Technician

Ford & Stanley Talentwise; Babergh; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment group is seeking a Locomotive Fitter in Ipswich. This permanent role offers a salary of £37,500 with opportunities for overtime, training, and additional income potential. Candidates should have experience in mechanical maintenance, be able to work shifts, and pass medical tests. Join the rail industry and take your career to the next level with excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Potential overtime

Training modules worth £1,500 each

Opportunity to learn train driving

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role and environment.
• Experience in heavy mechanical maintenance.
• Ability to work shifts including nights.

Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical maintenance and repairs to rail vehicles.
• Diagnose and rectify faults on mechanical and electrical systems.
• Follow written maintenance instructions and engineering drawings.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Locomotive Fitter – Ipswich – Perm Position
£37,500 per year
Shift working – mixture of shifts, including days, afternoons, nights and weekends
35 hours per week

Opportunity for mechanical fitter / electrical fitter with experience of diesel engines to join the rail industry. With great rates, hours, Government investment, training and technical challenges, we know it is an interesting and secure place to be.

Your New Organisation

You will have a fantastic opportunity to work for an organisation maintaining a wide variety of different rolling stock including freight wagons and locomotives.

Your New Opportunity

• Carry out general mechanical maintenance and repairs to all rolling stock rail vehicles on a variety of components such as air braking, hydraulic systems & diesel engines.
• Fault diagnosis and rectification on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Work to written maintenance instructions (VMI) to complete examinations and inspections of the trains you will be working with.
• Work to engineering drawings and diagrams.

The Candidate

• You will have previous experience in a similar role and environment.
• You will ideally have experience carrying out maintenance and examination work in a heavy mechanical environment, e.g. ex-forces REME, HGV, buses and coaches, aircraft, or big engineering machines or maybe even locomotives or rolling stock already.
• You will be a team player with the experience to work independently, a problem solver with an aptitude to think on your feet and carry out a wide range of maintenance.
• You must be able to work shifts earlies, lates and nights.
• You must be able to pass a medical and drug and alcohol test.

Salary

£37,500 + overtime

You will have the opportunity in the first 12 months to learn how to drive and shunt trains – an extra £1,000 per annum (Apply online only).

Up to 6 training modules each worth an extra £1,500 per annum giving you the potential earnings of £45,000 plus (Apply online only) with these training modules to increase your salary, including Shunter training and engineering modules from axle and bearings, electrical fault finding & Mentoring.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership, and occupational mental fitness.

Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.