Mechanical Fitter
Brodie Engineering Ltd Kilmarnock
Brodie Engineering: A Leading Rolling Stock Engineering Business offers a comprehensive range of refurbishment, maintenance, overhaul, engineering support, project management, and repair services to the UK rail and light rail sector.
We operate from our depots in Kilmarnock, Scotland and provide a mobile service to the rail industry over the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland.
Pay: £18.24 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
We operate from our depots in Kilmarnock, Scotland and provide a mobile service to the rail industry over the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland.
We are looking to recruit Mechanical Fitters to provide mechanical services on rail vehicles and rolling stock.
The responsibilities of the role include:
- Overhaul, maintenance, examination and repair of rail vehicles and rolling stock
- Stripping and building safety critical components in accordance with technical drawings
- Fault finding and repair on mechanical components - e.g bogies, brake actuators, axles etc.
- Door gear removal, overhaul, refit and test
- Working as part of a team, completing the necessary paperwork and work instructions
- Promote Brodie Engineering’s behavioural expectations by enhancing and supporting working relationships within the business, customers and external agencies.
- Comply with all Brodie Engineering policies as detailed in the Employee Handbook
- As Brodie Engineering is a small team there will be times when there will be other duties as required through the business's peaks and troughs where flexibility will be vital to our success.
The ideal candidate will:
- Ideally come from an engineering background with experience in rail or other heavy vehicle maintenance and must be time served with the relevant accredited qualifications.
- Ability to complete all records of actions and operations accurately and to procedures.
- Understands and cares for tools, equipment and PPE as appopriate.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety including bio-hazards, manual handling and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
- Ideally have experience of carrying out Mechanical MODS on rail vehicles.
- Experience of Rolling Stock modifications is advantageous along with the ability to read engineering drawings.
- Good attention to detail – able to identify issues and find ways to rectify them
Pay: £18.24 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Reference ID: 2024.08_MECHFITT
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