Prep Technician - Rolling Stock

Job Title: Prerp Technician Job Location: Derby Hourly Rate: £30 Umbrella Hours Per Week: 45hrs minimum Duration: 6 months+ Start Date: Nov 2026

Company Summary: A leading UK passenger rail operator providing regional and intercity services. Operating a diverse fleet of diesel and electric rolling stock, the company is committed to delivering safe, reliable and customer-focused rail services while maintaining the highest standards of engineering excellence.

Position Summary: To undertake maintenance activities and redelivery repairs on a variety of rolling stock vehicles (Diesel Multiple Units (DMU)) in accordance with maintenance procedures and specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and corrective maintenance activities
• Perform component inspections, assessments and exchanges as specified in the maintenance instructions.
• Repairing oil and coolant leaks.
• Renewal of fixings and fastenings.
• Refuelling of vehicles
• Component removal and replacement
• Pre departure vehicle checks
• Complete all work safely and in accordance with railway industry standards and company procedures.
• Accurately complete all maintenance documentation, inspection records and sign-off sheets provided.
• Identify defects and report any issues that fall outside the scope of the maintenance package.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship, housekeeping and safety within the depot.
• Work collaboratively with personnel and other contractors to ensure work is completed within agreed timescales.
• Comply with all depot rules, safety requirements and quality management procedure

Person Profile:

• Strong mechanical maintenance experience.
• Proven experience carrying out fault finding, inspection, repair and component replacement on rail vehicles.
• Experience of planned maintenance, heavy maintenance or overhaul activities.
• Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) experience is highly desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to safe working practices.

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PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS AN DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION (this is standard procedure on Rail depots)

Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise