodologies. The focus for this role is being able to deliver through others while being developed. A major focus for this role is to role model the behaviours and ways of working we expect from others across the business “ be the change we want”. As a Lean Team Member, you’ll participate in a number of office based and site based initiatives as part of supporting team objectives and in developing you as a future Lean Practitioner.
What We Can Offer in Return
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.
Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
About us
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values; delivering excellence for our clients and the community, demonstrating passion about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and being collaborative with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.
What we’re looking for
- Eagerness to learn and get involved in key projects
- Passion, adaptability and a flexible approach to work
- Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Eligibility to work and live in the UK at the time of joining
Our benefits
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays each year
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
