Job Title: Trainee Driver
Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire
Compensation: £43, which is inclusive of a 33% roster premium
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Trainee Driver at our Rutherglen site.
The role
As a Trainee Driver, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. The Trainee Driver will operate and maintain On Track Machines under supervision, progressing through training to achieve full certification and support safe, efficient rail maintenance operations.
Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:
1. Drive and/or Operate On Track Machines (OTMs) for which certification of competence has been issued on achieving the required standards.
2. Conduct servicing, cleaning, fuelling and minor repairs of On Track Machines (OTMs) as directed and required.
3. Arrange to complete and return all associated paperwork. This includes Phires Forms, signing of logbooks and other documentation as required.
4. Comply with all applicable standards, procedures, best practices and observe all local conditions where required.
5. Undergo all training and assessments as required.
This role is full time and based onsite at Rutherglen.
Essential experience of the Trainee Driver:
6. Have good knowledge of OTM operation.
7. Able to develop or have good knowledge of track mechanised maintenance.
Qualifications for the Trainee Driver:
8. Able to meet the requirements of Psychometric assessment.
9. Able to meet the required train driver’s medical standards.
Security Clearance
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What we offer
10. Generous holiday allowance
11. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
12. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
13. Employee share scheme
14. Employee shopping savings portal
15. Payment of Professional Fees
16. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
17. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
18. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
19. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.