Multi-Skilled Technician - Permanent, Full-time

Overview

Who are Great Western Railway?

GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. Great Western Railway have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend Great Western Railway's services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, Great Western Railway carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.

Great Western Railway is transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering Great Western Railway's team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for Great Western Railway's customers. Together, Great Western Railway will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly, and fun.

About the team?

Saint Philips Marsh is home to the West Fleet's DMU as well as maintaining a variety of other T&RS including HSS and 08 Shunters. Saint Philips Marsh works to a tight exam regime and day/night servicing which is challenging to achieve a safe, clean, and prompt service delivery for Great Western Railway's customers.

About the job?

You will be working within teams to provide support to the Multi-Skilled Technicians, covering all aspects of maintenance tasks primarily on the West Fleet DMUs with a clear focus on safety, teamwork, and service delivery.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Assisting FO3 grade Engineers servicing and maintaining rail vehicles
• Forklift driving, operating
• Battery maintenance
• Underframe train cleaning
• Ensuring rail vehicles are safe to be moved after work has been completed
• Couple/uncouple, shunt & prepare rail vehicles when trained to do so
• Ensure that trains are presented to the customer in a correctly marshalled and fully prepared condition

You'll need to be:

• Able to exchange information to solve problems and participate in decision making
• Able to create and maintain the necessary safe conditions for work activity
• Actively participating in improving processes and safe operational flexibility
• Willing to work shifts of nights and weekends

As a minimum, you will need to have:

• Strong compliance to safety standards at all times
• Ability to work alone and/or within a team
• Must pass safety critical medical
• Must pass a psychometric exam
• Provide evidence of an engineering background
• Experience working in an engineering environment

Additional Information:

• The successful candidate must be based within a 60-minute commute of the depot
• If there is more than one successful applicant, a reserve list will be created to fill roles which may arise within the next 6 months which may be of an alternative shift type
• The successful candidate will need to pass an online shunter assessment process and a safety critical medical
• The ability to live within a maximum of 60 minutes travelling time to the depot you apply for (this means able to travel to work within 60 minutes for both your own travel and using public transport, which is not negotiable)
• This position is permanent nights

The Reward?

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including ongoing development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership, and an employee assistance programme.

Great Western Railway all belong at GWR. This is Great Western Railway's vision for providing an inclusive environment for all Great Western Railway's colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment. Great Western Railway value Great Western Railway's differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion, and disability. Great Western Railway maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards Great Western Railway's colleagues, customers, and future talent. Great Western Railway celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all Great Western Railway's colleagues grow and thrive.