CHESHIRE East Council is looking to recruit Middlewich residents to help with the borough’s roads.

Numerous vacancies are set to become available over the coming weeks at Cheshire East Highways and the council in encouraging Middlewich residents who may be interested to attend a recruitment day on Thursday, April 30.

The event has been organised by Ringway Jacobs, the council’s contractors, and will be held in the Alexandra Suite at Crewe Alexandra Football Club between 2pm and 7pm.

Chris Shields, service leader for Cheshire East Highways, said: “This is an exciting time to bring new talent into the service as we continue to deliver improvements throughout Cheshire East.”

The event will provide an opportunity for job seekers to meet hiring managers, talk with team members, find out more about the service and express an interest in working for Cheshire East Highways.

A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said: “Candidates who can contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of the highways maintenance service and help make a difference to their local community are encouraged to attend and apply to join the team.”

Entry level roles being advertised include those for apprentices and graduates on structured training schemes.

Apprentices work on a flexible placement scheme in areas such as highways maintenance and street lighting delivery, as well as business administration, finance and civil engineering. 

Other posts to be advertised at the event include civil engineers, permit technicians, an asset strategy officer, technical support officer and senior asset technicians. The flood risk team are also seeking land drainage and surface water flood risk management specialists. 

Those interested in attending are encouraged to register by emailing their contact details to recruitmentday@cheshireeasthighways.org