Repair Centre Technician in Stockport

Innovation is in our DNA - we thrive on pushing boundaries and adapting to new challenges with a flexible approach. Proud to be a global leader, our fast‑paced growth provides exciting opportunities for our team and the community. Committed to maintaining trains and trams, our mission is to enhance vehicle safety and reliability. Our ultimate goal is to deliver a comfortable, dependable, and sustainable commuting experience for all passengers. Based out of multiple locations across the UK, our 24/7 operation means we’re always on hand to deliver reliable technical support. Utilizing the latest digital technology, we strive to enhance dependability, helping people to get to where they need to be! We wouldn’t be where we are without our people. Working together as a team, we strive to achieve great things while supporting each other to thrive along the way. We’re going places, so apply today and become part of our exciting journey.

What can you expect from CAF

• Positive Work Environment: You will work in a positive environment, based on mutual respect and team spirit.
• Professional Development: Our projects are often measured in years, sometimes decades, giving you and the organisation a future.
• Learning and Autonomy: We will encourage you to work autonomously, being able to propose and decide 'what' and 'how'.
• Security and Reliability: CAF has been working for over 100 years on a path that stretches into the future, giving you the security you need.
• Cutting‑edge technology: You will work with the latest technologies, facing the challenge of devising innovative approaches and solutions every day.

What will be your role in the company?

The Repair Centre Technician is responsible for overseeing the management, maintenance, and repair of capital spares across CAF Rail UK’s Central Stores, the OH facility, and external storage locations. This role safeguards the technical integrity of safety‑critical and high‑value components by ensuring they are correctly preserved, maintained, repaired, and controlled in line with CAF standards, engineering requirements, and audit obligations. Acting as a central technical link between Stores, Engineering, Projects, and Quality, the technician leads rotation campaigns, coordinates internal repairs, and manages controlled cannibalisations. The position plays a vital role in maintaining asset availability, traceability, and compliance—particularly during audit periods—while contributing to continuous improvement across stores processes and spares governance.

What will make you successful in this position?

• NVQ Level 3 or higher in a relevant mechanical or electrical discipline.
• Experience in a technical stores, maintenance, overhaul, or engineering environment (rail desirable).
• Proven ability to manage safety‑critical or capital spares with strict traceability requirements.
• Knowledge of component preservation, rotation, inspection, and basic repair tasks.
• Experience supporting audits and working within regulated quality systems.
• Ability to interpret technical documents, part numbers, and engineering specifications.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on safety and compliance.
• Organised, methodical, and disciplined in managing work and documentation.
• Effective communicator able to engage with project and engineering teams.
• Proactive, reliable, and comfortable handling varied workloads.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a practical, solutions‑focused approach.

About what we offer

A Real Living Wage employer and proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, RSSB Mental Health Charter and Women in Rail EDI Charter, we’ve a lot to shout about at CAF. Creating a culture of inclusivity and belonging is really important to us and we’re proud to offer our people a range of benefits to support wellbeing including 25 days annual leave, an excellent workplace pension scheme (with up to 10% contribution from us), not forgetting to mention our generous health care cash plan and Bike2Work scheme just to name a few! Looking for career development? Our Professional Sponsorship scheme will help you to achieve your goals while our Flexible Working policy and Family Friendly culture mean everyone is supported to thrive at CAF. As a socially responsible business, we offer paid volunteering days and promote a variety of social value initiatives, including tree‑planting, company‑wide donation drives, and providing support to the homeless community and refugees. We’re creating waves of positive change through delivering meaningful social value impact on and off the tracks!