Crossing Keeper

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Our crossing keeper roles are your entry into a rewarding career with Network Rail.
Our role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. Our vision is Putting Passengers First - a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users; Everyone matters is our diversity strategy. By 2024 we will be an even more open, diverse and inclusive organisation that is better at reflecting the communities that we serve. By putting our passengers first, our strategy will help us to provide a more accessible and more inclusive experience for you.
And you'll be proactive in maintaining barriers and other crossing equipment, responding quickly to any faults or potential safety risks.
Your skills matter and many of our crossing keepers started with no formal rail experience and have also progressed into higher grade Signaller roles. Ability to work alone - Every crossing keeper requires the ability to operate efficiently and make safety critical decisions confidently and independently.
Ability to work as part of a team - Whilst being able to work confidently alone, it is important that you are a team player.
Multi-Tasking - You will be expected to deal with phone calls, signal trains, block lines for maintenance work and complete administration tasks.
Decision Making - By its nature, you need to make safety critical decisions throughout the course of your shift.
You'll also need to be within a 60-minute commute of the location that you're applying to work at and will need access to your own transport to allow for the different shift work.
This role involves days, nights and weekend working and the job is safety critical. Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks.