Metro and Rail Projects (MRP) have extensive experience of working on high profile projects for most of the UK’s light rail and tram operators and on the UK heavy rail network. We are recognised as a market leader for the provision of renewal and minor enhancements services to the light rail sector and as a supplier of choice to the wider rail market.
Our specialist teams continue to offer high quality track construction, maintenance and renewals to a wide range of clients including: Nottingham Express Transit, Manchester Metrolink, Sheffield Supertram, and London Tramlink as well as a number of Major Contractors on the heavy rail network.
When laying track, its vitally important to ensure each section is meticulously welded together to strict parameters, depending on line speed, to create a strong and continuous section of track.
Aluminothermic welding involves the use of a molten metal alloy that reacts exothermically with rail to produce an extremely high temperature joint. This process is used for increasing rail lengths, and can also remove defects in rails (in certain instances).
Our specialists provide aluminothermic welding to all types of rail sections and steel grades across all markets, and also help clients in planning and delivery, as well as quality assurance.
We have a great opportunity for a Welder to work on internal and external projects.
You will be responsible for:
- Carry out welding duties at various locations throughout the UK, in accordance with the process manufacturers and relevant track authority standards. Including a responsibility for leaving the work site tidy, clean and safe.
- Carry out specialist welding procedures to include: - aluminothermic welding of crane rail, grooved rail and special steels.
- Responsible for the care of the welding vehicles, specialist tools, equipment and small plant issued for welding work.
- Responsible for the visual inspection and identification of all welds cast.
- Responsible for ensuring all relevant plant and machinery is in good working order, correctly maintained, calibrated certifications in date and daily checks of equipment.
- Responsible for safe loading within the traffic laws for transporting the equipment and consumables required for welding duties to and from the site of work, using the transport provided by the company.
- Responsible for ensuring welding activities are carried out in a suitable environment for personal and the safety of others, and if COSS or acting COSS or SPIC, ensure safety from other engineering movements and work by appropriate means.
- Ensure clarity of instruction to assistant welder regarding their deliverables on each work site.
- Ensure all documentation with regard to welds are filled out correctly and handed to the appropriate person at the end of each shift.
About you
- Preferable that the candidate has experience in groove rail welding.
- Significant and demonstrable experience in a similar role is a requirement.
- Experience gained within the UK rail welding industry is a requirement.
- Excellent communication, literacy skills.
- Holding a Welding competence (Rail) in either the Pandrol process or Thermit welding process.
- Good communication and organisational skills.
If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.
By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.
We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
If you need support with your application, please contact us at careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
Additional information
Note for Recruitment Agencies:
Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.
We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to careers@volkerwessels.co.uk
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
