Finishing Shop Operative

3 months ago


Queensferry, United Kingdom Progress Rail Full time

**Company Description**
Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD® locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signaling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.

Progress Rail’s deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions. With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.
**Job Description** The Role**

In this role, you will assist in the throughput of castings within the department.

Key duties will include:

- Work in a safe manner ensuring adherence to all risk assessments, method statements and safe working instructions associated with the relevant tasks.
- Facilitate the progress of casting through the department using the skills that I have been trained in e.g. Dressing, Welding, inspection, Plasma Cutting.
- Help the team achieve the desired targets each week.
- Operate in accordance with the company Quality Assurance System.
- Complete all required training to allow the job to be done safely.
- Ensure that all paper work / route cards are completed in line with the quality procedures.

**Qualifications** About You...**

Essential
- Knowledge of Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality regulations
- Reliable
- Team player
- Ability to prioritise and work under pressure to deadlines and targets
- Excellent attention to detail

Desirable
- Any experience in grinding, welding or fabrication

**Additional Information**
Salary Circa £25,181 (£22,408 during probation)

**What’s in it for you...**

We put our people at the heart of our culture. If our people love working here then they do amazing work, that’s why we offer things like:

- Shift allowance
- Company funded external qualifications, where relevant for the role
- Annual professional membership funded by the Company, where relevant for the role
- 33 days holiday per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
- Company pension scheme with up to a 7% employer contribution
- As a member of the Group Personal Pension Plan employee covered by the Company funded life assurance for3½ times salary
- Fuel card which provides discount on fuel at petrol stations across the UK
- Access to employee discounts hub
- Discounted healthcare cash plan
- Access to 24/7 free Employee Assistance programme
- Various employee recognition scheme

We know everyone performs their best when they feel welcomed and supported to bring their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we will work with you to ensure you have all you need to achieve your best.

**A note for recruitment agencies**

We endeavour to hire great talent directly and therefore the use of agencies will only be used to exceptional circumstances. Unsolicited CV’s will not be honoured. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by our hiring team


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