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Contract

Seasonal Waterway Operative

Morson Edge
Gloucester
money-bag £13.05/hour None
Posted: 06 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Closing date: 05 September 2026
Ref: 225463801

We are looking to recruit Seasonal Waterway Operatives / Bridge Operator for the Gloucester Sharpness Canal.

The duties include:

- Manually operating hand-wound bridges to allow safe passage of boats through then closing up behind them.
- Daily checks on the bridge to check safe operation
- Communicating via phone between bridges as part of a wider team
- This is considered a manual labour job but I have volunteers in their 70s doing it, so it''s not hard work.
- Full training is given and typically candidates are trained/assessed within a matter of days.
- Full PPE given
- Good customer experience required as they''ll be customer facing.
- Hours per day are 8am-6pm and you would be expected to infill the rota, so likely 3-5 days a week.
- No set lunch/break times but there''s usually plenty of time during shift for meals and breaks.
- Looking for immediate start and the season runs until 31st October.

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