Rail Engineering Technician

Due to an increase in orders and workload, we are looking for a number of Engineering Technicians to join our established team at the Unipart Rail site in Crewe. Depending on your skill set and experience you will work in either our Relay, Repairs or Manufacture Business Cells.

Working as part of a team and reporting to the team leader you will undertake technical engineering work of general components associated with the manufacture and repairs of rail products to meet the production demand.

**Rail Engineering Technician Responsibilities**:

- Observe Network Rail Standard Specifications.
- Repair and manufacture of electronic equipment using fault finding (both analogue and digital) to component level.
- Testing of 240v equipment.
- Manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCBs).
- Inspection of safety-critical equipment.
- Follow standard operating procedures and work instructions.
- Work to tight deadlines.
- Restoration work.
- Manufacturing to pattern, observing Network Rail Standard Specifications

**Rail Engineering Technician Requirements**:

- Apprenticeship in Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic Engineering or equivalent
- High level of dexterity.
- Flexible and willing to learn.
- Motivated and able to work on your own initiative.
- Works to a high-quality standard.
- Previous rail experience

**About Us**:
We have a long heritage in the rail industry based on decades of experience, we have continuous improvement plans to embrace innovation in both products and business techniques to ensure that we remain the first and best choice for our customers. Our focus on Technology in our products, services and solutions places us at the forefront of industry 4.0 and in our Technology & Product Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions, delivering value for our customers.

Unipart Rail is part of the Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading independent logistics' companies that employs more than 8,000 employees worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £800 million. As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.

Unipart Rail has sites across the UK, and operations across the world. As the leading supply chain partner to the UK rail industry, we have opportunities across a huge range of professions - from the shop floor through to the boardroom. And with our strong focus on training, development and promoting from within, we have career progression paths that could take you to the head of your department, working in Australia, or even into an area of the business you didn't know you were interested in

We will challenge you to be creative and contribute with new ways of working, and we will reward you with a rich working environment with an emphasis on continuous improvement and an opportunity to make your mark on our business.

Join us today and start to work the Unipart Way.

**Location**: Crewe
**Salary**: Competitive
**Contract type**: Permanent
**Hours**: 37 hours per week, full time

**Benefits**: Pension and death in service provisions for employees in pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Health and Wellbeing Initiatives, Employee offers and discounts from various retailers, Cycle to work scheme, recognition events and rewards, Free car parking

You may have experience of the following: Engineering Technician, Maintenance Technician, Electrical Technician, Electronics Technician, Rail Equipment, Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship, Electronics Apprenticeship, Welder, Welding, Fabrication, Civil Engineering, Rail Engineer, Railways Engineer, Manufacturing, etc.

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