Technician

You will implement and maintain appropriate safety arrangements for staff under your guidance; always checking staff have got the required safety knowledge and competences to carry out the duties given to them. You'll accurately report all works that have been completed/not completed, as well as producing and maintaining records relating to your role as required. Your experience will enable you to carry out checks on vehicles, equipment, and materials, checking they are fit for use, stored correctly and disposed of in accordance with company procedures.

The successful candidate must be able and willing to drive. You will take part in the on-call roster and work unsociable hours if required., In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to be/ to have:
· Experience of arranging and implementing safe systems of work.
· Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work.
· Able to demonstrate, promote and embed safe working behaviours within the team.
· Able to lead, motivate and direct a team.
· Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
· Knowledge and experience of Communications inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques.
· Knowledge of relevant standards, procedures and instructions.
· Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by business need.
· Ideally hold (or be working towards) an NVQ level 1 or 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or have attained the appropriate level of knowledge through equivalent relevant experience.
· Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need., Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our

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Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. Our purpose is to connect people and goods with where they need to be and our vision is for a simpler, better, greener railway.
The North West route is part of the North West and Central region and runs from Cheshire in the south to Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Cumbria in the North, with the two Northern Powerhouse cities of Liverpool and Manchester on the route, as well as the tourist destinations of Blackpool and the Lake District.
Major stations across the route include Crewe, Liverpool Lime Street, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Piccadilly.
We're a very busy region, with 1.3 million passengers travelling on our rails every weekday, and 700,000 tonnes of freight moved a week. With 571 stations in the North West & Central region, we make up a quarter of Britain's railway system.
For us, 'Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. 'Inclusion' means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible and hybrid working applications. If we can make it work - we will! .

LR02: £34,299 / LR03: £40,972
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