Who are we?

GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world.  We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services.  With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations. 

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers.  Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.

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

What is a Maneuvrer?  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.

A large part of the role involves communicating effectively to the highest standard, to Depot colleagues, signallers and mainline drivers, to ensure a smooth transition between train movements, maintenance work and preparation of trains ready for mainline service.

If successful, you will need to be organised in completing reports at the end of your shift, able to work alone for long periods of time, while maintaining concentration and working to tight deadlines.

We need you to be able to demonstrate excellent safety awareness and be open to improvements, while willing to accept change, be flexible and used to working shifts, including night shifts, which span 24 hours a day and seven days a week and includes weekends and bank holidays.

As a minimum you'll need to have experience of working shifts, excellent communication skills along with knowledge of the phonetic alphabet.

Experience of working alone and with a team, whilst having a methodical approach to your work. Knowledge of the operational railway would be a benefit but not essential.

All successful candidates are required to successfully pass a rigorous psychometric Assessment Centre and medical, which incorporates hearing and / visual examination (the Ishihara colour vision test and a drugs test.)

Additional Information:

The salary for the role is £42,202 p/a, with potential earnings up to £50,000 p/a

We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/

https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/

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