Service Engineer

SE Trains Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport service provider in the UK is seeking a Service Engineer for its southeastern Engineering team. The role involves rolling-stock modifications, heavy overhauls, and maintenance work, requiring experience in mechanical and electrical engineering. Candidates must have fault-finding capabilities and a focus on customer satisfaction. A full safety-critical medical is mandatory before the offer. The position offers benefits such as a final salary pension, annual leave, and free rail travel across networks.

Benefits

Final salary pension

24 days annual leave allowance

Free rail travel across networks

Qualifications

• Experienced in an engineering discipline, skilled in mechanical and/or electrical work.
• Ability to carry out first-level fault finding and follow schematics.
• Previous rolling-stock maintenance experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake rolling-stock modifications and maintenance work.
• Carry out heavy overhauls, fault finding, and testing.
• Work within a team to meet all required standards and specifications.

Skills

Problem Solving

Fault Finding

Technical Work

Customer Focus

Job description

Have you got a passion for Problem Solving? Technical work? Fault Finding? Repairs? Join our southeastern Engineering team as a Service Engineer within the Hoist team at our Slade Green Depot.

What you’ll do

• Undertake rolling‑stock modifications, heavy overhaul and maintenance work packages and bespoke workstreams.
• Carrying out heavy overhauls and modifications, examination work, fault finding and testing.
• Involve in unit modification trials, first‑in‑class delivery of projects and work packages.
• Work safely and effectively within the team to meet all required standards and specifications.
• Report directly to the HOIST Manager and work within a dedicated team with a flexible working pattern based on project team requirements.

Qualifications

• Experienced in an engineering discipline (skilled mechanical and/or electrical work).
• Experience working with a trade background such as Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, etc.
• Ability to carry out first‑level fault finding and follow schematics and diagrams.
• Physically fit and able to pass a medical to engineering standard.
• Previous rolling‑stock maintenance experience is desirable.
• Customer focus.
• All successful candidates must undertake and pass a full safety‑critical medical before formal offer.

Other important information

• All successful applicants will need to pass a Personal Track Safety course or a Depot Track Safety course (full training provided).
• A right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, pre‑employment medical assessment and satisfactory references are required.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Shifts have set start and end times; having your own transport is best.
• Applicants who were not successful in a similar role at Southern must wait six months before applying again.
• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and a right to work verification.

What you’ll get in return

• Final salary pension
• 24 days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)
• Free rail travel across our networks

If you have any questions regarding this role, please email us.