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Auxilary Assistant

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Job title: Auxiliary Assistant
Salary: £50,825
Grade: XA11
Contract type: LU
Reference: 5854
Contract details: Permanent
Location: Acton
Working hours: Days
Application closing date: 1 October 2026 at 23:59
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Overview of Project/Role
To provide operational support to production teams by assisting with component preparation, material handling, and the safe movement of assets within the depot. This role ensures efficient workflow, quality preparation of components, and compliance with safety standards to maintain production schedules and service reliability across Rail Engineering Workshops (REW) and the Train Maintenance Unit (TMU).
Key Accountabilities
- Operate overhead cranes, forklift trucks, and approved electric vehicles to move components and assemblies — ensuring timely, safe delivery to production areas and minimizing workflow delays
- Prepare and clean components, bogies, and carriages for assembly — to meet quality standards and readiness for production
- Identify and retrieve raw materials and manufactured components from Bills of Materials (BOMs), stores requisitions, and manufacturing specifications — to ensure the correct items are available when required
- Assist production staff with minor assembly tasks — to enable efficient workflow and reduce downtime
- Comply with health, safety, and environmental requirements, including safe use of hand and power tools — to maintain a safe working environment and prevent incidents
- Report defects, hazards, and unsafe practices promptly — to prevent accidents and maintain operational integrity
- Operate mechanized materials handling equipment and depot vehicles in line with licenses and authorizations — to protect people, equipment, and infrastructure
- Maintain workplace housekeeping standards in production and staging areas — to support efficiency, safety, and an organized working environment
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Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders
- Work collaboratively as part of a team, supporting production priorities
- Follow written and verbal working instructions accurately
- Deliver professional customer service when interacting with internal teams and external parties
- Demonstrate attention to detail and safe working practices with tools and equipment
- Maintain workplace cleanliness and organization without prompting
Knowledge
- Valid counterbalance forklift license or proof of previous valid license
- Basic Health and Safety at Work knowledge
- Manual Handling Awareness/Training
- Understanding of equipment and ability to dismantle to appropriate subsystem/component level
- Good working knowledge and understanding of forklift operation
Experience
- Experience of using basic hand and power tools, e.g., sanders/drills/power screwdrivers, etc.
- Experience in forklift driving
Application Process
Please apply using your CV only. Think carefully about the skills, knowledge, and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV. PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge, and experience have been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meets the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.


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Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
- Final salary pension scheme
- Free travel for you on the TfL network
- Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
- 29 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
- TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
- Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
- Retail, health, leisure, and travel offers
- Discounted Eurostar travel
Vetting Process
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