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Skilled Plant Technician / Field Service Engineer – Rail Maintenance
£58,000 – £59,000 Basic Salary + Paid Overtime + Company Van & Fuel Card + Excellent Benefits
Permanent | Full-Time | Field-Based – Swindon, Wiltshire & Surrounding Areas
Experienced Rail Engineer Looking for Your Next Career Opportunity?
We’re recruiting an experienced Skilled Plant Technician / Field Service Engineer to join a specialist rail engineering operation maintaining and repairing large On-Track Maintenance Trains.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically experienced Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a highly rewarding position offering an excellent salary, flexible working arrangements and long-term career development.
Previous rail engineering experience is highly desirable, particularly experience maintaining On-Track Machines (OTMs), On-Track Plant (OTP) or other specialist railway engineering equipment.
However, we will also consider technically strong engineers from heavy plant, HGV, agricultural machinery, industrial maintenance, heavy engineering and military engineering backgrounds who have transferable maintenance and diagnostic skills.
Full training on the specialist equipment and relevant rail competencies will be provided.
Salary & Benefits
The Role:
As a Skilled Plant Technician / Field Service Engineer, you’ll provide specialist technical maintenance, advanced fault finding and repair support for a fleet of On-Track Maintenance Trains.
These substantial machines are used to maintain railway infrastructure and incorporate complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic systems.
This is a technically demanding position involving a combination of planned maintenance, major repairs, modifications, inspections and diagnosing complex engineering faults.
You’ll play an important role in ensuring the machines remain safe, reliable and available for operational use.
Unlike a traditional workshop-based position, this is a mobile field engineering role, travelling directly to the machines wherever they’re operating or located within your geographical area.
Your Working Day – Home-Based Start & Flexible Hours
One of the major attractions of this opportunity is the flexibility and independence it offers.
You’ll start your working day from home, travelling directly to the location of the maintenance train using your company van.
Your normal working arrangements will include:
For example:
If your allocated machine is two hours from home, you could leave at 7am, arrive on site by 9am, complete your maintenance and repair activities and then travel home.
The emphasis is on completing your work safely and efficiently, maintaining equipment reliability and managing your time effectively.
Overnight Accommodation & Travel Expenses
We appreciate that travelling up to two hours each way isn’t always practical.
Where your allocated machine is towards the outer limits of your geographical patch, you’ll have the option of staying overnight rather than travelling home each evening.
The company makes this straightforward by providing:
You’ll normally work within your allocated geographical area. However, there may occasionally be a requirement to support machines further afield, provide holiday cover or assist with operational maintenance requirements.
This may involve travelling outside your usual patch and staying away overnight.
These situations are expected to be infrequent, but applicants should be comfortable with occasional travel and overnight stays when required.
Key Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
Working Hours & Rota:
The position normally operates on a roster of approximately 160 hours over a four-week period, including two weekends out of four.
Additional paid overtime opportunities are available.
Sundays and Bank Holidays are paid at double time, with an additional day off in lieu when working a Bank Holiday.
As this is a mobile engineering position, you’ll have flexibility in managing your working day around travel distances, maintenance schedules and operational requirements.
What We’re Looking For:
We’re particularly interested in engineers with previous experience working within the rail engineering and on-track maintenance sector.
Relevant backgrounds include:
Rail Engineering Experience – Highly Desirable
Other Engineering Backgrounds Considered
We will also consider technically experienced engineers from:
Essential Skills & Experience
You’ll ideally have:
A full UK driving licence is essential.
Previous experience working on On-Track Maintenance Trains would be a significant advantage, although full specialist equipment training will be provided for engineers with relevant transferable experience.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking for a technically challenging role offering a highly competitive salary and genuine flexibility.
You’ll benefit from:
✓ £58,000 – £59,000 basic salary plus paid overtime
✓ Company van, fuel card and company credit card
✓ Home-based start with travel included in your working day
✓ Flexible working arrangements and independence
✓ Company-paid hotels when required
✓ 33 days’ holiday including Bank Holidays
✓ 5% employer pension contribution and Health Cash Plan
✓ Full specialist technical training
✓ Long-term career development within the rail engineering sector
Interested?
If you’re an experienced Skilled Plant Technician, Rail Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer or Field Service Engineer looking for a rewarding position offering an excellent salary, flexibility and career progression, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today for further information and a confidential discussion about the opportunity.
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