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DB CARGO Management Apprentice/Trainee Train Driver??? Various Locations

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Management Apprentice
Introduction
DB Cargo (UK) is part of a worldwide mobility and logistics corporation – Deutsche Bahn AG, and is the UK’s largest rail freight services provider transporting everything from cereals to coal, barbecues to biomass and petroleum to steel.

At DB Cargo (UK), we believe in a strong future for rail freight and our vision is to be the first choice for Rail Freight in the UK. We continue to make key investments in our people, assets and infrastructure along with bespoke in-house IT solutions, to give our customers the best service and make it easy for them to do business with us.

DB Cargo (UK) has an exciting opportunity for committed and enthusiastic individuals to commence our Management Apprentice training programme. The three year programme will ‘fast track’ individuals to become a part of the DB Cargo (UK) management team, alongside working towards becoming a qualified Train Driver.

The successful candidates will complete approximately 12 weeks ‘classroom based’ training at our head office in Doncaster, before furthering their study and experience at one of our management apprentice training locations nationwide.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities and Duties

The successful candidates, following on from the initial training, will work within their specific depot and obtain competency in Shunting, RSI and work towards their Train Driver qualifications.

They will have an allocated mentor who will support them until they are ready to go onto the on-call register and support Managers in the field.

At the end of the programme, successful candidates will take up management roles such as Service Delivery Manager or Safety Assurance Manager.
Qualifications
Responsibilities and Duties

The successful candidates, following on from the initial training, will work within their specific depot and obtain competency in Shunting, RSI and work towards their Train Driver qualifications.

They will have an allocated mentor who will support them until they are ready to go onto the on-call register and support Managers in the field.

At the end of the programme, successful candidates will take up management roles such as Service Delivery Manager or Safety Assurance Manager.

What are we looking for?

You will need to be a hard-working and a committed individual who has the desire and passion to succeed and start a management career within the rail freight industry. In return you will be working initially towards a Level 3 CMI qualification, and then later a Level 4 qualification in either Customer Service or Assessing and Coaching.
The minimum requirements for the Management Apprentice role are;

Be at least 21 years of age

Hold a Level 3 qualification (A Level or equivalent), in addition to GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English

Pass a psychometric assessment

Pass a relevant Medical including Drug and Alcohol testing conducted via an approved provider

Have a good understanding of English to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) established by the Council of Europe

Hold a full UK current and valid road vehicle driving license (for manual vehicles)

You must not have taken and failed the Train Driver assessment within the last 6 months

You must not have taken and failed the Train Driver assessment twice before

Not have defective colour vision or had laser eye surgery

Benefits

We are offering a salary progression as folllows; Year 1 salary £25,00, Year 2 salary £30,000, Year 3 salary £35,000

Company pension scheme

25 days paid holiday each year in addition to 8 public holidays

Family rewards – benefit scheme

Please note that the closing date for this vacancy is the 31 July 2019


https://jobs.deutschebahngroup.careers/jobs/JobDetail/Management-Apprentice-Western/49737
 
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