Skilled Plate Layer (SPL)

Established in 1992, Cleshar Contract Services Limited is a well-established company and respected provider of Track, Civil Engineering, Construction, and maintenance services to the railway industry.

At Cleshar, we employ over 1,400 people across multiple projects and disciplines, delivering the following rail services to provide a sustainable future for the rail industry and enhance the lives of people and their communities. Key areas we cover include:

• Rail
• Capital works and Infrastructure
• Support Services
• Infrastructure maintenance
• Welding
• Safety critical resources
• Power systems
• M&E (Mechanical and Engineering)
• Signals and Telecom
• Safety Training

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Location: London, UK

Shift Schedule: 

• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Main Purpose of the role:

We are seeking experienced Skilled Plate Layers to join our London Underground (LU) Operations Team to carry out engineering work as required by your Supervisor in Charge, Hand-Back or Project Manager.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

Responsible for providing manual services on several different types of track works, including:

• Adjusting, replacing and installing conductor rails.
• Maintaining, removing, replacing and installing joints.
• Track re-aligning, Lifting, and replacing points and crossings
• Shovel and kango packing
• Digging out and reballasting
• Spot sleepering.
• Refurbishing or plugging holes in wooden sleepers
• Replacing keys and clips.

Requirement and Essential Qualifications:

• Reconditioning and Re-Railing experience.
• General track experience.
• Ability to work well as a team with all members of the company.
• Physically fit to meet the physical demands of working on track.
• LUL Track Induction.
• Power tools.
• Manual Handling.
• Worksite Safety Induction (WSI).
• Small Tools.
• LUL Medical.
• Basic Track Awareness (BTA).

Company Benefits:

• Employee Assistance Program (Carefirst)
• Specsavers Eye Test Vouchers
• Company Pension (NEST)

Company Values

Any person working for CCS Group or one its subsidiaries is expected to uphold the values of the organisation. Our Values are defined in our Employee Handbook, HSQE Handbook and within our Code of Conduct.

“Cleshar Contract Services Limited aims to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from harassment or discrimination, regardless of their age, gender, disability, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and in which all decisions are based on merit.”

Confidentiality

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If you have the correct railway licencing and an interest in this role, please contact recruitment@cleshar.co.uk.