Heavy Maintenance Fitter in Manchester

Join our team at Keolis Amey Metrolink (KAM), the largest light rail network in the UK! As a Heavy Maintenance Fitter, you will play a vital role in keeping KAM tram assets safe, reliable and ready for service. You will work closely with the Heavy Maintenance Manager and the Tram Maintenance Team to deliver planned and corrective maintenance activities in line with required safety, quality and performance standards.

Key Accountabilities

• Contribute to the delivery of a high-performing Heavy Maintenance team by meeting agreed objectives, standards, and key performance indicators.
• Promote a safe, inclusive, and professional working environment by demonstrating zero-harm principles, just culture behaviours, and a zero-tolerance approach to conduct that conflicts with the FREDIE culture.
• Take personal responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing, actively participating in safety briefings, workshops, and risk assessment activities, including the annual identification and management of operational risks.
• Carry out heavy maintenance activities on tram fleet and associated assets in line with approved maintenance instructions, procedures, and relevant regulations.
• Support fault-finding, corrective maintenance, and quality assurance activities on newly overhauled equipment in collaboration with Heavy Maintenance Technicians.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of asset management and maintenance records within the asset management database.
• Provide prompt, constructive feedback on defects, failures, and improvement opportunities identified during maintenance activities.
• Engage effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders, including TfGM, Original Equipment Manufacturers, and suppliers, to support maintenance delivery and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Bring

• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 in an engineering discipline, or completion of an advanced modern apprenticeship, with equivalent practical experience considered.
• Demonstrable experience working in a large, safety-critical maintenance environment, delivering planned and corrective maintenance activities within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Hands-on maintenance capability with a proven track record in a relevant engineering discipline, working to defined plans, procedures and quality standards.
• Sound understanding of technical maintenance documentation, including the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics and specifications.
• High level of attention to detail and the ability to follow instructions accurately, ensuring maintenance tasks are completed safely and right first time.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team to meet maintenance capacity and performance targets.
• Confident IT skills, including the use of standard Microsoft Office applications and maintenance or asset management systems.
• Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work rotating shifts in line with agreed working patterns.

What We Will Offer You

• Salary is £45,322 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
• Permanent, working full time with shift work.
• Free Tram Travel for all our colleagues, plus a sponsored pass for an immediate family member.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Access to Amazing Discounts at major retailers including Asda, Currys PC World, John Lewis and many more.
• Family Friendly Policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Wellbeing Support including a free counselling, health checks and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Supporting your development focusing on career pathways and professional fees covered if required for role.

The closing date for applications: 16 February 2026. Depending on the level of applications for this role we may close the advert earlier, therefore we encourage you to submit your application.

Our Commitment To You

At KAM, we celebrate the diversity of our customers, communities, and colleagues, and strive for a workforce which is equitable, inclusive and representative of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, and sexual orientation to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.

We live our values of “We Care, We Commit, We Imagine” through our behaviours and we strongly believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and create an environment where individuals can imagine that anything is possible. We care about our people, and we fully commit to creating an inclusive environment where our people feel valued, respected and empowered to thrive.

We recognise the importance of flexibility in the workplace and where possible, we will do our best to consider alternative working patterns or flexible arrangements to help you balance work and life in a way that works for you and the business. If you’d like to discuss before applying, please feel free to contact our recruitment team.

To ensure you are given the best opportunity to succeed in the recruitment process, please let us know if you will require any support or reasonable adjustments.

What We Will Need To Check

• Proof of address.
• Evidence of right to work in the UK.
• References from previous employment or studies from the last 3 years.
• Pre-employment medical (level subject to role).
• Criminal Records self-declaration check, in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974).

The Company

KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) is the largest light rail network in the UK, growing and evolving since first opening in 1992. Metrolink has expanded to 103km of track, 99 stops and 147 trams, with a target of 52 million yearly passengers by the end of 2022. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of our customers, communities and colleagues and strive for a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and society at large.