Traincare Operative

**Traincare Operative**

UKRL provides train maintenance to a growing number of customers. A position has arisen for an experienced Traincare Operative to join our train services team at our Leicester Depot, taking pride in providing a high standard of service and presentation of trains.

The Traincare Operatives report to the Operations Managers and are responsible for carrying out fuel point examinations as part of the overnight train servicing and cleaning contracts, including:

- Ensuring work is carried out in a safe and efficient manner
- Ensuring depot protection procedures are followed
- Carrying out fuel point examinations
- Re-fuelling, tanking and CET emptying of trains
- Carrying out minor fault finding and rectification under instruction
- Carrying out train preparation
- Conducting safe shunting operations in accordance with railway rules and regulations
- Driving railway vehicles within the depot confines in accordance with rules and regulations

**Key Skills**

The successful applicant will be reliable, hardworking and trustworthy, have an eye for detail and strive for excellent standards in workmanship.
- Able to demonstrate, safe working behaviours working in a team and individual
- Able to remain calm under pressure
- Good numerical and communication skills,
- Experience of passenger rolling stock and particularly sprinter based technology an advantage
- Basic mechanical knowledge essential
- Knowledge of railway operations, standards and procedures
- Previous experience of rail vehicle driving and shunting would be beneficial

You must be physically fit, a medical with drug & alcohol testing forms part of the recruitment process.

**Hours**

40 Hours per week, 4 on 4 off nights.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £32,136.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Night shift