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Mechanical & Electrical Fitter
full-time•United Kingdom
About this role
Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market. Freightliner has operations across Europe offering both Intermodal and Heavy Haul rail freight services seamlessly connecting European countries and the UK.
In the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including Freightliner Group Ltd, Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd.
Freightliner was recently voted Rail Freight Company of the Year at the 2025 Multimodal Awards.
We are a proud WORK180 endorsed employer for women, highlighting the company’s commitment to increased diversity and a supportive work culture for all employees.
Mechanical & Electrical Fitter
Freightliner Ltd
Location: Crewe VMF
Salary: £47,147 p/a
Who are we looking for?
A vacancy has arisen for a multi skilled fitter to undertake the servicing, maintenance and repair of Locomotives at our Crewe Vehicle Maintenance Facility (CVMF).
On your first day, we’ll expect you to have:
- Commitment to safe working practices
- Experience via an apprenticeship or time served
- Experience in electrical and / or mechanical maintenance activities
- Knowledge of rolling stock would be advantageous
What your key responsibilities will be:
- Adhere to health & safety and local safety policy requirements, and other safety and technical standards.
- Ensure Freightliner company engineering standards and procedures are applied and followed.
- Maintain, service, fault find and repair locomotives in accordance with approved maintenance plans.
- Ensure all relevant paperwork for examinations and repairs is correctly completed to company standards.
- Maintaining high standards of housekeeping to ensure a clean and safe environment.
Our perks and benefits:
Our people are our most important asset. We strive to empower our employees, ensuring they are trained and competent, fit for work, always informed, and completely engaged in our culture that places safety and wellbeing firmly at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles. In return we can offer considerable career progression, and a rewarding career in an award-winning team alongside:
- Competitive pay
- Fantastic final-salary pension scheme after an initial qualifying period
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Access to the company's life assurance scheme
- A range of benefits to make your own so you can get the most of your work and home life which will also help save you money and hassle. From reimbursement on health treatments, to savings on new cars.
Crewe VMF operates a 24/7 shift roster so a flexible approach to working hours is essential. The shift pattern is 2 days (6am - 6pm) / 2 nights (6pm - 6am) / 4 rest days.
This post is subject to standard pre-employment checks including employment references, medical & D&A screening and successful DBS background checks.
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Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential.
We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles.
In return we can offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, a competitive pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team.
What you'll do
- The Mechanical & Electrical Fitter will maintain, service, fault find, and repair locomotives according to approved maintenance plans. They must adhere to health and safety policies and ensure all relevant paperwork is completed to company standards.
About Freightliner
We're proud to be forward thinkers, as well as forward movers.
For decades, we've been turning knowledge, ideas and technology into pioneering logistics solutions. Thanks to our dedication and expertise, our ever-advancing intermodal and bulk freight services are some of the most sustainable, efficient, and advanced in the entire industry.
With Intermodal Logistics, we’re proud to offer a uniquely comprehensive service offering. Our end-to-end capability when it comes to the safe and
responsible transportation, delivery and storage of your valued goods makes us the one and only logistics provider you’ll ever need.
You can trust Heavy Haul to transport your largest loads safely, swiftly and sustainably on rail. Nothing can get in the way of our commitment
to responsibly moving your goods with powerful speed and unshakeable security - every single time.
We treat every wagon load as if it were our own, and every journey as another chance to help keep UK businesses and the very fabric of our
infrastructure firmly on track.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Mechanical & Electrical Fitter do at Freightliner?
As a Mechanical & Electrical Fitter at Freightliner, you will: the Mechanical & Electrical Fitter will maintain, service, fault find, and repair locomotives according to approved maintenance plans. They must adhere to health and safety policies and ensure all relevant paperwork is completed to company standards..
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