Rail Engineer

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This vacancy is open to applicants who are currently unemployed in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Way2Work is a fully funded ESF project run by Futures and its partners with the aim of supporting unemployed people into sustainable employment.

 

About the Company

Since our formation in 1976 Trackwork has developed to become one of the UK’s leading providers of construction and engineering services to the rail network.

Trackwork is a manufacturer of permanent way materials, and this combined with our extensive track installation & signalling expertise, our experienced workforce and our fleet of road rail vehicles allows us to deliver contracts safely, on time and cost effectively. We have a reputation for innovation and a drive to grow the business.

 

About the role

Seven-week course. On successful completion of the course, you will meet your employer and be given a trial shift.

 

On the course, you will gain the following qualifications:

• City & Guilds Diploma Level 2 in Rail Engineering
• Competency for Core Plant & Small Tools
• Health & Safety Awareness
• Manual Handling
• Fire & First Aid Awareness
• Track Trolley & Ironman
• Personal Track Safety (PTS)
• Track Induction Course (TIC)
• Direct Current Conductor Rail (DCCR)
• OLEC 1

 

As a rail engineer your day-to-day tasks may include:

• installing and renewing track, tunnels, embankments, cuttings, level crossings and bridges
• checking sections of track are the correct distance apart and right height
• inspecting tracks for defects
• reporting and clearing potential obstacles, for example after bad weather
• surveying sections of track to identify maintenance needs
• reporting accidents and incidents performing lookout and hand signalling duties during trackside operations
• Lay, repair, and maintain track for standard or narrow-gauge railroad equipment used in regular railroad service or in plant yards, quarries, sand and gravel pits, and mines. Includes ballast cleaning machine operators and railroad bed tamping machine operators.

 

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

• re-railing work
• re-sleepering work
• re-ballasting work
• stressing work
• movement of rails
• prep work
• fettling and snagging work
• A passion for engineering and an interest in the railway, including new developments
• Good at practical and mechanical work
• Excellent team-working skills

 

Eligibility as follows:

• Able to pass a Network Medical and Drug & Alcohol test (must be 8 weeks clear prior to starting the course)
• Must be at least 19 years of age, as of the 1st August of the current academic year, there is no upper age limit.
• If aged between 19-23 you must have previously achieved a full Level 2 qualification
• If aged 24 upwards you must be working at minimum Level 1 maths and English.
• Must have residency in the UK for the last 3 years
• Must be in receipt of any of the following benefits – JSA, Council Tax Benefits, Incapacity Benefits, Universal Credit, Income Support, ESA (WRAG), Housing Benefit, Pensions Benefits.
• Transferable skills and qualifications which complement Rail Engineering well are:-~
• CSCS • Bricklaying
• Painting and Decorating
• Plastering
• Joinery
• Horticulture

 

You can study for vocational qualifications – like engineering NVQ courses - to help you build up the skills and knowledge you need.

Having a criminal conviction should not prevent you from having a career within the rail industry. As long as you are reliable, dependable and hardworking you are the same as any other track worker.