Technician [Signalling Maintenance] - Slough Railway Station Depot

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Technician [Signalling Maintenance] - Slough Railway Station Depot

About Network Rail
At Network Rail, we are 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 quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
2. Individual rostering enabling us to send the right number of people to fix a fault.
3. Multi-skilling investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
4. Accelerated and improved technology deployment we have 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 a technician, you’ll work outdoors in a team, supporting essential maintenance to keep the railway running safely and smoothly for passengers and freight users. Our technician community comes from a variety of different backgrounds, and this might be the first time that you’ve even considered a career in rail. We’re focused on your transferable skills and behaviours and if you can demonstrate that, then we will provide you with all the necessary training to have you working safely and competently out on the network.

About the role

Our technicians provide the essential link between the team leader and the team’s operatives, and 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 technicians work outside in all conditions, at all times of the year, day or night. You could 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 technicians play a vital role in our maintenance teams. You don’t necessarily need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferable skills meet the following:

1. Leadership: You’re able to lead, motivate and direct a team for safe and efficient work delivery.
2. Effective communicator: You’ll need strong communication skills and be able to deliver clear instructions to the team and other colleagues.
3. Technical skills: You’ll have knowledge and experience of inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques in the discipline that you are applying for.
4. Safety: You consistently role model safe behaviours, can arrange and implement safe systems of work, and are confident to challenge if you think a situation is unsafe.
5. Problem solver: You’ll be persistent in finding safe and effective solutions.
6. Willingness to learn: You’ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline.
7. Relevant qualification: You’ll ideally hold an NVQ Level 1 or 2 linked to the discipline you are applying for.

It matters that this is the right role for you

Heres some additional information which might help you:

1. Shifts: Technician roles involve a changing shift pattern including days, nights and weekends.
2. Outdoor working: Our technicians work outside in all weathers and 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.
4. Driving: As a technician, you’ll also need a driving licence (category B) to drive Network Rail vehicles.
5. Commute times: You’ll also need to be within a 60-minute commute of the location that you’re applying for.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities. We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe that should come first.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.