Operative [Track Maintenance] x2 - Bristol Barton Hill
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 Wales and Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation 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 by 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 organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.
Brief Description
You’ll help keep our nation moving every single day. This is a critical part of the work we do is the daily upkeep of the rail network. As an operative, you’ll work outdoors in a small team, supporting essential maintenance to keep the railway running safely and smoothly for passengers and freight users.
About the role (External)
Operatives can specialise in a range of disciplines but for this role you’ll become a specialist in Track. You’ll be responsible for maintaining, inspecting, and repairing the track network (also known as the Permanent Way or P-Way) to keep the railway safe and efficient. This is a very manual role as you’ll be working with rails, sleepers and ballast that support the trains, together with their associated drainage and ancillary structures.
Our operatives work outside in all conditions, at all times of the year, day or night. 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.
Your skills matter
Our operatives play a key role in our maintenance teams. You don’t necessarily need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferrable skills meet the following:
1. Teamworking: Our maintenance teams depend on each other and you’ll be able to work closely with the team to deliver safe and efficient work delivery.
2. Communication: You’ll have good communication skills so you can work safely and effectively.
3. Proactive planning: Being punctual, having the van and equipment ready, and anticipating the needs of the team are essential to keeping our passengers and freight moving.
4. Working under pressure: Working outdoors in all conditions, and with trains passing close by means you’ll need to remain calm under pressure.
5. Following rules and instructions: It is important that you understand and respect the rules, but also feel confident to challenge if you see a situation is unsafe.
6. Willingness to learn: You’ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date with new standards, procedures, and instructions.
You matter to us
Your commitment to self-development and continuous learning is hugely important in this role and we'll provide you with all the training to develop both technical skills and non-technical skills. If you’re joining us from another industry, the structured training will give you the skills and confidence to move into a rewarding career in rail.
As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits, including privileged staff travel, a subsidy on rail and underground season tickets, a comprehensive benefits package, and more.
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