We are recruiting for the role of Maneuverer Maintainer at our Reading Train Care Depot.

What is a Maneuverer?  This role is similar to a Depot Train Driver, which involves driving various types of trains at Reading Maintenance Depot (maybe required to work at other LTV locations at times) within Railway rules and regulations and the GWR Local Depot Operating Instructions. The role is responsible for moving trains across a maintenance depot, preparing them ready for service, carrying out shunting duties,  light maintenance and general train fault finding. These are integral parts of this role.

About the job?

The Mano 1 position is a supervisory role to the Mano 2 team. The role is pivotal in ensuring that all Mano 2s are competent to drive trains in a safe manner on the Reading Train Care Depot. This is achieved by ongoing training, development, and assessment of the Mano 2 colleagues. The role also includes the competence management of the Maintenance Team Leaders, DP and PIC colleagues who control movement of trains into and out of the maintenance sheds. You'll ideally be computer literate, able to build great relationships with the team, deliver training packages, coaching sessions, briefings, give feedback and challenge people where necessary.

You'll be working closely with the Depot Operations Management team to build new training packages and to oversee the ongoing training nuances of the Reading Train Care Depot whilst adhering to the current standards and engaging with Operational standards team.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Training
• Assessing
• Driving Trains on the depot where required
• Writing reports
• Setting the highest standards

You'll need to be:

• Dedicated to Safety
• Setting the highest standards
• Supportive of each other
• Professional communicator with good experience of the phonetic alphabet
• Flexible able to work a whole range of shifts.
• Able to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to work alone or as part of a team.
• Self-motivated.

As a minimum, you will need to have:

• 3 years' competence as an experienced Mano, or
• 3 years' competence as an experienced mainline train driver
• A1 assessor competent (or working towards this competence)
• A GWR recognised training/delivery competence (or working towards this competence)

About the location:

Reading Train Care Depot is a large varied site with good transport links. The outstations are accessible by rail and road.  

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