Excavator Operative Teams
OCU Group are looking for dedicated and highly skilled Excavator operatives(Teams).
This position is open to more than one candidate, as our ideal goal is to expand our current teams across Yorkshire and Humber.
The ideal candidates will be responsible for a variety of tasks working on our long-term contract with Northern PowerGrid, ensuring that all duties are performed safely to the highest standards.
Responsibilities:
· Ensure compliance with respect to Health and Safety, Quality and Environment
· Ensure Company policies are always adhered to.
· Ensure all site related incidents are reported.
· Make sure all excavations are at a high standard.
· Be able to excavate on different work streams.
· Responsible for producing high quality results, reports, and feedback.
· Always establish good relationships with customers or members of the public and to be able to communication and resolve issues and early resolution of any potential problems.
· You need to be flexible too weekend working and an out-of-hours working.
Skills and Experience:
· NRSWA – Full Course
· Abrasive Wheels
· Manual Handling
· First Aid at Work
· Excavator Licence 10T Above and Below
· Dumper – Desirable
· Winch – Desirable
· Full UK Driving licence
· Self-motivated and organised
· Team player, and able to work on own initiative
· Must have a professional and positive approach
· Must have previous experience of working on underground electric infrastructure
Company Information
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms, and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
We celebrate difference and appreciate diverse backgrounds. We encourage everyone who join us to be themselves at work and create inclusive teams in our workplace.
- Division
- OCU Utility Services
- Locations
- Grimsby, Leeds, Sheffield, Hull
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Hiring Manager
- Steve Coulson
- Employment Status
- CIS

Our People, our Culture, our Values
As a business, we pride ourselves on operating a ‘People First’ culture, striving to constantly deliver on our 5 core company values.
1. We Care about Safety - It is our goal for everyone working on our behalf to go home healthy and safe at the end of each and every day.
2. We lead with Integrity - Integrity is central to everything we do. Without it, we wouldn’t have the relationships with our clients, nor would we have built an enviable reputation within the industry.
3. We strive to be Better everyday - We take pride in everything we do. This involves a meticulous approach to our work, endeavouring to make each day better than the last.
4. We make a Positive Impact - We want to make the places we work in better; leaving a lasting infrastructure and social legacy. We believe in proactivity to maximise impact.
5. We Deliver to Grow - The successful delivery of frameworks and contracts feeds our ability to grow strategically and strengthen OCU to expand the business and capabilities even further.
About OCU
Established in 1994, OCU Group is one of the fastest growing utility engineering contractors in the UK, with a long successful track record in delivering customer-focused civil engineering solutions.
Working directly with many of the country’s leading blue-chip power, water, telecoms and rail clients, we are looking for the very best talent to join our growing team.
We pride ourselves on empowering our employees and offering opportunities for them to take control of their own personal development and career progression in a supportive environment.
We believe that being successful is a choice.
We choose to be successful.
We are OCU, ‘One Company United’.
Excavator Operative Teams
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