A General Operative is a member of a multi-disciplinary team of front-line service employees usually based in one of the Council’s three Municipal Districts (Portlaoise M.D., Borris in Ossory/Mountmellick M.D. and Portarlington/Graiguecullen M.D.) which deliver a wide variety of key local authority services in the heart of communities. Typical services include roads and transportation, maintenance of social housing units and estates, water services (under a Service Level Agreement with Irish Water), environmental and drainage works, upkeep of recreation and amenity facilities and graveyards.
The role of General Operative involves working closely with a wide range of local authority stakeholders including businesses, schools, tidy towns committees, resident associations and other community groups. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated adaptable and flexible person capable of acting on their own initiative, with a strong sense of commitment to delivering quality public services.