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About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network. Now is a fantastic time to join our team in the Wales and Western region as we finalize the reforms to our maintenance organization which will deliver:
1. A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees.
2. Quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
3. Individual rostering enabling us to send the right number of people to fix a fault.
4. Multi-skilling investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
5. Accelerated and improved technology deployment with a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organization where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.
About our people and the recruitment process
We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great chances to learn and grow through personal and professional development. If you make the grade, you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work. We want to help deliver a railway that is safe, reliable, affordable, and provides great customer service to everyone.
Brief Description
You’ll help keep our nation moving every single day. This critical role involves the daily upkeep of the rail network. From establishing safety arrangements to checking the quality of work, you’ll direct and inspire the success of a team involved in everything from inspection and faulting to maintenance and renewal.
About the role (External)
Welding: Leading a team of welders to support the track organization in our Maintenance teams by joining rails using various techniques.
Grinding: Leading a team of grinders to support the track maintenance function in our Maintenance teams for the maintenance of S&C assets, prolonging asset life and reliability.
You will develop a sought-after professional skill and have career progression opportunities. You’ll play a hands-on role, ensuring everything is done efficiently and to the highest standards. Safety will be a priority. You’ll establish appropriate safety arrangements and ensure Network Rail staff and contractors follow safe systems of work. Proactively controlling and checking the quality of work and the competence of your people, you’ll ensure assets are compliant and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment, and materials are fit for purpose. Along the way, you’ll compile a range of vital reports.
You matter to your team
The team depends on you. We’ll look to you to direct, organize, and motivate a high-performing team.
Your duties will include:
1. Establish and maintain appropriate safety arrangements for staff under your control, including Contractors.
2. Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements, or other relevant instructions.
3. Undertake work and associated duties for which you are trained and competent.
4. Direct work activities in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with all relevant standards.
5. Control and check the quality of work undertaken and confirm assets are compliant with standards.
6. Ensure that the staff under your control have the appropriate and valid competencies.
7. Check that vehicles, plant, tools, equipment, and materials under your control are fit for use and are used/stored and disposed of correctly.
8. Accurately report all work completed/not completed and produce/maintain records as required.
9. Contribute to your own development and that of others.
10. Adhere to company policies and procedures.
Your skills matter
You ideally would have:
1. Able to lead, motivate, and direct a team.
2. Experience of arranging and implementing safe systems of work.
3. Experience of organizing and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work.
4. Able to demonstrate, promote, and embed safe working behaviours within the team.
5. Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
6. Knowledge and experience of welding and grinding inspection, faulting, maintenance, and renewal techniques.
7. Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures, and instructions.
8. Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by business need.
9. Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.
What could set you apart:
Hold or be working towards an NVQ level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) in welding or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge gained through equivalent relevant experience.
It matters that this is the right role for you
Here’s some additional information which might help you:
1. Shifts: Operative roles involve a changing shift pattern including days, nights, and weekends.
2. Outdoor working: Our operatives work outside in all weathers, so you’ll be comfortable working in different conditions.
3. Safe working: Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks. This will include a hearing and eyesight examination.
4. Physical working: This role is physically demanding and will require the successful candidate to be able to carry out all duties for the role.
5. Driving: As a team leader, you’ll also need a driving licence (category B) so you can drive Network Rail vehicles.
6. Commute times: You’ll also need to be within a 60-minute commute of the location that you’re applying for.
7. This role involves days, nights, and weekend working, and is a safety-critical role subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment.
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