West Midlands Trains

Train Presentation Operative- Permanent Nights

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Job Description

Train Presentation Operative- Permanent Nights

Application Deadline: 9 November 2026

Department: Fleet

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Tyseley

Reporting To: Khalid Alam

Compensation: £25,966 rising to £26,910 after successful completion of probation

Description

Your role is to ensure our trains are clean and tidy. You will be working as part of a team, responsible for cleaning our trains, at Tyseley depot, ready for customer journeys.

What does the role involve?

  • Use of specialist cleaning chemicals and equipment
  • Take responsibility for materials and equipment provided to carry out tasks required
  • Cleaning of Train Carriages following the safe systems of work
  • Removing waste from trains in line with company procedures
  • Working outdoors in all weather conditions
  • Ensuring trains leave the depot in the best condition possible to improve customer experience
  • Please note this is permanent night shift

What skills and experience do I need to do the job?

  • A willingness to learn and work to company set company standards
  • Able to work night shifts
  • Being a great communicator – both written and verbal communication
  • Happy to be training on how to handle bio-hazards and sharps
  • Being able to access and egress trains from the access steps on the depot sidings

To ensure continuity and an effective delivery of service, successful candidates will be required to commit to a minimum 14-month period in role after achieving competence. This also includes existing colleagues who move by internal promotions and transfers. This time allows our future colleagues to support personal career development by allowing time to build strong knowledge and expertise.

What are the salary and benefits that come with the role?

  • Salary of £25,966 rising to £26,910 after successful completion of probation
  • A defined benefit pension from day 1 – one of the best in the UK.
  • Free travel on all London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents.
  • 75% off all other train operating companies for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents.
  • 8 Friends and Family Day passes to gift per annum on our network.
  • A 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household.
  • Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)- A confidential employee benefit that supports you with personal or work-related issues affecting your home life, work life, health, or wellbeing
  • Our cycle to work scheme with Evans Cycles.
  • A retail discount portal- offering savings, discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers and restaurants.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, the advert may close earlier than the published closing date. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds and ensure no-one receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race/ethnicity, religion, belief and sexual orientation.

Applications will be considered from colleagues with 6 months experience, after completion of their probationary period and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.

West Midlands Trains

About West Midlands Trains

We are the proud operators of two railway networks - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway - connecting London, the Midlands and the North West.

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West Midlands Railway is the local operator across Birmingham, running the majority of local services as well as trains to many of the surrounding towns and cities, including Redditch, Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester, Hereford, Shrewsbury and Telford.

Website > wmr.uk

London Northwestern Railway connects London to Liverpool along the west coast mainline calling at major town & cities in between including Watford, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nuneaton, Tamworth, Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe and Liverpool.

Website > lnr.uk

Both networks are operated by West Midlands Trains Ltd.

Industry
Transportation & Logistics
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Birmingham, GB
Year Founded
2017
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