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If you're ready to make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you!
Some of our great benefits:
¿ We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to support our employees during significant life moments
¿ Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered
¿ Generous annual leave up to 28 days plus statutory days (role dependant), with the option to buy/sell days
¿ Discounts at selected stations with your Network Rail pass
Defined benefit pension scheme
¿ 75% off leisure train tickets for you and your dependents (subject to T&Cs)
¿¿ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets
¿¿ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact
Plus more....
Vacancy Details
Duration: This role is permanent
Location: Crewe E200
Grade and Salary: IMC 40 - £37,392
As a Mechanical & Electrical Locking fitter you'll be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the mechanical signalling system and interlocking within the Network Rail Infrastructure.
In joining our Locking Team you'll be part of a dedicated and skilled team who utilise traditional engineering skills to help maintain a safe, reliable mechanical signalling system.
We need our Locking Team to:
- Work safely at all times, ensuring that work carried out by the team is undertaken safely, expertly and in line with the relevant NR standards.
- Carryout Signalling & Track maintenance work according to correct specification and as instructed
- Undertake rapid response and on-call duties when rostered to do so.
- Ensure the safe keeping and correct use of tools and equipment.
- Have excellent engineering manual dexterity alongside excellent fault-finding skills
Who are we looking for?
Essential Criteria
- A good understanding and knowledge of working within locking fitting, signalling or similar engineering equipment or experience working in a maintenance environment
- Excellent manual dexterity skills
- Strong numeracy and literacy skills
- The ability to communicate effectively
- A full UK driving licence
Desirable Criteria
- Able and willing to work shifts
- Ideally a Personal Track Safety (PTS) card holder
- Able to work well in a team environment where safety is paramount
Ideally able to show previous experience supervising teams
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Additional Information...
Click 'apply for this job' to apply. If you would like to speak the Resourcing Team, please contact [email protected] .
If you would like some reasonable adjustments support during your application or the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact the Resourcing Team who will happily assist. For further information https://www.networkrail.co.uk/careers/how-we-recruit/
Below are some examples of adjustments we can make:
- Changing a provision, practice or 'the way things are done'
For example, we can give candidates extra time to complete online, tasks or interviews as needed.
- Changing a physical feature of our workplace
For example, office/room layout can be adapted to accommodate individual needs.
- Providing extra equipment or assistance
For example, we can provide sign language interpreters and support workers where needed. Alternative document formats can be made available.
There are lots of other adjustments we can consider - please just ask!
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by phone or email.
Closing date: 5 th August 2026 Late applicants will not be accepted. This role is being advertised internally and externally.
On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.
Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
