Mechanical & Electrical Fitter reference: ATR-4044

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. Mechanical & Electrical Fitter Freightliner Heavy Haul – Mendip Salary: £45,508 pa A vacancy has arisen for a multi skilled fitter to undertake the servicing, maintenance and repair of Locomotives at our Mendip Vehicle Maintenance Facility. The successful applicant will be responsible for helping to achieve team goals and objectives. Responsibilities include: • 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 Requirements: • Commitment to safe working practices • Apprentice trained or time served • Experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance activities • Knowledge of rolling stock would be advantageous The successful applicant should be a safety conscious and motivated self-starter, a fully versatile team member who has well established experience within a railway maintenance depot environment or a similar engineering background. A flexible approach to working hours is essential as Mendip VMF operates a 24/7 shift roster. This post is subject to standard pre-employment checks including employment references, medical & D&A screening and successful DBS background checks. 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. Pentalver strategically located off-dock facilities at Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway, along with our inland hub at Cannock, offer diverse container services such as road haulage, container storage, container maintenance repairs, refrigeration services and cargo handling. In addition to our terminal services, we sell new and used shipping and refrigerated containers, including bespoke modifications. Our specialist team also move loose cargo and OOG containers throughout the UK. Providing reliable, cost-efficient and high-quality services to a diverse portfolio of customers. With our commitment to customer service, it no wonder why our four container terminals handle more than one million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) of containers per year. At the core of all we do are our employees. Their hard work is fundamental to our success and we are equally committed to their growth and safety. 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 generous pension scheme and a rewarding career in an award-winning team.