Vital Rail, a leading leading rail recruitment company, are offering a fantastic opportunity to start your career with them whilst completing a level 2 Rail Engineering Apprenticeship with Inspiro Learning.
What you’ll do
- Protect, Inspect, maintain, and renew track assets (rails, sleepers, ballast, switches & crossings).
- Provide Safety Critical support to protect yourself and the railway workforce
- Support major rail upgrades and renewals across the network.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with Network Rail standards.
- Champion health & safety across all work sites.
The Typical shift
- Assisting as a team member in managing the rail line possession
- Attending (S)PICOP and COSS briefings; raising any concerns if the messages are not clear
- Supporting pre-possession checks, briefings etc and be in place at blocking points at least one hour in advance
- Monitoring of blocking points and place boards and detonators according to the Network Rail guidelines
- Attending worksites to carry out safety audits on behalf of Network Rail
- Attending and supporting on site walkouts (pre work), to understand the environment and investigate all safety concerns.
This is a fantastic opportunity to start your career with Vital Rail offering an excellent apprenticeship salary of £22,000 + a company van and fuel card provided.
From the location of your site, you would be expected to travel approximately 1 hour from this location on a regular basis. With this in mind you must have held driving licence for more than 1 year, with less than 3 points and no convictions for drug or drunk driving
As an apprentice you’ll:
- complete a L2 Rail Engineering apprenticeship standard
- have regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace
- learn and train for a specific job
- get paid and receive holiday leave
- get hands-on experience in a real job
- study for at least 20% of your working hours
- complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- be on a career path with lots of future potential
- be entitled to a TOTUM membership
Please be aware the work will be mainly nights, weekends and unsociable hours in all weather conditions so we are looking for someone with resilience.
Due to fatigue management rules on the railway you will need to live within 1 hour travel time of the locations.
People with unspent convictions welcomed, exclusions : Arson, Terrorism, Sexual Offences
This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received and you may be invited to an interview before the closing date. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment.
What we’re looking for
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- PTS certification (desirable, but not essential as training will be given) and willingness to work flexible hours (including nights/weekends).
You must (Essential)
- Be a driver with less than 3 points on your licence and be aged over 21.
- Be prepared to cover an area determined by the underwritten positions available.
- Undergo a Medical along with a drug and alcohol test prior to commencing any training,
- Complete 9 days PTS course, 12 mentoring shifts, 3 days IWA course, 1 day PSS
Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship
Pay: £22,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
