Locomotive Boilersmith / Fitter

Job Title: Locomotive Boilersmith/Fitter

Location: The Watercress Line - Ropley Station - On site working required

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent Full Time 40 hours per week (with 30 minutes paid break) - 5 days over 7. Regular weekend, evening and holiday working will be required.

Hours: Core working hours are 0815 – 1700, however a reasonable amount of flexibility is essential

Holidays: 31 days including bank holiday allowance

Benefits:

• Travel benefits on the railway after 1 years’ service
• Discounts for railway events, catering and retail
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Watercress Line a heritage steam railway operated by award-winning volunteers and supported by paid staff, bringing smiles to faces through the beautiful Hampshire countryside for 50 years.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, experienced Locomotive Boilersmith/Fitter to be part of a team to carry out the overhaul, restoration and maintenance of our running fleet of steam locomotives and diesel shunters.

As a Locomotive Boilersmith/Fitter the responsibilities of the role will be:

• Boiler repairs, including stay replacement, plate work renewal, tubing, hot riveting
• Undertake the running maintenance as well as overhaul repairs
• Fabrication works – ARC and MIG welding, plasma cutting and oxy-propane cutting
• Working to imperial drawings and existing or old components to undertake the repairs required
• Removal and fitting of components
• Maintaining a safe, clean and tidy work environment
• Shunting & plant driving (not essential – training can be given if required)
• Workshop & site improvements

Knowledge Skills and Experience required:

Essential;

• Experience of working in an Engineering workshop environment
• Driving licence
• Complementary transferable engineering skills
• Knowledge of Welding/fabrication
• Ability to read an engineering drawing and work in Imperial

Desirable;

• Experience in driving or shunting railway yards

Please click APPLY below to complete your application via our website.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Boilerhouse Mechanic, Boilermaker Fitter, Boilermaker I, Boilermaker II, or Heritage Engineering Steam (Boiler-smith) Technician, Mechanical Fitter, Carriage and Wagon Fitter, and Engineering Technician, may also be considered for this role.