Traction & Rolling Stock Fitter (Westbury)

Colas Rail UK; Westbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

34 days Annual Leave

Industry leading Life Assurance

Healthcare Cash Plan

Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme

Job summary

Colas Rail UK is seeking a Maintenance Technician to provide effective maintenance support for our rail freight vehicles. You will perform scheduled maintenance, diagnose electrical and mechanical issues, and ensure assets perform to required standards.

The role offers hands-on training, opportunities to develop wide engineering skills, and a safe, inclusive workplace with a strong focus on safety, documentation, and compliant working practices.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in an engineering discipline is required.
• Full UK Driving Licence is required.
• Ability to perform electrical and mechanical maintenance tasks.

Responsibilities

• Undertake scheduled maintenance activities at approved locations.
• Undertake electrical and mechanical repairs on locomotives and rolling stock.
• Perform assessments and tests to ensure assets meet required standards.
• Maintain knowledge to operate safely in a railway environment.
• Ensure maintenance documentation is accurate and legible.
• Work under the direction of Team Leader and Production Manager.
• Adhere to all company policies, risk assessments and safety procedures.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Rail asset knowledge

Safety awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 in relevant engineering discipline

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Multimeter

Diagnostics tools

Job description

Make your mark with Colas Rail UK

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. At Colas Rail you'll be at home. You'll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there's a role for every talent and a close-knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

Make your mark with Colas Rail UK

At Colas Rail, differences matter. Join a team where being your authentic self is respected, encouraged, and vital to our success. At Colas Rail you'll be at home. You'll be welcomed into an inclusive team where there's a role for every talent and a close-knit, familial culture. You will also get the opportunity to help us transform transportation, set new standards, and dare to be different.

This is true because...

• We value everyone as part of the same team.
• We treat everyone as equals - and everyone is approachable, from the CEO down.
• We put you in control of your career to lead and grow in any way you want.
• We have a culture of care, from safe working environments to diversity and inclusion.
• We're renowned for innovation, adopting new ideas, and daring to be different.
• We are building a more sustainable future and our projects impact infrastructure for generations.

About Us

Step into the world of Colas Rail, where a century of expertise merges with a daring spirit to shape the future of rail infrastructure.

At Colas Rail, we deliver transport solutions for sustainable mobility. We are a leading rail infrastructure business with on track plant and freight capabilities. As a subsidiary of the Colas Group, we are part of over a hundred years' experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of trains run on tracks built, designed, or maintained by Colas Rail.

Leading by our Values

Our values, Respect, Commitment, Pioneering and Sharing are at the heart of everything we do. These values feed into our main strategies and accompany us daily in realising our ambitions.

We Respect

our employees, celebrate diversity and foster a culture of safety, care and respect for everyone we interact with. We care about our employee’s wellbeing and create an environment of inclusivity and support.

We Commit

by showing up wholeheartedly. When we commit together, we invest in everyone’s success. We invest in our customers, our teams and our colleagues, and we lead with safety, integrity, passion, purpose, ethics and transparency.

We Share

as we all hold knowledge that could and should be shared, enabling us to grow and making us a strong collective. We have a passion for excellence, celebrating achievements and nurturing talent.

We Pioneer

to push boundaries, imagine what does not yet exist and dare to do what others do not. We innovate with ambition, and we find solutions.

Purpose of Role

To provide effective maintenance support for Colas Rail Freight vehicles whilst developing a broad range of engineering skills and competencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake scheduled maintenance activities at any approved maintenance location
• Undertake both electrical and mechanical repairs on both locomotives and rolling stock.
• Perform assessment and test procedures to ensure rail freight assets and or components are performing to required levels.
• Maintain the necessary knowledge to operate safely and effectively in a railway environment.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of industry standards, practices, and governance.
• Work as directed by the relevant Team Leader and Production Manager.
• Work within the boundaries of all relevant company policies, specifically, any Method of Work and Risk Assessments associated with the task at hand.
• Possess and maintain a comprehensive understanding of maintenance documentation and ensure any completed documentation is both explicit and legible.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness at work sites operating environments and any necessary site maintenance / improvements when directed.
• Carry out unsupervised maintenance activities.

SHEQ Responsibilities

• Work to applicable Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
• Wear full PPE as required
• Personal duty of care

Person Specification

• NVQ level 3 in relevant engineering discipline
• Full UK Driving Licence

What We Offer

• Competitive Salary
• 34 days Annual Leave
• Industry leading Life Assurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Long Service Award
• Season Ticket Loan

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we actively seek to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, heard, valued and respected. Regardless of background, disability, age, race, religion, or gender, everyone is welcome at Colas Rail.

We strive to promote equity and eliminate discrimination, actively seeking to create a workforce reflective of communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, offering flexible and inclusive adjustments to the interview process.

As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

We are proudly part of the Disability Confidence Scheme, and as such we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you meet the minimum requirements.

On joining Colas Rail you’ll have access to our growing Employee Network Groups including Railbow (representing the LGBTQ+ community), BeyonDisability (representing those with disabilities) and Cross Culture (representing people from ethnic backgrounds). Everyone is welcome to join our network groups whether you are part of the community or an ally.

Work life balance is important to us; flexible working options are available where feasible and dependant on the role. Please discuss this during the interview process.