Ground Staff in UK Mobile, United Kingdom
Ground Staff
Location: UK Mobile
Salary: Competitive
Purpose of the Role
To prepare freight trains for service, facilitate movements to/from the operational
Railway and control freight train movements in a defined area of responsibility.
Key Success Measures
- 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 in all areas.
- 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 - Demonstrate respect for colleagues, our clients and the environment in all areas of work.
Key Areas of Responsibility & Accountability
- As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
- Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.
- Ensure freight train and associated wagons are correctly prepared for service.
- Ensure freight train and associated wagons are correctly disposed of when not in service and /or left unattended.
- Assist train driver with brake continuity testing.
- Complete train documentation e.g.
- Train preparation certificate, Train certificate of readiness and up-date T.O.P.S as required.
- Carry out shunting and train preparation duties, including
- Coupling/uncoupling of wagons and locomotives.
- Carry out load examination duties to railway industry standards.
- Carry out load securing tasks to railway industry standards.
- Operate ground frames and hand points as required to facilitate train
- movements.
- Undertake technical examination of rolling stock.
- Assist maintenance/servicing staff undertaking maintenance/servicing activities, as required where competent.
- Work various shift patterns including nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Must be prepared to lodge away from home, when required.
- Ensure the highest level of professionalism when dealing with other individuals within the company, clients and members of the public.
- Be proactive and tenacious towards health and safety.
- Able to work in a logical manner, good communication, commercially aware with the ability to remain vigilant in charging surroundings.
- Detaching crippled or unsafe rolling stock including unsafe or dangerous loads.
- A proven safety record and the ability to work with little direct supervision.
- Challenging un-safe working practices.
- Meeting and keeping up to date with all industry standards.
- Ensuring the highest level of safety at all times, not taking risks or short cuts at any time no matter how routine the task is.
- Communicate with others involved with train movements/operations to ensure all parties have a clear understanding of the task.
- Check and double check all basic processes e.g. points, routes, brakes Scotches, loads, fouling points and speed.
- Working shifts and reporting any fatigue or other issues to your line manager than may affect the safe operation of trains.
- Being prepared to deal with any out of course incidents.
- Act in a courteous and professional manner at all times.
Report Preparation
- Wagon defect reports.
- Incident reports.
- Train preparers log books and report forms.
- Ad Hoc reporting as requested.
Person Specification
- Experienced train preparer to meet current industry standards.
- Personal Track Safety.
- Rules and Regulations competent.
- Freight Train Operations, Loading and Rolling Stock Examination.
Behavioral 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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