Trainee Freight Train Driver Rail Services, based in Rugby and with depots nationwide, owns, maintains and operates the largest fleet of modern On-Track Machines (OTM) in the UK. Colas Rail Freight operate freight trains throughout the UK and require trainee train drivers for their expanding rail freight business in the South East and the West Country. Candidates need to be educated to GCSE level or a qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. You must be over 21, reliable, self-motivated, punctual, happy to work shifts - including weekend, demonstrate good levels of concentration whist working alone, customer focused, flexible, demonstrate a willingness to get the job done safely and on time. The first stage of short listed applicants will be required to undertake and pass a psychometric test, a full train drivers medical, including eye sight, hearing, drugs & alcohol tests. Once training is completed after a period of 6 12 months, we will offer a highly competitive salary and company pension scheme plus a job with lots of variety. Colas Rail currently works with a number of approved recruitment suppliers. We are therefore unable to consider either 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. Any agencies wishing to be considered as a preferred supplier are asked to submit their company details <email address removed>.