Technician - Leicester

WM Trains Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension from day 1

Free travel for you and family

Discount on other train services

Friends and Family passes

Virtual GP

EAP

Cycle to work

Retail discount portal

Job summary

WM Trains Limited is seeking a Technician to join our Fleet team at Birmingham New Street, with Leicester roots, to maintain and repair rolling stock to approved standards, ensuring safety and service reliability.

Working independently and in teams, you will perform servicing, planned maintenance, modifications, and record-keeping in our Maintenance Management System, while adhering to health, safety and depot procedures.

Qualifications

• Completed apprenticeship or relevant electrical/mechanical engineering qualifications.
• Knowledge of West Midlands Trains rolling stock; training may be provided.
• Road vehicle driving licence and authority to drive Railway Service vehicles.
• Emergency First Aid (Compulsory).
• PTS / Designated Person Trained (if required).
• Power Plant equipment trained.
• PC/IT literate (Job specific training provided).
• E2 Competent.
• Lathe Operator, Welder, Carriage repairer/painter as additional skills in this grade group.

Responsibilities

• Complete servicing, maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of traction and rolling stock.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on rolling stock to laid down specifications.
• Ensure compliance with local, company and industry safety procedures and regulations.
• Attend to In Service Failures and undertake duties of Designated Person as required.
• Apply depot protection for self and others and act as Designated Person ensuring a safe system of work.
• Complete and sign off work records; maintain records in the Maintenance Management System; compile technical reports as required.
• Adhere to Stores Procedures and ensure cost-effective use of materials; use electronic systems.
• Ride units in service to assess condition as required.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
• Drive company road vehicles as required.
• Instruct new entrants, apprentices, contractors and visitors on maintenance procedures.
• Operate powered plant equipment as required.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Driving licence

First Aid

PTS / Designated Person

Power Plant equipment

PC / IT literate

Lathe Operator

Welder

Carriage repairer/painter

Job description

Technician - Leicester

Application Deadline: 5 November 2026

Department: Fleet

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham New Street

Reporting To: Jo Turner

Compensation: £51,015 / year

Description

Join WM Trains as a Technician at our Leicester/New Street location and play a key role in keeping our fleet safe, reliable, and ready for service. Working independently and as part of a team, you will carry out the maintenance, repair, overhaul, and modification of rolling stock to approved standards, helping to deliver a dependable train service for our customers and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete the servicing, maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of traction and rolling stock.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance on rolling stock to laid down specifications.
• At all times ensure compliance with local, company and industry safety procedures and regulations including local operating and depot protection procedures.
• Where competent, attend to In Service Failures and undertake the duties of Designated Person as required.
• Apply depot protection for self and others, and to where required act as Designated Person ensuring that a safe system of work is in place for self, other fleet staff, contractors, visitors, passengers, public and train crew.
• Ensure the accurate completion of work records to include the generation of, completion of and sign off of work as complete and compile records of all work done in accordance with local instructions, to include use of any electronic Maintenance Management System. If required compile technical reports relating to work carried out.
• Adhering to Stores Procedures when using material. and to ensure cost effective use of said materials to include use of any electronic Maintenance Management System.
• Ride units in service to gain insight into unit condition as required or directed.
• Ensure compliance with processes and procedures in respect of the Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
• Drive company road vehicles as required in the execution of duties.
• Where applicable instruct new entrants, apprentices, contractors and visitors, on maintenance procedures, act as mentors as required.
• Operate powered plant equipment as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Completed appropriate apprenticeship or hold relevant qualifications in electrical / mechanical engineering.
• Knowledge of West Midlands Trains maintained rolling stock (be prepared to undertake appropriate training).
• Road Vehicle driving licence and authority to drive Railway Service vehicles.
• Emergency First Aid (Compulsory)
• PTS / Designated Person Trained (if required)
• Power Plant equipment trained
• PC / IT literate (Job specific training provided)
  E2 Competent
• Some specific additional skills in this grade group i.e. Lathe Operator, Welder, Carriage repairer/painter

To ensure continuity and an effective delivery of service, successful candidates will be required to commit to a minimum 14-month period in role after achieving competence. This also includes existing colleagues who move by internal promotions and transfers. This time allows our future colleagues to support personal career development by allowing time to build strong knowledge and expertise.

Benefits

• A defined benefit pension from day 1 – one of the best in the UK.
• Free travel on all London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents.
• 75% off all other train operating companies for you, your spouse/partner, and dependents.
• 8 Friends and Family Day passes to gift per annum on our network.
• A 24/7 Virtual GP service for you and your household.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)- A confidential employee benefit that supports you with personal or work-related issues affecting your home life, work life, health, or wellbeing
• Our cycle to work scheme with Evans Cycles.
• A retail discount portal- offering savings, discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers and restaurants.