Trainee Ground Staff
4 weeks ago
**Position: Trainee Ground Staff**
**Location: Crewe**
**Division: Rail Services**
**Safety Critical Status: Safety Critical**
**Reporting to: Delivery Manager**
**Post Deputy: As per Roster**
**Purpose of Role**
**After successful completion of training**:
To prepare freight trains for service, facilitate movements to/from the operational Railway and control freight train movements in a defined area of responsibility.
**Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability**
**After successfully completing training, you will undertake the following duties**
- Ensure freight train and associated wagons are correctly prepared for service.
- Ensure freight train and associated wagons are correctly disposed of when not in service and /or left unattended.
- Assist train driver with brake continuity testing.
- Complete train documentation e.g. Train preparation certificate, Train certificate of readiness and up-date T.O.P.S as required.
- Carry out shunting and train preparation duties, including Coupling/uncoupling of wagons and locomotives.
- Carry out load examination duties to railway industry standards.
- Carry out shunting and train preparation duties, including
- Operate ground frames and hand points as required to facilitate train movements.
- Undertake technical examination of rolling stock.
- Assist maintenance/servicing staff undertaking maintenance/servicing activities, as required where competent.
- Work various shift patterns including nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Must be prepared to lodge away from home, when required.
- Ensure the highest level of professionalism when dealing with other individuals within the company, clients and members of the public.
- Be proactive and tenacious towards health and safety.
- Able to work in a logical manner, good communication, commercially aware with the ability to remain vigilant in charging surroundings.
- Detaching crippled or unsafe rolling stock including unsafe or dangerous loads.
- A proven safety record and the ability to work with little direct supervision.
- Challenging un-safe working practices.
- Meeting and keeping up to date with all industry standards.
- Ensuring the highest level of safety at all times, not taking risks or short cuts at any time no matter how routine the task is.
- Communicate with others involved with train movements/operations to ensure all parties have a clear understanding of the task.
- Check and double check all basic processes e.g. points, routes, brakes Scotches, loads, fouling points and speed.
- Working shifts and reporting any fatigue or other issues to your line manager than may affect the safe operation of trains.
- Being prepared to deal with any out of course incidents.
- Act in a courteous and professional manner at all times.
- As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
- Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
**Report Preparation, after successful completion of training**
- Wagon defect reports.
- Incident reports.
- Train preparers log books and report forms.
Ad Hoc reporting as requested.
**Person Specification**
The job holder will have
- Experienced train preparer to meet current industry standards.
- Personal Track Safety.
- Rules and Regulations competent.
- Freight Train Operations, Loading and Rolling Stock Examination.
**And what do we offer?**
At Colas Rail we know how important job satisfaction is for everyone to support with life at home, your health and financial well-being, that's why in return we offer:
- Competitive Salary
- Company funded Job Use Van
- Business Fuel Card* (for business fuel purchases only)
- Industry leading Life Assurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme
- Pension Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Long Service Award
- Season Ticket Loan
- Occupational Health Service
**About Us**
- Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to not only establish yourself within one of the rail industry's biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights._
- We take pride in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for you to unlock your potential at whatever stage you are in your career. We encourage cross-collaboration and innovation and if you are interested in learning Colas Rail will enable that._
- Every day we work together safely to solve real problems, with a shared goal of enhancing the Infrastructure and Logistics which is key to the UK Rail Network and wider Supply Chain. Everyone here has a voice and we encourage all to speak up, discuss their ideas and implement them._
- We are always looking for passionate people to join our business and with several bases across the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to join our vibrant, creative, and diverse teams._
- Colas Rail hold three core values: Caring, Sharing and Daring. We take care our of our em
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