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Date Added: Thu 31/07/2025

Rolling Stock Technician

Sideway, ST4, UK
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Company: SHORTERM GROUP

Job Type: Contract, Full Time

Salary: £28842/annum plus shift pay, tech pay and o/t

Exciting Career Opportunities for technically minded team players, either skilled or semi-skilled, to transfer their technical and/or welding skills and careers to the Rail Industry

As the demand for rail transport continues to grow, it plays a crucial role in reducing road congestion and lowering the UK's carbon footprint. To support this progress, we are committed to maintaining our Rolling Stock to the highest standards-ensuring safety, efficiency, and reliability.

To achieve this, we are expanding our technical team and seeking Semi/Skilled Mechanical Technicians/would be welders to join our operations in Stoke.
For aspiring welders looking to improve basic skills to those of an expert with appropriate coding's, an additional technical rate is applied to the basic salary as an attractive incentive

About the Role

We are looking for Technicians with an overbearing of enthusiasm and a desire to work within the Rail Industry on Rolling Stock Vehicles. Those with experience in maintaining and repairing a range of vehicles/trucks/mobile plant - including aircraft, (civilian, and military applications), machinery and agricultural equipment would be well received by the business. The role involves working a day shift pattern over 36 hours/4 days per week, carrying out dismantling and rebuild work, cutting and grinding plus general maintenance and repairs on Freight Wagons and their heavy components, with a focus on mechanical activities, cutting and welding

Salary: Basic earnings of £28,842.34 per annum, with overtime, shift and technical financial incentives providing earnings opportunities of over £40k pa for a 4-day week.

Environment

A busy, heavy industrial, manufacturing environment. Emphasis on Health & Safety and delivery of a quality product
Excellent working environment

Who we're looking for:

We welcome applications from Technicians with experience gained from diverse backgrounds, including:

Military
Aviation
Automotive
Machine shop maintenance and manufacturing
Welding and Fabrication
Mobile Plant & Agricultural Engineering
Rail Industry
Any Technically biased role where you can show a minimum of 2 years' experience of hands-on tools

Take the Next Step in Your Career

This is an excellent opportunity to transition into the thriving rail industry. To express your interest, please contact Mark Smith at (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed).
Join us and be part of an industry that is shaping the future of sustainable transport in the UK.

Offers made will be based on a Temp2Perm opportunity, this means that at the end of a 13-week period of probation if you have met the grade then a permanent offer of employment will be made to you. All offers made will be on the proviso that you can pass a NWR related Medical and Drug & Alcohol Test
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