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Railport Operative

Job in Northamptonshire, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1, England, UK
Listing for: Gi Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-12
Job specializations:
  • Transportation
    Transportation Logistics, Dispatcher
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 15 GBP Hourly GBP 15.00 HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Northamptonshire

We are currently recruiting for a Rail port Operative for our client in Northamptonshire.

About our client:
Our client provides supply chain management, storage, distribution and related services to a number of major customers and is the operator of major rail freight terminals.
The Company is seeking to appoint an experienced and competent Rail port Operative. This role involves working rotating shifts across 5 days out of 7 and will involve a degree of flexibility to support the operational demands of a busy rail freight terminal.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a very successful and well-known business. This role is ideally suited to an individual with a keen interest in transport and distribution who can demonstrate a proven record of effective and efficient transport planning within a national busy fleet operation.

Shift & Pay Details:

Salary: £15 per hour (dependant on experience)

Working Hours:

Mixture of days and nights

Location:

NN6, Northamptonshire
Duration: 13 weeks temp to perm

Key Responsibilities:

* Driving Shunt Locomotive

* Operating 90-ton Intermodal Reach stacker (Container Handler).

* Ensuring H&S procedures are adhered to at all times.

* Liaising with Traffic Office to ensure efficient handling of road vehicles.

* Completion of stock integrity checks and associated data input

* Performing Train-Shunting Duties.

* Arrival, Pre-Departure & Final Train Checks.

Qualifications & Skills:

* Intermodal Reach stacker License

* Certificate of competency in carriage & wagon examination

* Trained in shunting and train preparation

* Qualifications preferred not essential

* In depth training programme

If you are interested and do not want to miss out on this opportunity please apply online or contact

Should you require any support or assistance on your application, please contact your local Gi Group office directly.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Gold status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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