Thoughts on a track maintenance operative as a career

[Frater1313]

I have recently applied for this role and have a interview on Wednesday.
I am finding it hard to find anyone who has views/reviews on this position or If the position is a good role?
Any help or people’s knowleage would be grateful.

 

[scott118]

How did you get on?

 

[Juliet Barvo]

Can you get track maintenance agency work when you've got one disabled arm? I hate indoor work and public facing roles.

 

[Elecman]

Can you get track maintenance agency work when you've got one disabled arm? I hate indoor work and public facing roles.

I don’t think so, when I broke my elbow my Sentinel card was immediately suspended as I wouldnt have been able to hold onto things and raise my other arm to acknowledge a drivers warning

 

[Juliet Barvo]

.... when I broke my elbow my Sentinel card was immediately suspended as I wouldnt have been able to hold onto things and raise my other arm to acknowledge a drivers warning

You broke your elbow, are you still able to work on on Track? How bad was the break, did you have an artificial joint fitted, do you still have full movement in your elbow, are you able to apply force through your hand whilst flexing your elbow??

 

[Elecman]

It was a clean break so was just collar and cuff for 4 weeks whilst it healed. But as I only had 1 working arm my employer suspended my Sentinel card till I was passed fit again by OH

 

[Juliet Barvo]

You were very lucky.

Any recommendations for agencies relevant to the north London area, to give it a try?