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Mobile Mechanical Fitters required to complete maintenance, exams and breakdowns to various fleets of trains and rolling stock.

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have experience of rolling stock or in an automotive position such as HGV or PSV. Alternatively, perhaps you worked as a Master Technician maybe on light vehicles or light goods vehicles or cars?

Or maybe you are ex-forces or in the forces looking to join civilian life, then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for!

Location:

Base location: Rugby
Will require travel to different locations

Salary
Starting salary between £38,000 & £42,000, overtime, van and fuel card & training in competence to bring salary to circa £46,000 + 

Role and Responsibilities
• Complete maintenance activities to locomotives and rolling stock.
• Undertake mechanical and some electrical repairs to fleets of trains.
• Carry out unsupervised tasks.
• Ensure relevant maintenance exams are completed safely.

The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working on diesel engines and a strong understanding of mechanical maintenance, along with an electrical appreciation. A full UK driving licence is essential. You will need to be flexible and feel comfortable with staying away from home, as this may be required on occasions. You will need to be a self-starter, able to work alone and to tight deadlines ensuring all relevant work is completed correctly.

Shifts:
Working a mixture of days afters, nights, and some weekends on a fixed 14 week rolling rota

Essential
• Relevant experience as a heavy mechanical fitter.
• Knowledge & experience in of mechanical and minor electrical repairs and inspections.
• Full UK Driving licence.
• Flexible, and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
• NVQ level 3 in engineering discipline.

Likely Job Titles:
Mechanic, Mechanical fitter, HGV Technician, Rolling stock technician, mechanical technician, mobile engineer, field engineer, field service engineer.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership, and occupational mental fitness.

Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy