Carriage Fitter

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Carriage Fitter

£22,941 per annum Full-time, Permanent

Do you have experience working as a fitter in the Transport Sector? Are you interested in using your skills and experience to keep our heritage carriages running? Would you like to be a part of maintaining and building on our reputation as one of the UK’s premier heritage railways?

Yes ……. Then this could be the job for you!

· Work in a team to carry out overhauls of heritage coaches to network rail standards, maintain a running fleet of coaches capable of meeting the needs of the operating department,

· Carry out heavy overhauls on carriages that are out of traffic to return them to operational condition.

· Complete running repairs to coaches and wagons, replace components, overhaul coach steam heating systems, overhaul vacuum brake systems, overhaul 24 volt electrics and overhaul bogies.

· Conduct Fitness to Run exams at Pickering and Grosmont.

· Perform shunting operations if required.

· Work on other vehicles as required.

Benefits:

• 22 days annual leave per full annual year plus bank holidays – (increasing with service)
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family
• Free standard travel on NYMR
• Free Car Parking
• Discounts in NYMR shops and tearooms
• 75% reduced rate travel on the national rail network (rail card can be applied for after 1 month’s service)

A job profile is available on our website at www.nymr.co.uk/pages/category/jobs

Please send your CV and covering letter to the HR Team as soon as possible.

You will need to be a UK Resident and/or already have the Right to Work in the UK

Don’t delay, apply today

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,941.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pickering, YO18 7AJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/05/2023