Operative [Off Track]

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 the Wales and Western region as we finalize reforms to our maintenance organization. These reforms will deliver:

• A safer, more reliable, and punctual service for passengers and employees.
• Quicker fault fixes by more agile, multi-disciplined response teams.
• Individual rostering enabling us to send the right number of people to fix a fault.
• Multi-skilling, investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
• Accelerated and improved technology deployment, with a raft of labor 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 are an inclusive employer of choice and welcome applications from everyone. We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities 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 which is safe, reliable, affordable, and provides great customer service to everyone.

About the Role

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 traveling at high speed.

Benefits

As a Network Rail employee, you will enjoy a wide range of benefits:

• Privileged staff travel: Leisure travel discount of 75% on all leisure travel, which includes family members.
• Subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train.
• Benefits package including healthcare offers, a cycle to work scheme, discounted healthcare club membership, and discounted offers and benefits including childcare, healthcare, and an online shopping site.
• Effectively manage work-life balance with a 35-hour per week contract, with hybrid working, flexible working, and family-friendly support.
• 5 days paid volunteering leave.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community.
• In the Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.

Salary

£32,639 per annum

Assessment Process

The assessment process will consist of a competency and technical interview.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzz words for us. We’re constantly striving to make sure we provide a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. We recognize that certain groups are under-represented within our team and we’re working closely with our regional diversity and inclusion networks to make sure we support these groups as best as we can. We are working in conjunction with the Cultural Fusion team.

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader, and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply, and interview for roles. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please contact us.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety within your application.

Your Experience and Skills

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 transferable skills meet the following criteria:

• 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.
• Communication: You’ll have good communication skills so you can work safely and effectively.
• 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.
• Working Under Pressure: Working outdoors in all conditions, and with trains passing close by means you’ll need to remain calm under pressure.
• 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.
• 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.