Rolling Stock Maintenance Fitter
Location: Arriva TrainCare Crewe Depot, Cheshire
Department: Light Maintenance
Reporting to: Delap/Mods Team Leader
Join a Team That Keeps Britain Moving
Are you an experienced rail engineering professional looking for your next challenge? Do you take pride in delivering high-quality work, solving technical problems, and maintaining the highest safety standards?
If your answer is yes , then your next journey starts right here at Arriva TrainCare .
📄 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
⏰ 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday
💷 Salary: £41,699.44 per annum
About Us
At Arriva TrainCare , we provide high-quality overhaul, maintenance and servicing of passenger rolling stock, locomotives, freight wagons and track plant. Operating from strategic locations across the UK, we play a vital role in keeping the country's rail networks moving.
You'll be joining a business where our values guide everything we do:
We care passionately
We do the right thing
We make the difference
Benefits
25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays
Competitive pension scheme
Life assurance and healthcare cover
Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass
Cycle to Work scheme
Arriva Village retailer discounts
The Role
We are looking for dedicated Rolling Stock Maintenance Fitters to join our Light Maintenance team at Crewe Depot on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on rolling stock modification and maintenance projects, playing a vital role in ensuring customer vehicles remain safe, reliable and available for service.
Working as part of a specialist Delap/Mods Team, you will contribute to the delivery of planned modifications, repairs, fault finding and maintenance activities while ensuring all work is completed to the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.
As a Rolling Stock Maintenance Fitter , you will be responsible for carrying out maintenance and modification work on customer rolling stock, ensuring all tasks are completed within agreed timescales and in accordance with established procedures and engineering standards.
What You'll Do
Carry out work allocated by the Team Leader to agreed standards and deadlines.
Work as part of a dedicated team servicing and modifying customer vehicles in accordance with Vehicle Maintenance Instructions (VMIs).
Diagnose faults and carry out corrective actions where required.
Ensure all safety procedures, documentation and local instructions are followed at all times.
Complete worksheets accurately and promptly following task completion.
Adhere to quality, environmental and company procedures.
Participate in technical, safety and operational briefings and implement any actions identified.
Support rolling stock availability and reliability targets through high-quality workmanship.
Maintain excellent housekeeping standards and use appropriate PPE at all times.
Contribute to a positive safety culture and support continuous improvement initiatives across the depot.
Full job description available on request.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for a motivated individual with a strong engineering background and a commitment to safe and efficient working practices. You will be a team player with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently when required.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
Previous experience in rail vehicle maintenance and engineering activities.
An understanding of depot operations and rolling stock maintenance environments.
Experience working on Class 15X DMU fleets.
The ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
Knowledge of both mechanical and electrical engineering principles.
A good understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
Basic IT skills.
BTEC Certificate or NVQ Level 3 qualification in Engineering…