Shunter

**Who are we?**

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England and the Isle of Wight.

**Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life, by bringing people together to get the most out of life.**

SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London. FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

**About the job**:
As a Shunter, you will be responsible for shunting/moving units as directed by the Duty Movements Manager around the depot in preparation for maintenance to be carried out. In order to do this effectively you will need to follow strict procedures and rules that are in place and deliver clear and concise instruction continuously to other members of the team.

**Your main responsibilities will be**:

- To prepare trains for service.
- Work to laid down specifications.
- Comply with rules and regulations.
- Adhere to working instructions.
- Advise of all work undertaken and any problems encountered promptly.
- Report any defects found on stock whilst carrying out duties.
- Carry out/adhere to depot protection procedures.
- Work to be undertaken to comply with depot quality procedures.
- Ensure work is undertaken to meet service requirements.
- Carry out Driver Only Train Preparation as required.
- Train and support Learner shunters in practical shunting.
- Carryout winter precautions within the depot as per local instructions.
- Advise Movements Manager of any problems or defects identified and work arising from the issues.
- Ensure all working areas are kept in a clean and safe condition.
- Perform duties in own grade and below as directed, within competency.

**As a minimum, you will need to**:

- Enjoy being on your feet and being active
- Experience working within an operational environment
- Experience working in a safe manner is vital
- Be able to work within a safety critical environment
- Have great attention for detail.
- Enjoys working as part of a team
- A strong communicator and great listener
- Ability to take initiative.

**About the location**:
Bournemouth Depot is home to a number of South Western Railway's fleet. The engineering team at the depot are currently responsible for numerous projects such as the major component overhaul work on the 159 fleet, the Desiro repaint on the class 444's and 450's and the latest modification project on our exciting new Arterio fleet that is set to transform travel on our suburban routes by offering customers much faster and more reliable journeys

**Working pattern**:
Working an average of 37 hours per across 4 days

Days and Nights rotating shift pattern 2130-0600, 1800-0330, 2000-0600, 2030-0630, 1530-0100, 0600-1530

**Training & Qualifications**:
At SWR we believe in providing our staff with the best tools and training in order to carry out tasks to the best of their ability. Upon joining, you will attend practical courses at our training centre in Basingstoke where you will attain recognisable qualifications and information in the following areas:

- Depot operating procedures and safety requirements.
- Personal Track Safety
- DC Electrified Lines.
- Passed out in Rules and Regulations as required

**The Reward**:
Base salary for an MB2 shunter is £32,484 per annum plus a regional allowance, however many shift patterns offer additional enhancements plus potential opportunity for overtime. There may also be additional enhancements for working nights that can be discussed at interview.

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

- Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employee
- Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependant)
- 75% discount on many other train operating companies
- Full training and support with development
- Large range of exclusive retail offers
- Excellent pension scheme

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.