Yoursalarywillbe£36,196
Pleasenote:thisisapoolsignallerrolewhichmeansyourpermanentworklocationwillbedeterminedposttraining.Duringyourtraining,youwillbebasedinthe Scunthorpearea,andyoumustlivewithina50-minutecommutabledistanceofthislocation.
Whatissignalling?
Signallingishowwekeepthousandsoftrainsmovingsafelyacrossourrailway.Byoperatingasophisticatedtrafficlightsystemandotherspecialistequipment,ourSignallerscontrolthemovementoftrainsacrossthenetwork.Withoutsignalling,ourrailwaywouldn’tfunction.
Whatdoesitinvolve?
AsaSignaller,you’llneedtoreacttochangingsituations,stayvigilant,makequickdecisionsandstaycalmunderpressure.Thiscouldberespondingtoanincidentsuchastrespassersontheline;takingalineblockagestoallowtrackaccessformaintenancecolleagues,orcommunicatingwithatraindrivers.
Whateverthesituationyou’refacedwith,you’llbeabletoapplyyourtrainingandskillstomanageitsafelyandgetpassengersmovingandontheirwaytotheirdestination.
OurSignallersworkavarietyofshiftpatterns,includingnights,evenings,weekendsandbankholidays.Dependingonthesignallinglocation,thiscouldalsomeanlone-workingorworkingaspartofabiggerteam.Theresponsibilityofasafety-criticalroleisn’tforeveryone–butyou’llfinishthedayknowingtheworkyou’redoinghashelpedpassengersreachtheirdestinationssafely.
YourTrainingMatters
BecomingaSignallerisabigcommitmentandrequiresextensivetrainingandagoodamountofself-directedlearningthroughoutyourcareer.
Yoursignallerjourneybeginswithanintensive12weeksofInitialSignallerTraining(IST).Tenweeksofthistrainingwillbeclassroombasedandduringthistime,you’llbeexpectedtostayawayfromhomeSundaytoFridayeachweek.AccommodationwillbeprovidedbyNetworkRailduringthistime.You’llneedtopassexamsandstudyhard,sowearelookingforpeoplewhoarecommittedtolearningandarewillingtodedicatethemselvestoacompletelynewcareer.
Followingthis,you’llundertakelocation-specifictrainingwhereyou’lllearnon-the-jobandpracticeyourskillsinaliveenvironmentbeforebeingsigned-offasafullycompetentSignaller.
It’simportantyou’reactivelycommittedtoyourtrainingandpersonaldevelopment.AllSignallershaveanongoingcycleofcompetenceassessmentstohelpkeeptheirskillsuptodate,butalsotohelpsupportprofessionaldevelopmentandcareerprogression.
Safetymatters
We’recommittedtokeepingourtracks,staff,andpassengerssafe,soit’simportantthatyou’realwaysalertwhenyou’reworkingasaSignaller.Tohelpmanagefatigueandtoadheretofatiguestandardsandworkingtimeregulations,youmustlivewithina50-minutecommuteofyourchosenlocation,includinghavingaccesstoyourownmeansoftransport.Whenyouapply,you’llbeaskedtoconfirmthat.
Pleasenote:Ifsuccessful,youwillberequiredtoundergoafullmedical,securitychecksandpassadrugsandalcoholtest.AllpositivedrugsandalcoholtestresultsforprospectivecandidateswillbesecurelyheldonSentineldatabaseanda5yearsuspensionfromapplyingforasafetycriticalrole,arolewhichrequiresPTScertificationoraKeySafetyroleonNetworkRailManagedInfrastructurewillbeenforced.
Isitrightforyou?
Youdon’tneedanyspecificexperiencetostartacareerinsignalling.It’smoreimportantthatyou’vegottherighttransferableskillsandbehaviours.Herearesomeofthekeynon-technicalskillsthatmatter:
- Conscientious– You’re able to work diligently,deliverhighqualityworkthroughfollowingprocedures,andbewillingtotakeresponsibilityforyouractions.You’llworkinaccordancewiththestandards,bytakingasystematicandthoroughapproachtowhatyoudowithouttheneedforconstantsupervision.
- AttentionManagement– You’llbeabletoremainalertandfocussed,tomanagedistractions,andkeepanawarenessoftheoverallsituation.
- WorkloadManagement– You’llbeabletoprioritisedemands,analysinginformationcomingfromanumberofsources,carryoutmultipletasksquickly,sometimesatthesametimeandswitchyourattentionbetweentasksandsources.
- WorkingwithOthers–YoucanbuildkeyrelationshipswithpeopleinternalandexternaltoNetworkRail,enablingustoworktogethertogetthejobdonesafelyandeffectively.
- ControlledUnderPressure–You’llbeabletothinkinacontrolledmannerunderpressure,effectivelydealingwithstressors,andadaptingtochangeableconditions.
- DecisionMaking–Youcanmakerisk-baseddecisionsinatimelyfashion,tomaintainasafeandefficientrunningrailway.
- Communications–You’llneedtobeabletocommunicateclearlyandconcisely,bothverballyandinwrittenformat,andtobeconfidentinstandingyourground.Clearcommunicationbetweendifferentpeopleontherailwayisessentialforthesaferunningofourrailwaytoensurethatallpartieshaveasharedunderstandingofwhatisgoingon.
- WillingnessandAbilitytoLearn–You’llbemotivatedtodevelopyourself,retaining,applyingandsharingknowledgeandskills.It’saboutthedrivetomaintainanddevelopyourownskills,recognisingthattherearealwaysopportunitiesforimprovement,andthatyou’rewillingtoconsidernewwaysofdoingthings.
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As a Grade 2 Trainee Signaller, you will play an important part at Network Rail in Scunthorpe, England, United Kingdom.
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