Future Maintenance Opportunities with Network Rail
Category: Job Finding
Publish date: 04/01/2019
About Network Rail and the Department
The South East route is the busiest and most congested in the country, connecting the capital and its southern and south eastern suburbs with Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Europe. Around 5,000 passenger trains run every day over almost 2,000 miles of track.
If you are interested in frontline maintenance roles such as a Team Leader, Technician or Operative and are interested in building a better rail for a better Britain then you have come to the right place. By applying you would have a great opportunity to continue or start your journey within the railway industry.
The working patterns will include days, nights and weekend working dependent on business requirements. As a safety critical position, if successful you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing and are required to pass the relevant medical assessment.
Network Rail offer great benefits that include discount on travel tickets to work, varied pension schemes and amazing career progression and training opportunities.
Please be aware that this advertisement is for future opportunities, once you have applied a team member will be in contact with you within 2-3 weeks via email or telephone to discuss your application and the potential opportunities that may become available for you.
Please read the below to understand what roles and disciplines we will have available over the upcoming months.
Brief Description
We have multiple areas within front line maintenance and each area is responsible for different tasks in maintaining and developing the railway.
Please read through the below to understand which is relevant to your skills and interests:
Track
You will be responsible for maintaining the track that the trains run on and keeping the railway safe and efficient. Working in a team you will ensure that the track system is operational.
The future opportunities would include the following locations:
Dartford Signal Box, Hither Green Depot, Orpington MSP, East Croydon, Victoria, Norwood, London Bridge.
Signalling Maintenance
You will be responsible for maintaining the equipment that moves the trains safely in a highly complex and fast moving environment. No two days are the same, you could be working on a major signalling failure to get the trains running again and people home or supporting a large engineering project with the refurbishment and renewal of points operating equipment.
As you will be required to work in small close-knit teams, your ability to work with others is a key asset. In a technically demanding role we expect you to have close attention to detail, be able to problem solve and work in a safety conscious way.
The future opportunities would include the following locations:
Dartford Signal Box, Hither Green Depot, New Cross Gate.
Operative
As an Operative you will be responsible for helping your team to inspect and maintain the rail infrastructure safely. Duties may include looking out for trains, completing general maintenance and attending faults as lead by the Team Leader. Operatives also assist in ensuring that vehicles, plant, tools and equipment are serviceable and fit for use.
Entry Level Track: £22,055 Entry Level Signalling Maintenance: £24,858
Technician
In this key post you'll support a Team Leader to organise and motivate a specialist infrastructure Maintenance team. We'll look to you to make sure work is carried out safely, efficiently and in line with standards. You'll personally carry out all kinds of work- from maintenance and renewal through to inspection and faulting.
What's more, you'll act as a Team Leader when the job demands it. This will see you establishing safety arrangements, controlling and checking quality of work, making sure staff have the appropriate competencies for the task at hand, and ensuring vehicles, plant, equipment, tools and material are fit for purpose. It's a crucial frontline role which calls for a resilient approach. Working on a shift basis, you'll maintain the high standards at all times of the day in even the toughest weather conditions.
Entry Level Track: £24,790 Entry Level Signalling Maintenance: £29,750
Team Leader
We'll look to you to direct, organise and motivate high performing team. From inspection and faulting through to maintenance and renewal, you'll play a hands-on role. You'll make sure everything is don efficiently and to the highest standards, safety will be a priority. You'll establish appropriate safety arrangements and make sure Network Rail staff and contractors alike follow safe systems of work. Proactively controlling and checking the quality of work and the competence of your people, you'll see to it that all equipment are fully is compliant and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials are fit for purpose. Along the way, you'll compile a range of vital reports.
Entry Level Track: £29,671 Entry Level Signalling Maintenance: £37,410
For more information about future opportunities with Network Rail visit RightJob and search for job ID: N238782