Maintenance Technician - Rail Vehicles

Ganymede Solutions; Crewe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions in Crewe is seeking a skilled dual-skilled Technician to maintain and repair a fleet of specialist rolling stock. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and safety-critical tasks to keep rail vehicles operational and safe.

Applicants should be prepared to pass a basic DBS check, a Drugs & Alcohol test, and a full rail standard medical. The role contributes to UK rail sector reliability and social value within a leading rail business.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a qualified dual skilled Technician.
• Background in heavy maintenance is relevant for rolling stock.

Responsibilities

• Planned Preventative Maintenance: Perform routine servicing, maintenance and complex repairs on a fleet of specialist rolling stock/rail vehicles.
• Reactive Fault Find & Fix: Diagnose and rectify mechanical and electrical faults to minimise downtime and ensure operational excellence.
• General Support: Carry out essential pre-use checks on tools and equipment, and support key tasks such as topping up fuel and sand levels.
• Safety Critical Work: Adhere to rigorous engineering standards and procedures, ensuring all relevant documentation and asset management systems are accurately completed.

Skills

Dual-skilled technician

Job description

The Role and About You

This is a fantastic opportunity to apply your skills in a high-demand industry that is vital to the UK economy. As a qualified dual skilled Technician, you will be responsible for keeping a modern fleet of rolling stock operational and safe.

Whether you come from a background in HGV maintenance, aerospace, plant machinery, marine, the armed forces, or REMEs, your transferable skills in heavy maintenance are exactly what is needed to maintain a unique fleet of rail vehicles. You will get the chance to use your engineering skills in fault finding, diagnosis and repair, while gaining new ones in a long-term career in a specialist sector.

What you will be doing

• Planned Preventative Maintenance: Perform routine servicing, maintenance and complex repairs on a fleet of specialist rolling stock/rail vehicles.
• Reactive Fault Find & Fix: Diagnose and rectify mechanical and electrical faults to minimise downtime and ensure operational excellence.
• General Support: Carry out essential pre-use checks on tools and equipment, and support key tasks such as topping up fuel and sand levels.
• Safety Critical Work: Adhere to rigorous engineering standards and procedures, ensuring all relevant documentation and asset management systems are accurately completed.

To join the team, you will need to pass a basic DBS check, a Drugs & Alcohol test and a full rail standard medical.

The Company

This is an outstanding opportunity to take your first step in a career within the rail sector. You will be joining a leading UK-based rail business that is recognised for its excellence and commitment to diversity. The company firmly believes its people are its most important asset and is committed to providing a supportive work culture while empowering you with the training and development opportunities you need to reach your full potential. The work you will do has significant social value, supporting the rail sector keeping the UK moving.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.