Job Title: MMA Welding & Grinding Technician - Rail Maintenance

Location: Hereford

Salary: £35,785 per annum + Paid Overtime + Shift Premiums

Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role:
As a Welding & Grinding Technician, you'll play a key role in maintaining the rail network, specialising in welding and grinding to repair and join rails. Working outdoors in all conditions, you'll be part of a team ensuring the safety and smooth operation of the railway. This role requires working near fast-moving trains, so safety is paramount.

Key Responsibilities:

• Specialise in welding and grinding to repair rails - you will be using Arc & Aluminothermic methods.
• Work outdoors, in all weather, day and night
• Lead and support a team to ensure safe and efficient work delivery
• Follow strict safety protocols and communicate effectively with team members

What You'll Bring:

• Technical knowledge in maintenance and faulting
• A commitment to safety and problem-solving
• NVQ Level 1 or 2 in a relevant discipline (or equivalent experience)
• Full UK driving licence (Category B)
• MMA 1-4 welding qualification

Additional Requirements:

• Flexibility to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ability to pass safety, medical, and driving assessments

Salary and Benefits:

• £35,785 per annum, 35-hour week (with paid overtime)
• 30 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Shift premiums for nights & weekends

For more information on this position, please contact Marika Powell at ARM on #removed# or email your CV and covering letter to .

Please note, we can only consider applications from those eligible to work in the UK on a permanent basis for this position

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.