Mechanical Fitter

Job title: Mechanical Fitter Job location: Crewe, Cheshire Hourly pay rate: £16.87 PAYE / £21.83 Umbrella Shifts: Mon-Fri 8am 4.30pm (with flexibility to work shifts) Hours per week: 37 Duration: Ongoing Start date:…

Pay rate £16.87 – £21.83/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 27 August 2026

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Job title: Mechanical Fitter
Job location: Crewe, Cheshire
Hourly pay rate: £16.87 PAYE / £21.83 Umbrella
Shifts: Mon-Fri 8am 4.30pm (with flexibility to work shifts)
Hours per week: 37
Duration: Ongoing
Start date: ASAP

Industries considered Rolling Stock, Automotive, Marine, Plant and Aviation, Military, HGV Technicians

Company Summary:
A global leader in Rolling Stock vehicle manufacturing, service and maintenance.

Position Summary:
Based within the Rolling Stock industry (Trains) we are currently recruiting for Mechanical Engineers to operate out of a Rolling stock depot based in Crewe, to carry out the Mechanical Overhaul of Rail Bogies.

Candidates will be required to carry out the following duties:
* Bogie overhaul, damage repair and engineering
* Wheel set overhaul, repair and analysis
* Bogie chassis, damage repair and clean
* Bogie and gearbox engineering / repair
* Wheel exchange on wheel sets
* Bearing, axle and wheel mounting
* Components and sub-assemblies overhaul repair and analysis
* Re-engineering and production of spare parts

To undertake all types of Mechanical, repair and replace on Rolling Stock to ensure that we provide our customer with a reliable, safe and defect free train.

Person Profile/Experience:
You will be a highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative.
You will possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
You will need extensive all-round knowledge of Mechanical Engineering
You will ideally have knowledge of modern rolling stock systems,
You will ideally have experience of Train depot operations.

Qualifications:
Candidates would preferably have a minimum of a NVQ level 2 in a Mechanical discipline

Will consider people with 2 years or more in a Vehicle Manufacturing environment or similar industry as training can be provided for the right candidates.

Contact Information:
Email: (url removed)
Phone: (phone number removed)

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.

Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.
Please note the above job specification could be subject to change as agreed with our client

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