Mechanic

Pure Talent Group Ltd

Romford

On-site

GBP 43,000 - 53,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Wellbeing programme

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

Eye care

Vehicle allowance

Annual leave

Travel funded

Accommodation funded

Rail training

Career progression

Full training

Job summary

Pure Talent Group Ltd in Romford is hiring a Mobile Maintenance Train Mechanical Fitter to cross-train into rail engineering. You’ll receive full training while working on advanced Mobile Maintenance Trains, maintaining equipment across Britain’s railway network.

No rail experience is required; strong mechanical skills and fault-finding ability are key. The role offers structured career progression, a five-week roster, day and night shifts, and accommodation of travel where needed.

Qualifications

Mechanical engineering experience required.
Strong fault-finding ability.
Full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

Carry out planned maintenance and servicing of Mobile Maintenance Trains.
Perform fault finding and repairs to keep trains running.
Work across depot-based and on-site shifts as required.
Support overnight operations and travel between depots.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Strong fault finding ability

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)

Job description

Pension scheme
Employee wellbeing programme

Cross Train into Rail Engineering

Mobile Maintenance Train Mechanical Fitter

Romford

Full Rail Training Provided

Build a Career in Rail Engineering Are you a Mechanic, Vehicle Technician, HGV Technician, Plant Fitter, Agricultural Engineer or Mechanical Fitter looking for your next challenge?

This is an exciting opportunity to cross train into the rail industry with one of the UK's leading rail engineering organisations. You'll receive full training whilst working on highly specialised Mobile Maintenance Trains (MMTs), maintaining some of the most advanced engineering equipment used on Britain's railway.

No previous rail experience is required. If you have strong mechanical skills and enjoy fault finding, this role offers excellent long-term career progression, structured salary increases and the opportunity to develop skills that few engineers ever get the chance to work on.

Salary & Benefits

£43,000 starting salary
Progression to approximately £48,500 after completing initial technical competency training (typically around 6 months)
Further progression to approximately £53,000 once fully qualified
Company van & fuel card
34 days annual leave
Pension scheme
Life assurance
Healthcare cash plan
Eye care scheme
Employee wellbeing programme
Hotels, meals and travel fully funded when working away
Full rail engineering training
Structured career progression

If you've worked on diesel engines, hydraulics, pneumatics or mechanical drive systems, your skills are highly transferable.

Working Pattern

The role operates on a five-week rolling roster.

200 hours over a 5-week period
Average 40 hours per week
Mixture of day and night shifts
Weekend and Bank Holiday working forms part of the rota, with rest days allocated during the week

Typical hours include

Days

Around 8:00am – 4:00pm (can vary)

Nights

Typically 10:00pm – 6:00am or 12:00am – 8:00am (depending on operational requirements)

The Role

The Mobile Maintenance Train is essentially a fully equipped engineering workshop built onto a train.

These specialist trains operate overnight across the UK rail network supporting railway infrastructure maintenance.

As a Mechanical Fitter, you'll be responsible for ensuring the trains remain safe, reliable and available for operation through planned maintenance, servicing, inspections and fault finding.

You'll predominantly be based at the Romforddepot, although from time to time you may be asked to provide operational cover at other depots.

Day Shifts

The majority of your daytime work takes place at the Horsham depot.

This is where you'll carry out:

Planned maintenance
Servicing
Mechanical repairs
Fault finding
Inspections
Replacing worn components
Preparing the Mobile Maintenance Train for overnight operation

Approximately 90% of your daytime work is depot based.

Night Shifts

Night shifts offer a completely different aspect of the role.

Once the Mobile Maintenance Train is out on the rail network supporting overnight engineering operations, you'll travel onboard as the designated mechanical engineer.

Your role is to ensure the train continues operating safely and reliably throughout the shift. Should a significant mechanical issue occur, you'll be available to diagnose faults and carry out repairs to minimise downtime and keep the operation moving.

As train operators deal with many of the routine operational tasks, there will be periods where you are on standby until required.

The trains are fitted with welfare facilities including seating areas, kitchen facilities and workspaces, ensuring engineers remain comfortable throughout the shift.

Travel

Your permanent base will Romford.

Occasionally you may be asked to support another depot to cover annual leave, sickness or operational requirements.

Where overnight stays are required, all accommodation, travel, parking and meals are fully funded by the company.

Each year you'll also spend approximately two to three weeks in York completing the annual overhaul programme, where the Mobile Maintenance Trains undergo major servicing and refurbishment.

Full Training Provided

No rail experience is required.

Your structured development programme includes