Signalling & Telecoms - Technician & Team Leader roles available

Network Rail; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Technician to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This role is crucial for ensuring the safety and efficiency of maintenance operations, where you'll lead a team, oversee quality control, and ensure compliance with industry standards. You'll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects, from inspections to faulting and maintenance, all while fostering a culture of safety and excellence. If you're passionate about engineering and leadership, this role offers a unique chance to make a significant impact in a safety-critical environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and motivate a team effectively.
• Knowledge of signalling inspection and maintenance techniques.
• Willingness to work outdoors in various weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Direct and motivate a high-performing team for maintenance tasks.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and quality control.
• Conduct inspections and manage faulting and renewal work.

Skills

Team Leadership

Signalling Inspection

Maintenance Techniques

Electrical Engineering

Safety Compliance

Organizational Skills

Motivation Skills

Education

Mechanical Engineering Qualifications

Electrical Engineering Qualifications

Tools

Safety Equipment

Inspection Tools

Job description

Technician – You will be a key member of the team, carrying out tasks as directed by the Team Leader. This role requires leadership, technical expertise, and oversight of work quality.

You will provide support to the Team Leader to organise and motivate the team so that work is undertaken safely, efficiently and to the relevant standards. Undertake inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal work as allocated and where directed, act as Team Leader.

You’ll also accurately report all work completed/not completed and produce/maintain records as required and control and check the quality of work undertaken and confirm assets are compliant to standards.

Team Leader – In this role we'll look to you to direct, organise and motivate a high performing team as well as liaise with the management teams and other department/companies. From inspection and faulting through to maintenance and renewal, you'll play a hands-on role.

You'll make sure everything is done efficiently and to the relevant standards and controls. You'll have experience of establishing the relevant safety arrangements for the tasks and make sure Network Rail staff and contractors alike follow safe systems of work. Proactively controlling and checking the quality of work and the competence of your people, you’ll see to it that assets are fully compliant to the maintenance standards and all vehicles, plant, tools, equipment and materials are safe & fit for purpose.

Essential Criteria

1. Able to work as part of a team / Able to lead, motivate and direct a team
2. Knowledge and experience of signalling inspection, faulting, maintenance and renewal techniques.
3. Hold and retain competencies relevant to this post, required by business need.
4. Able and willing to drive vehicles as required by business need
5. Have interest or experience in Electrical Engineering
6. Be willing to work outdoors in all weather types at any time of the day
7. Experience of organising and controlling the safe and efficient delivery of work.
8. Desire to always improve yourself and make things better

Desirable Criteria

1. Already hold a valid PTS
2. Previous experience in S&T installation or working with S&T equipment
3. Hold qualifications of either Mechanical or Electrical engineering from either further education or from previous employment, or be able to demonstrate these principles from experience

This role involves days, nights and weekend working, and is a safety critical role so subject to drug and alcohol testing and passing of the relevant medical assessment.