General Operative Role

  • Galway
  • Recruitment Partnership Ireland

As a general construction operative, you work on projects from foundation to completion. You work alongside skilled tradespeople and aid them in every aspect of the building process. It can be an exciting role because you could be allowed to operate hand machinery such as compressors and pumps. General operative duties in this instance could include: Putting up safety signs, ladders, and barriers. Laying manhole covers, pipes, and inspection chambers. Cleaning and maintaining equipment. Marking out the area for the construction site. Driving dump trucks, forklifts, and other machines. Mixing and pouring concrete to make floors, beams, or foundations.