Signaller
Location
Huntly, GBDepartment Name
Scotland RegionAbout Network Rail
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Scotland's Railway covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow.
Brief Description
Your decisions make all the difference. Taking the lead on signalling during your shift, you'll take great care to make sure trains travel safely and efficiently along the network. You'll keep Britain moving.
Signaller
Grade: Signaller Grade 2
Salary: £29,221 (£26,485 whilst in training)
Location: Huntly SB
About the role (External)
As a guardian of safety and good communications on the railway, you'll ensure the safe passage of trains. You will undertake our Signaller Apprenticeship Programme for a minimum of 12 months to equip you with the essential skills and knowledge to undertake the duties of one of the most important jobs on Britain's Railway.
Maintaining the highest standards in every action you take, you'll make sure each decision is thought through, following clear, calm and methodical analysis. Even under pressure, your standards will never slip.
You will work on a shift basis. As the focal point of railway operations in your assigned area, you'll be expected to take the lead in your duties during your shift. That means you'll take command of situations, with an assertive approach and clear communication.
Mandatory Signalling Apprenticeship and Training
Our Signaller Apprenticeship provides those who are new to the signaller world full training to develop both technical skills and non-technical skills and acquire practical experience through a wide mix of learning. You will benefit from attending a 12 week residential signaller training course followed by a period of supervised on the job training and the opportunity to practise new skills in a real work environment.
To ensure you're on the right track and you are receiving the support you need, you will have regular reviews with your line manager and Trainer.
On successful completion of your Signalling Apprenticeship you will have acquired a Level 2 Infrastructure Operations Apprenticeship.
The role of Signaller requires flexibility as you will be required to work on a rotational shift basis to ensure maximum coverage of our railway. As the focal point of railway operations in your assigned area, you'll be expected to take the lead in your duties during your shift. That means you'll take command of situations, with an assertive approach and clear communication.
Essential Criteria
§The ability to concentrate for long periods
§A calm, methodical and precise approach to your work
§Excellent communication skills
§Good hearing and eyesight, with satisfactory colour perception
§Your own transport, so you can reach your base day and night
§Able to assess situations and consider the impact of your decisions
§A highly conscientious worker
§Willing and able to work shifts, including evenings and weekends
§Meet the required benchmark for application screening questions
§Must meet required online testing benchmark
This role involves days, nights and weekend working and the job is safety critical. Offers of employment are subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment and BPSS pre-employment checks.
How to apply (External)
Please click 'apply now' to login, upload your CV and complete the pre-screening questions.
If you are successful at these application questions, you will receive a link to complete 3 online SHL tests: verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and a Signaller situational judgement test. You are required to complete the online tests within a 5 day timescale. If you have completed these same tests within the last 12 months, your previous test scores will be used. You will be notified if you have met the online selection test benchmark. Please contactScotlandResourcing@networkrail.co.uk for any queries relating to SHL testing for this vacancy.
Applicants that meet the test benchmark will be shortlisted to attend interview.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. Click here for more information
In Scotland, we have won awards such as the Carer Positive Employer award and the Proud Scotland award for making a difference for LGBTQ+ people. We celebrate events such as the Chinese New Year, Gurpurab, Ramadan and Eid, participate in annual Pride events and host a staff Christmas carol service.
At Network Rail we support our staff through a range of good practice (Everyone Matters) guides such as Supporting Carers and 6 staff Networks including Archway (LGBTQi+), CanDo (staff with disabilities), Cultural Fusion (BAME staff), Faith and Belief, Inspire (gender) and Myriad (staff with caring responsibilities).
To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, females, LGBTQi+ people and people with disabilities.
Network Rail adheres to pre-employment Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS), this is government standard for pre-employment vetting.
BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting requires Network Rail to screen a potential employee's unspent criminal convictions and undertake 3 year career checks. Employment at Network Rail is subject to employees meeting the BPSS government standard pre-employment vetting.
As this is a safety critical role, you will also be required to attend a pass a face to face medical screening with drug & alcohol test.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail.Applicants should demonstrate their personal commitment to safety in their application.
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets.
Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
All candidates must complete the mandatory pre-screening questions at the start in order for your application to be progressed. Please ensure you state N/A into any free text fields where required.
Grade: Signaller Grade 2
Salary:£29,221 (£26,485 whilst in training)
Location: Huntly SB
Closing date: Friday 13th November 2020 - late applications will not be accepted.
We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.