Train Presentation Operative- Permanent Nights

WM Trains Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension from day 1

Free rail travel

Train discounts

Friends & Family passes

Virtual GP

EAP

Cycle to work

Retail discounts

Job summary

WM Trains Limited is seeking a Train Presentation Operative for permanent night shifts at Tyseley depot. The role reports to Khalid Alam and offers a salary of £25,966 rising to £26,910 after probation.

You will ensure trains are clean and tidy for customer journeys, working as part of the Fleet team at Tyseley. Duties include using specialist cleaning chemicals, handling materials, cleaning carriages, removing waste, and working outdoors in all weather.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and work to company standards.
• Able to work night shifts.
• Great communication – written and verbal.
• Training on handling bio-hazards and sharps.
• Access/egress trains from depot sidings.

Responsibilities

• Use of specialist cleaning chemicals and equipment.
• Take responsibility for materials and equipment provided to carry out tasks required.
• Cleaning of Train Carriages following the safe systems of work.
• Removing waste from trains in line with company procedures.
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Ensuring trains leave the depot in the best condition possible to improve customer experience.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Night shifts

Communication skills

Biohazards training

Depot access

Job description

Train Presentation Operative- Permanent Nights

Application Deadline: 9 November 2026

Department: Fleet

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Tyseley

Reporting To: Khalid Alam

Compensation: £25,966 rising to £26,910 after successful completion of probation

Description

Your role is to ensure our trains are clean and tidy. You will be working as part of a team, responsible for cleaning our trains, at Tyseley depot, ready for customer journeys.

What does the role involve?

• Use of specialist cleaning chemicals and equipment
• Take responsibility for materials and equipment provided to carry out tasks required
• Cleaning of Train Carriages following the safe systems of work
• Removing waste from trains in line with company procedures
• Working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ensuring trains leave the depot in the best condition possible to improve customer experience
• Please note this is permanent night shift

What skills and experience do I need to do the job?

• A willingness to learn and work to company set company standards
• Able to work night shifts
• Being a great communicator – both written and verbal communication
• Happy to be training on how to handle bio-hazards and sharps
• Being able to access and egress trains from the access steps on the depot sidings

To ensure continuity and an effective delivery of service, successful candidates will be required to commit to a minimum 14-month period in role after achieving competence. This also includes existing colleagues who move by internal promotions and transfers. This time allows our future colleagues to support personal career development by allowing time to build strong knowledge and expertise.

What are the salary and benefits that come with the role?

• Salary of £25,966 rising to £26,910 after successful completion of probation
• A defined benefit pension from day 1 - one of the best in the UK.
• Free travel on all London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents.
• 75% off all other train operating companies for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents.
• 8 Friends and Family Day passes to gift per annum on our network.
• A 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)- A confidential employee benefit that supports you with personal or work-related issues affecting your home life, work life, health, or wellbeing
• Our cycle to work scheme with Evans Cycles.
• A retail discount portal- offering savings, discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers and restaurants.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and ensure no-one receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, belief and sexual orientation.

Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience, after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.