Technician - Signalling Maintenance - West Depot

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At Network Rail, we are part of a large family that serves millions of passengers and freight users across the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we improve, maintain and operate our network. Now is a great time to join our team in the Wales and West Wales region as we complete the reforms to our maintenance organisation which will deliver: A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees more agile multidisciplinary response teams resolving faults faster.

Individual roster allows us to send the correct number or people to fix a fault. Multi-skilling investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so that they are better placed to fix the most common shortcomings themselves. Accelerating and improving the use of technology we have a wealth of labour and lifesaving technology ready to deliver. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do.

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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 youll 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 youve even considered a career in rail.

Were focused on your transferrable 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.

Please Note:
There may be a requirement to work on call in this role if you opt to take the standard maintenance contract

About the role (External)

Our technicians provide the essential link between the team leader and the teams operatives, and can specialise in a range of disciplines, but for this role youll become a specialist in:
Signalling & Telecoms. Youll be working with equipment including signals that control when trains can run, level crossings, and points systems. With your willingness to learn, youll develop a huge range of technical skills across a range of manual, electrical and digital equipment. 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 youll often be working next to moving trains travelling at highspeed.

You matter to your team

You will be a natural team player, youll also be able to lead the team when asked by the team leader. Youll use your skills to deliver work safely and will check the team has the right competencies to meet our strict safety standards. Youll also be a role model for safe working behaviours and be confident to challenge any potential risks to safety, so that everyone gets home safe every day.

Todays technicians can go onto become tomorrows team leaders

Your skills matter

Our technicians play a vital role in our maintenance teams. You dont necessarily need rail experience, but you do need to show how your transferrable skills meet the following:

• Leadership:
  You re able to lead, motivate and direct a team for safe and efficient work delivery.
• Effective communicator:
  You ll need strong communication skills and be able to deliver clear instructions to the team and other colleagues.
• Technical skills:
  You ll have knowledge and experience of inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques in the discipline that you are applying for.
• 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.
• Problem solver:
  You ll be persistent in finding safe and effective solutions. You ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date with new standards, procedures and instructions. To issues you find out in your working environment.
• Willingness to learn:
  You ll consistently develop your skills and competencies relevant to your discipline, keeping up to date…