Track Maintenance Operative — Flexible Hours & Growth

Network Rail; Slough; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff travel discount

Rail season ticket subsidy

Healthcare

Cycle to work

Discounted benefits

Volunteer leave

Reserve leave

PROUD recognition

Hybrid working

Job summary

Network Rail is recruiting operatives to join maintenance teams in the Wales and Western region. You will perform demanding outdoor manual work, transport equipment, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to fix faults and maintain the railway.

Safety, punctuality, and teamwork are essential as you operate near moving trains. The role includes staff benefits, a 35-hour week, hybrid/flexible working, volunteering leave, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Qualifications

• Transferrable skills meeting team and safety standards.
• Good communication skills for safe, effective work.
• Punctuality, planning ahead, and readiness of equipment.
• Ability to remain calm and perform outdoors near trains.

Responsibilities

• Work outside in all conditions, day or night.
• Transport kit across challenging terrain.
• Be safety-focused and a team player with train traffic nearby.
• Follow rules and instructions, and speak up when unsafe.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Proactive planning

Working under pressure

Rules & safety

Willingness to learn

Job description

Network Rail is recruiting operatives to join maintenance teams in the Wales and Western region. You will perform demanding outdoor manual work, transport equipment, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to fix faults and maintain the railway.

Safety, punctuality, and teamwork are essential as you operate near moving trains. The role includes staff benefits, a 35-hour week, hybrid/flexible working, volunteering leave, and diversity and inclusion initiatives.