Job Title: MMA Welding & Grinding Team Leader - Rail Maintenance Location: Hereford Salary: £42,468 per annum Paid Overtime Shift Premiums Type: Full-time, Permanent About the Role: As a Welding & Grinding Team Lead, you'll take on a leadership role in maintaining the rail network, specialising in welding and grinding to repair and join rails. You'll be responsible for ensuring a safe and efficient work delivery and overseeing the maintenance of the rail network in all conditions. This is an outdoor role, requiring work in varying weather, and a commitment to safety while working near fast-moving trains is essential. Key Responsibilities: Specialise in welding and grinding to repair rails - you will be using Arc & Aluminothermic methods. Ensure the safe and efficient delivery of maintenance activities, overseeing work in all weather conditions Provide clear communication and guidance to team members, ensuring high standards of safety and quality Oversee the transport and handling of equipment across challenging terrain Develop and implement safe working systems, ensuring compliance with health and safety protocols What You'll Bring: Proven leadership skills and the ability to motivate, support, and direct a team Extensive technical knowledge in rail maintenance, inspection, faulting, and welding techniques A strong commitment to safety and a proactive approach to problem-solving NVQ Level 1 or 2 in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience), with a desire to continuously develop your expertise Full UK driving licence (Category B) MMA Welding Qualification 1-4 Salary and Benefits: £42,468 per annum, 35-hour week (with paid overtime) 30 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays) Shift premiums for nights & weekends For more information on this position, please contact Marika Powell at ARM on 02392 228213 or email your CV and covering letter to Please note, we can only consider applications from those eligible to work in the UK on a permanent basis for this position. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.