Strategic Plant Operator / Fitter in Rugby, United Kingdom
Strategic Plant Operator / Fitter
Location: Rugby
Salary: Competitive
Purpose of the Role
To operate and maintain the Kirow Crane, PEM LEM Switch Handling Units and/or Track Relaying Machines so as to ensure that the Network Rail contracted renewals work is fulfilled in terms of reliability and availability.
Key Accountabilities
- Safety - Support the implementation of the Colas Rail Limited Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) strategy, associated actions and resulting initiatives, to deliver continuous improvement.
- Profitability - Ensure work is carried out with a continuous view to profitability and efficiency and look after our shareholders by guaranteeing that they see value for money and a profitable business.
- Quality - Quality is key to competitiveness. Take responsibility for delivering on time and on budget a high quality product or service, which Colas Rail can take pride in.
- Respect - Treat people in a fair and consistent way. Consistently strive to understand client's needs and requirement.
Key Tasks
- Reporting to the SPG Operations and Maintenance Team Leaders giving technical support on operational and maintenance issues and liaising with other departments within Colas Rail Services.
- Completing detailed reports of any failures/ breakdowns for due submission to SPG Operations and Maintenance Team Leaders.
- To work safely with due regard to their own and other peoples well being.
- Conduct all pre-start safety checks using appropriate daily and weekly checklists.
- Communicate in a professional manner with customer.
- Respond to, and if possible, fix service faults and failures.
- Report all service faults and failures immediately both in writing and verbally to the Colas Rail Services Control Desk.
- Undertake slinging and propping duties as required to establish a safe lift.
- Use spill kits to reduce the environmental effect of any oil spills and report any spills to the Colas Rail Services Control Desk.
- Shut down machine safely.
- Carry out daily/weekly/monthly maintenance and safety checks.
- Assist Maintenance Department when necessary with routine maintenance and repairs.
- Carry out maintenance as specified in the maintenance schedule.
- To carry out repairs and maintenance (under instruction) to a high standard on a variety of On Track Machines operated by Colas Rail Services to ensure that the on-site reliability is maintained as high as possible and within contract.
- Report directly to the Operations & Maintenance Team Leaders both on site and whilst undertaking Depot duties. .
- Comply with all local and company rules or instructions on safety matters.
- Participate in a positive manner in all company safety initiatives.
- Attend safety and team briefing sessions as required by the company.
- Complete all appropriate documentation for periodic maintenance (when requested to work in the Depot) in a responsible and professional manner making it available to the Maintenance Team Leaders for examination and filling.
- Attend for work in compliance with a previously agreed Roster, which will include weekends and night shifts.
- Be prepared to attend off or on-site training to improve knowledge and competence of operations and maintenance techniques and practices.
- Present for duty promptly and fit to carry out their duties as required by the company policy and procedures and book on and off duty through the Colas Rail Services Control Desk at Rugby.
- Be in possession of a full and valid UK road vehicle driving licence, which must be presented for inspection by the company when required.
- Participate fully and proactively in the company competency assessment programme.
Person Specification
The job holder will be must be able to operate Kirow Crane, PEM LEM Switch Handling Units and/or Track Relaying Machines in accordance with Railway Standards, Manufacturers Procedures and in Possessions to the instructions of the Crane Controller and Team Leaders.
Qualifications / Experience
- To be able to work a shift pattern that will include days, nights and weekends.
- Able to operate machines to business requirements.
- Keep in date all relevant operation and maintenance competencies including PTS, COSS, DP, Slinger, CC RMMM.
- Ensure compliance with all company standards and procedures when carrying out maintenance works.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work safely and under own initiative without supervision.
- Ability to understand technical drawings and maintenance schedules.
- Physically fit and have passed the require company medical.
- Flexible, honest and reliable.
- Possess a structured methodical approach to problem solving.
- Demonstrate the ability to work equally as well as an individual or as part of a team.
- Have served any approved and appropriate apprenticeship either internal or external may be advantageous.
- Willingness to continue personal development through training.
- Having a positive outlook on the requirement for continuous change to accommodate the current business needs.
Behavioural Skills
- Energy - 'Get up and go' attitude of a leader
- Energise - Lead, manage and inspire my team
- Edge - Maximise my personal edge
- Execute - Make things happen
- Engage - Stay close to the client
Colas Rail in the United Kingdom values and encourages diversity in our workforce, regardless of background, disability or gender. As part of our aim to deliver quality services, we are committed to promoting equality and eliminating discrimination.
Recruitment agencies
Colas Rail currently works with a number of approved recruitment suppliers. We will therefore not consider CVs or speculative proposals from any other agencies. Recruitment agencies not currently approved as preferred suppliers are kindly requested not to submit speculative CVs to any part of Colas Rail.
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