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Maintenance Technician

Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomFull-time£46k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Perform scheduled maintenance, servicing, and fault rectification on Class 800 rolling stock for the Intercity Express Program on the GWR West Main Line.

Role type

Rolling stock maintenance technician

Builds

Maintains and prepares trains for the GWR West Main Line fleet

Domain

Railway engineering / Rolling stock maintenance

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Rolling stock maintenance, fault finding and repair, reading electrical/pneumatic/mechanical schematics, maintenance management systems (MMS), shift roster management, depot driving

Preferred skills

Complex electrical/mechanical fault investigation, train driving, powered plant operation, working at height, COSHH compliance

Technologies

PC-based laptops, remote train diagnostics, maintenance management systems (MMS)

Responsibilities

Perform scheduled maintenance activities on rolling stock, undertake servicing and preparation, drive within depot confines, participate in continuous improvement activities, support new train delivery and acceptance, complete exam tasks and basic fault rectification, adhere to health and safety processes, attend testing locations and outstations for preventative/corrective maintenance, record work activities and stock consumption

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC