Service Engineer Level 1

Southeastern Railway; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Southeastern Railway as a Service Engineer at the Gillingham Depot, ensuring trains run safely and on time. You'll perform critical mechanical and electrical repairs, supported by a comprehensive training program. With a competitive salary structure and benefits, this role is perfect for those passionate about engineering and public service.

Benefits

Final salary pension

24 days annual leave allowance including bank holidays

Free rail travel

Qualifications

• Experience in skilled mechanical/electrical work required.
• Ability to follow schematics and diagrams.
• Possess a full driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine repairs and examination work.
• Perform first level fault finding as directed.
• Work on the newest fleet of trains.

Skills

Mechanical work

Electrical work

Practical aptitude

Ability to read schematics

Basic IT knowledge

Job description

Have you got a passion for Problem Solving? Technical work? Fault Finding? Repairs? Join our Southeastern Engineering team as a Service Engineer at our Gillingham Depot.

• Imagine knowing hundreds of thousands of people are getting to work on time because of your attention to detail.
• Imagine seeing families set off safely on a fun day out because of the repair you made to the train they’re boarding.
• Imagine the pride you’llfeel every day as a Southeastern engineer.

Can you move people? Apply now.What you’ll do

You will be responsible for carrying out routine repairs, examination work and first level fault finding as directed by the Team Leader .

You will also get the chance to work on our newest/latest fleet of trains that SE has to offer.

Find out more about the role here;

The experience you’ll need

To be considered for the role you will need to demonstrate the below in your application.

• Experience skilled mechanical / electrical work.
• Practical Aptitude.
• Ability to read and follow schematics and diagrams.
• Basic knowledge of IT systems and computer skills.
• Possess a full Drivers Licence.

All successful candidates will need to undertake and pass a full safety critical medical before formal offer. If you have any questions regarding this please do email [e-mail].

Given the start and end times of shifts, it’s also best to have your own transport to get to and from your place of work.

As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role . Find out more here .

Other things to know

• All successful applicants will need to pass a Personal Track Safety course or a Depot Track Safety course (full training provided).
• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
• If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.

Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:

• a final salary pension
• 24days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work and our team one that represents the communities we serve . This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as aWORK180 Employer for Women .

Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.

At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day .

Salary £33,601 plus £505 Regional allowance plus free rail travel. Rising to £41,588 plus £670 Regional allowance after successful completion of training

Frequency Annual

Job Reference seastern/TP/125/2976 - GM/E/036

Contract Type Permanent - Full Time

Closing Date 19 June, 2025

Job Category Service Engineers

Business Unit Engineering

Location Gillingham Maintenance Depot, United Kingdom