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Job description

The Employer is: ON TRACK TECHNICIANS LTD. A Railway Site Operative participates in the maintenance, inspection, and renewal works of the railway track on the Northern Ireland Rail infrastructure. This can include duties such as Ballast Management, look out duties, to identifying defects on the railway. .

Responsibilities

• Along with following the NIR Rulebook, when carrying out duties, we have certain business needs that require additional duties.
• Signing in and out with OTT Day-time Control when acting as PICOP/ES and TSC.
• Ensuring time sheets get signed off by clients and roll call when requested by management.
• Completing shift reports when your role requires.
• Accepting shifts when allocated on resource software.
• Uploading of all safety critical documentation at the end of each shift.
• Signing in and out of shifts when arriving and leaving site.
• Completing online forms when requested by management.
• Attend Site Managers Briefs.
• Review payslips before close of business every Monday.
• Maintaining, inspecting, and repairing the Northern Ireland Railway infrastructure.
• Use of Small Plant & Equipment - Abrasive Wheels/Robel Kangos/Rail Specific Hand Tools.
• Lubricating Points.
• Tightening Bolts on rail joints/switches & crossing units.
• De-vegetation.
• Fencing - renewal or repair.
• Civil Engineering Works/Projects - Concreting/Tarring/White Lining/Installation of cable ducts.
• Assisting Topographical or Environmental Surveys.
• Emergency response.
• Use of Small Plant & Equipment - Abrasive Wheels/Robel Kangos/Rail Specific Hand Tools (Pullers/Setters/Hammers/Bars/Spanners/Scrapers).
• Changing sleepers.
• Changing rails - Disc Cutting/Use of Impact Wrench for Bolts.
• Shovelling Ballast Stone.
• Changing insulators and clips (Pads & fastenings for connecting sleepers/rail).
• Removing rail defects (assisting welders, cut, repair and stress rail).
• Ballast management (drainage - Wet beds - jack and packing).
• Re-Railing and assisting with the installation of track circuit bonding at Insulated Rail Joints.
• Level Crossing Renewal Works.
• Erection of line side fencing - Stockproof & Security.
• Environmental Works - Tree Cutting/Weed Spraying/De-vegetation.
• Civil Engineering Works/Projects - Concreting/Tarring/White Lining/Installation of cable ducts (Track side).
• Assisting Topographical or Environment Surveys.
• Retaining Walls - various specifications - King Post (Concrete and Steel).

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Adherence to Rules & Regulations.
• Positive attitude to Health and Safety legislation/risk management/MSDs.
• Compliance with Safety Management System.
• Team player.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• A desire for personal and professional development.

Desirable Skills

• Full clean driving licence.

Further Information

The Employer is: ON TRACK TECHNICIANS LTD. Although this is a part-time temporary opportunity, hours may be extended, and it could lead to a permanent position. The job advert may end before the closing date if requested by the employer.

Application Information

JOBSTART IS OPEN TO 16-24 YEAR OLDS. If you are on UC contact your Work Coach via your Journal. If you are in receipt of JSA, IS or ESA phone a Work Coach on 0300 200 7807. If you are 16-24 years old, unemployed, not in education or training and not in receipt of benefits phone 028 90726788.