The Maintenance Assistant supports the safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance of rolling stock and depot facilities. Working as part of the depot team, the role assists with vehicle maintenance, repairs, operational support activities, and ensures compliance with safety and quality standards to help deliver a dependable service. This role gives an opportunity for upskilling to a technician role and moving across to our Haymarket Depot next year. We'll look to you for:

Support the maintenance, inspection, and repair of rolling stock in line with company standards and procedures.
Assist Technicians with planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repair activities.
Maintain depot equipment, facilities, and work areas to a high standard.
Operate workshop plant and equipment where trained and authorised.
Support daily depot operations and operational activities as directed.
Ensure all work is completed safely and in compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
Maintain accurate maintenance records and provide clear handovers between shifts.
Report faults, defects, incidents, and safety concerns promptly.
Contribute to a clean, organised, and safe working environment.
Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and operational performance.

We value passion and attitude over experience. That's why we don't expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we've listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
Experience working in a Rolling Stock Engineering environment
Experience carrying out rolling stock maintenance activities
Competent in understanding safety critical work
Ability to read and interpret technical manuals and engineering drawings.
Familiarity with SES or similar production systems as well as MS Office packages
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work safely and effectively under own initiative.

Join us on a life-long transformative journey - the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.
Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
Contribute to innovative projects
Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

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