Crane Controller

Location: North of England

**Job Type**: Contract - Weekends

Company Description:
Pod-Trak is a privately owned company established in 2007 that offers bespoke engineering solutions to clients across the UK and Ireland in the Civil Engineering, Airports Infrastructure, Power & Communications, Rail Systems, and Plant & Transport sectors. We have strategic locations in London, Manchester, Doncaster, and Dublin to provide a multi-disciplinary engineering service. At Pod-Trak, we value long-term relationships with our clients based on honesty and integrity, and we are committed to delivering high-quality services by continuously investing in specialized plant equipment.

**Job Description**:
Key Responsibilities:

- Site Safety Management:

- Act as the primary point of contact for site safety, ensuring compliance with all safety regulations and protocols.
- Control and manage access to the railway work site, ensuring that only authorized personnel are present.
- Implement and monitor safety measures to protect the workforce and the public.
- Communication and Coordination:

- Liaise with Network Rail, project managers, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that all site activities are coordinated and executed safely.
- Maintain clear and effective communication with site personnel, ensuring everyone is aware of safety protocols and potential hazards.
- Provide detailed safety briefings and updates to all site staff and visitors.
- Risk Assessment:

- Conduct thorough risk assessments and implement measures to mitigate risks on the work site.
- Monitor the work site for potential hazards and take immediate corrective action when necessary.
- Compliance:

- Ensure all activities on the site comply with Network Rail standards, industry regulations, and company policies.
- Keep accurate records of all site activities, safety briefings, and incidents, and report them to the relevant authorities.
- Responsible to POS Representative:

- An understanding safety management, the company safety management system and an awareness of behavioural safety.
- Good interpersonal skills and strength of character to implement contention issue decisions.
- Supervising the movements of the OTP’s.
- Briefed and authorised to perform the role of Machine Controllers / Crane Controller
- An understanding of the risks associated with OTP operations, ALO working, lifting operations. (Crane Controllers only), incident awareness/ reporting.
- Promote the Pod-Trak Values, and PALs Behavioural Based Safety programme in all aspects of your role with Pod-Trak.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

- COSS (Controller of Site Safety) Certification: Must be fully qualified and certified as a COSS (OLP & CRP)
- MC Group 1 & 4 MEWP Experience:

- Proven experience in working within MC Group 1 (Individual competence in management and control of the safety of persons working on or near the line) and MC Group 4 (Track safety - COSS).
- CC Group 3 & 6 Experience:

- Demonstrated competence and experience within CC Group 3 (Personal track safety - PTS) and CC Group 6 (Worksite protection, including protection of personnel working on or near the line).

Personal Attributes:

- Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to safety management.
- Ability to work under pressure and in challenging environments.
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Freelance, Zero hours contract

Pay: £28.00-£32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 28 - 33 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Flexible language requirement:

- English not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: PT00021