Daniel Hocknell Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

During my short time with Freightliner, I designed and authored a new Maintenance & Inspection of Permanent Way standard and a suite a Track Work Instructions relevant to the maintenance of Freightliner owned P-Way assets.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Manager of the Level 3 Rail Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Scheme, taking lead of a team of Programme Co-Ordinators and Apprentice Development Coaches, with accountability for the end-to-end journey of circa. 1000 apprentices on programme at any one time.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Responsible for the timely progress of Apprentices through their NVQ Level 2 in Performing Engineering Operations and Level 3 Diploma in Rail Engineering Technician Knowledge. Manage the pastoral care of 300 apprentices as they reside at Westwood Training Centre. Support line managers in the routes and act as point-of-contact for Engineers and HRBP’s..

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Specialist in the development of Network Rail Apprentices through their 3 years on the Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme. Teaching courses such as Track Induction, Plain Line and S&C Maintenance, Switch and Crossing Inspections, Stressing (Levels 1 and 2), Supervisory Inspection, Basic Visual Inspection, Track Geometry Supervisor, Raising and Removing Speed.

Duties include: Controller of Site Safety, Engineering Supervisor, Crane Controller for 360 excavators (with varying attatchments), Switch and Plain Line inspector, Oxy-Gas cutting of Scrap Rail, Single Lift Planner, Lookout, Switch Inspections, Inspection of Cast Crossings. As support to the team leader I frequently lead large teams in a variety of tasks.

I undertook 3 years of Study to gain:NVQ levels 1, 2 and 3 in Railway Engineering (Permanent Way Maintenance).Level 3 BTEC National Award in Engineering with grade: Merit. Institute of Leadership & Management Level 1, 2 and 3.Key Skills certification in ICT, Working with others, and Improving own learning.