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Opportunities with Petards Rail
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At Petards Rail we recognise our people are key to the success of our business. We are therefore committed to ensuring that we nurture and retain employees, and that they feel valued. In fact, one of our key goals is to ensure that our employees enjoy their work and feel a sense of accomplishment at the end of each day.
Petards Rail is at the forefront of key emerging technologies as the industry adjusts to the challenges of decarbonisation and digitalisation. What’s more, our innovations are designed to save lives, improve accessibility and meet other critical industry needs. There has never been a more exciting time to be in the rail industry, or to work for Petards Rail.
From manufacturing engineer jobs to software engineers, Petards Rail offers a range of roles in the rail industry and excellent career development opportunities. Our latest vacancies will be displayed below.
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Current Vacancies
Petards is currently recruiting for the below roles:
Service Technician
As Service Technician you will work closely with all functions of the organisation to meet customer requirements. You will act as the point of contact for technical queries and manage the flow of information. Within your role you will be required to attend review meetings with the client which may be virtual or face-to-face, where travel to customer site may be necessary. A good level of oral, interpersonal and written communication is essential and you must be able to work in a team environment and build relationships with colleagues and customers. You should also have strong technical knowledge of the systems we offer.
For this role relevant and demonstrative experience will be considered along with formal qualifications.
Click below to view the full job description. Interested candidates should email their CV to recruitment@petards.com.
Job Description: Service Technician
Principal Engineer: Defence
The Principal Engineer is the lead on all technical and engineering matters in Petards Defence, providing design, development, delivery and in-service support on a range of systems, including in the fields of Communications Information Services (CIS), Fighting Vehicles (FV), Electronic Warfare (EW) and other defence and security related engineering fields.
The Principal Engineer role manages and works in internal project teams, engaging with customers and suppliers when required.
The role will have responsibility for managing and developing the extant engineering process, including design reviews, safety boards and the management of engineering change. The Principal Engineer fulfils the role of Deputy Chairman on the Engineering Committee, with the Defence Operations Manager as the Chairman. The Principal Engineer line manages a team of technical staff, in accordance with established company processes.
Click below to view the full job description. Interested candidates should email their CV to recruitment@petards.com.
Job Description: Principle Engineer Defence
Diversity and Inclusion
Petards Rail is a fully diverse and inclusive employer. The company holds Living Wage Accreditation. Our diversity policy is reviewed regularly to ensure fair and equal treatment for all existing and potential staff.
We are increasing the representation of women across every level of the organisational structure. We are immensely proud that over 50% of senior managers are women.
Where our activities allow, we promote flexible working.
Professional Development
We might have over 35 years of experience here at Petards Rail, however we do not rest on our laurels. We continually invest in our people and support them throughout their career journey with Petards Rail.
As well as technical training, we want our employees to continue their professional development with Petards Rail. This can be through the workplace, day release or online study. For example, we currently have a number of staff studying for:
- Charted Engineering qualifications
- ILM Management qualifications
- AAT / CIMA
- MBA
