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About our route
Central Route sits at the heart of Britain's railway network, covering critical commuter and freight lines in and out of Birmingham. It includes the Chiltern Main Line, the Snow Hill line, the Cross City line, and connections to cities such as Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, and Oxford. Central Route is home to Birmingham New Street station, the busiest outside of London, with over 170,000 passengers daily. This route plays a vital role in supporting the UK's economy and connecting communities.
Brief Description
What will you be doing?
A critical part of the work we do is the daily upkeep of the rail network. As an Operative for Off Track, you'll be responsible for maintaining, inspecting, and repairing the land alongside the track network to keep the railway safe and efficient.
About the role (External)
Within Off Track we cover three main work types this includes;
Vegetation Management:
1. All aspects of tree work including climbing and felling.
2. Maintaining flail strip using various equipment; on track plant with flail and sidecutter, brushcutter, hedge cutter and chainsaw.
3. Managing areas of biodiversity, SSSIs and wildlife habitats.
Drainage:
1. Work involving all on track drainage systems which we use on track plant to maintain including jetter and sucker.
2. Off Track drainage i.e. ditches, culverts keeping these clear of vegetation and often using a mini digger.
Fencing:
1. Maintaining our boundaries with neighbouring land.
2. Emergency fencing jobs i.e. animal incursions.
3. Renewal of fencing sites.
Our Operatives work outside in all conditions, at all times of the year, day or night. You have the opportunity to join the on-call team to provide 24-hour cover for Off Track emergencies. The competencies you gain will enable you to cover all aspects of the work. You'll be involved in demanding manual work, often with the need to transport kit across tricky terrain. Being safety-focused, respectful of rules, and a team player will be critical as you'll often be working next to moving trains travelling at high speed.
This is a brilliant opportunity for you to kick start your career within the Railway if you have a passion for working outdoors. We will give you all the training and competencies you require so you can fully succeed in your role and have a fulfilling career within Off Track.
Please note you will be based out of our Banbury Depot as the team's patch covers from Banbury to London Marylebone. You will need to live within a 60-minute commute time from Banbury Depot.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/be:
1. Able to work as part of a team.
2. Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
3. Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by the business need.
4. Ideally hold (or be working towards) an NVQ 1 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.
5. Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.
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