Mobile Operative

DB Cargo UK – For Our Customer – For Our Climate – For Our Economy
Are you looking to start a career in the rail industry or looking for a career change?
DB Cargo UK is on an ambitious journey to become Europe's leading rail logistics provider with a long-term plan to shift traffic from roads, protect our climate and grow the economy. To achieve this, we are looking for Mobile Operatives to join us as part of our ground staff team. As a Mobile Operative you'll be on the go each day by preparing our trains so they're safe to go on their journey for our customers.

Rail is one of the safest and most eco-friendly means of transport with one single freight train able to carry enough materials to build 30 houses. Our services replace the equivalent of over 22 million truck movements every year, saving 7 million tonnes of carbon emissions As a Mobile Operative you'll be directly contributing to reducing carbon emissions and shifting traffic from roads to the rail.

If you would like to know more about the role and DB Cargo UK, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on and we can send out the recruitment pack for this vacancy.

The role of Mobile Operative is hands on and you'll be involved in the following:
Train preparation; shunting, marshalling

Train dispatch

Problem solving

Railway yard management

Ensuring the safe operations of trains

You will directly contribute to our service delivery and have the opportunity to influence the service we offer to our customers.

The role will cover a varied number of customer sites, DB Cargo UK sites and infrastructure worksites as required.

You will be required to work outside in all weather conditions come rain or shine.

Your standard hours of work will be 35 hours per week. Flexibility is a must as Freight never stops, so naturally this role will involve working shift patterns which includes unsociable hours

Qualifications:
If you're looking for a career change or a new challenge this role could be the perfect fit for you

Previous rail experience would be a bonus, however, this is not essential as we offer full training to ensure that you'd be ready to take on the role by yourself and help us in our journey to shift freight from the road to the rail.

To be successful in the Mobile operative role you'll need…
To be highly motivated and committed to your work

Have a flexible approach to shift working

Experience of teamwork and lone working

Work to the instruction of the person in charge

Be extremely safety focused

You must have a full UK manual driving licence and be located within a 60 minute commute of the hub location.

If you're looking for a career change or a new challenge this role could be the perfect fit for you
Previous rail experience would be a bonus, however, this is not essential as we offer full training to ensure that you'd be ready to take on the role by yourself and help us in our journey to shift freight from the road to the rail.

To be successful in the Mobile operative role you'll need…
You must have a full UK manual driving licence.
You also must be located within a 60 minute commute to the hub locations.
Highly motivated and committed to your work

Have a flexible approach to shift working

Experience of teamwork and lone working

Work to the instruction of the person in charge

Be extremely safety focused

In return, we offer the following benefits package:
Full training into the role (5 weeks residential training)

Starting salary: £30,412 per annum plus shift allowance of £3,936 per annum

Following probationary period: £31,825 per annum + shift allowance

Company pension scheme

31 days paid holiday each year in addition to 2 public holidays

Family Reward Benefit Scheme

Recruitment Process

• Sifting of applications and location check
• Candidate Pre-Assessment Survey
• Phone Screening
• Assessment Based Interview

If you are successful at interview and an immediate position is available, the Recruitment Team will look to send out an offer of employment to you outlining the key information of the role, pre-employment checks and new starter forms for you to complete.

If you are successful at interview and there is not a vacancy, we will place you in the talent pool for your chosen area and keep you updated when a vacancy arises. We are unable to give a timescale on how long you may be in the talent pool, however, the Recruitment Team will keep you updated throughout.

Please contact the Recruitment Team via email if you would like more information about the job role and the recruitment process and they will be able to send out our Groundstaff Candidate Pack.