At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair locomotives and rolling stock to ensure safety and reliability.
- Company: Join a leading Engineering Rail Division with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, hands-on experience, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic depot environment with a strong emphasis on safety and teamwork.
- Why this job: Be part of a critical team ensuring high performance in the rail industry.
- Qualifications: Technical expertise in maintenance and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Location: Crewe
Reporting to: Crewe Production Supervisor / Depot Manager
About the role
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Fitter to join our Engineering Rail Division. This is a hands-on role focused on maintaining, repairing and modifying locomotives and rolling stock to ensure high performance, safety and reliability standards. Working within a depot environment, you'll play a key role in delivering both planned and reactive maintenance, supporting incident response and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. This is a safety-critical position requiring strong technical expertise, attention to detail and a proactive approach.
What you'll be doing:
- Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on locomotives and rolling stock
- Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs with a strong focus on first-time fixes
- Completing major and minor repairs, along with approved modifications
- Performing functional testing and inspections before returning assets to service
- Accurately recording maintenance activities, including parts used, labour and outcomes
- Monitoring recurring faults and contributing to root cause analysis (RCA)
- Responding to incidents and providing technical support and recovery assistance
- Participating in on-call rotas and meeting response time expectations
- Ensuring compliance with all safety, depot protection and rail industry standards
- Supporting risk assessments, COSHH management and safe systems of work
- Carrying out rail movements (including shunting) where authorised
- Collaborating with colleagues, customers, suppliers and stakeholders to drive improvements
- Promoting a clean, safe and organised working environment
Training
Fitter - Crewe in Southend-on-Sea employer: Nuclear Transport Solutions
Join our dynamic team in Crewe as a Fitter, where you will be part of a supportive work culture that prioritises safety and continuous improvement. We offer competitive benefits, opportunities for professional development, and a chance to work on cutting-edge rail technology in a collaborative environment. With a focus on employee growth and a commitment to excellence, this role provides a meaningful opportunity to contribute to the reliability and performance of our rail services.
Contact Details:
Nuclear Transport Solutions Recruitment Team
