Technician (Grinding) - Reading Napier Road - 12 month FTC / secondment

You’ll help keep our nation moving every single day. This is a critical part of the work we do is the daily upkeep of the rail network.

From establishing safety arrangements to checking the quality of work, you’ll direct and inspire the success of a team involved in everything from inspection and faulting, through to maintenance and renewal.

About the role (External)

Welding – Leading a team of welders to supporting the track organisation in our Maintenance teams by joining rails using various techniques.

Grinding – Leading a team of grinders, to support the track maintenance function in our Maintenance teams for the maintenance of S&C, assets, prolonging asset life and reliability.

You will develop a sought-after professional skill and have career progression opportunities.

From inspection and faulting through to maintenance and renewal, you’ll play a hands-on role. You’ll make sure everything is done efficiently and to the highest standards. Safety will be a priority. You’ll establish appropriate safety arrangements and make sure Network Rail staff and contractors alike follow safe systems of work. Proactively controlling and checking the quality of work and the competence of your people, you’ll see to it that assets are fully compliant, and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials are fit for purpose. Along the way, you’ll compile a range of vital reports.

You matter to your team

The team depends on you. We’ll look to you to direct, organise and motivate a high performing team.

Your duties will include:

· Establish and maintain appropriate safety arrangements for staff under your control including Contractors.

· Carry out work safely and in accordance with the safe systems of work procedures, method statements or other relevant instructions.

· Undertake work and associated duties for which you are trained and competent.

· Undertake and direct work activities in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with all relevant standards.

· Control and check the quality of work undertaken and confirm assets are compliant to standards.

· Check that the staff under your control have the appropriate and valid competencies.

· Check that vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials under your control are fit for use and are used/stored and disposed of correctly.

· Accurately report all work completed/not completed and produce/maintain records as required.

· Contribute to your own development and that of others.

· Adhere to company policies and procedures., Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzz words for us. We’re constantly striving to make sure we provide a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. We recognise that certain groups are under-represented within our team and we’re working closely with our regional diversity and inclusion networks to make sure we support these groups as best as we can.

· Able to lead, motivate and direct a team.

· 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 communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

· Knowledge and experience of welding and grinding 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.


· Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need.

At Network Rail, we’re part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain and operate our network. Now is a fantastic time and join our team in Wales and Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation which will deliver:

· A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees – quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.

· Individual rostering – enabling us to send the right number or people to fix a fault.

· Multi-skilling – investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.

· Accelerated and improved technology deployment – we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.