Rail tech leader kickstarts East Yorkshire recruitment drive amid £200m investment

Siemens Mobility has recruited 35 new employees in the first major wave of recruitment for its ‘state-of-the-art’ trains manufacturing facility in Goole as it prepares to begin production this Spring.

The first major wave of recruitment will be followed by scores of further roles that will be available over coming months across multiple functions, including: Mechanical and electrical technicians for train assembly, Warehouse and logistics operatives, and Quality assurance.

Mark Speed, Site Director and General Manager of Siemens Mobility in Goole, commented: “It’s an incredibly exciting time for the project with the recruitment programme moving forward strongly ahead of production starting in 2024.

“We’re absolutely delighted with the calibre of recruits and they’ve already hit the ground running. They will all have an important part to play in the success of this pioneering project. This is just the first in a series of waves of recruitment, with many more exciting opportunities opening up over coming months.

“Those positions will all be posted on the careers section of the Siemens website as they become available, so we’re urging people to register on the Careers site and save alerts for Goole to ensure they are aware of the jobs as soon as they come out.”

The global rail technology leader is investing up to £200m in developing the facility in the East Yorkshire town, where it is creating up to 700 skilled jobs, as well as generating around 1,700 new employment opportunities in the supply chain.

Rolling stock for the UK train market will be manufactured at the factory, starting with new Piccadilly line Tube trains for Transport for London. The factory is the centrepiece of a wider rail village, featuring a train components servicing facility, a materials and logistics warehouse, and a research, development and innovation cluster.

The recruits have already enjoyed a “meet and greet” visit to Siemens Mobility’s metros centre of excellence in Vienna, as the first stage of an extensive knowledge exchange programme involving periods of training at the Austrian site.

The latest team members have a broad range of backgrounds, with Siemens Mobility keen to hire people with relevant, transferable skills, rather than just those specifically with experience in the rail industry.

They include individuals with backgrounds in modular construction and the armed forces, among others, reflecting this focus on skills and expertise that can be applied successfully to the new roles.

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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