Repair Centre Technician

What can you expect from CAF

• Positive Work Environment: You will work in a positive environment, based on mutual respect and team spirit.
• Professional Development: Our projects are often measured in years, sometimes decades, giving you and the organisation a future.
• Learning and Autonomy: We will encourage you to work autonomously, being able to propose and decide 'what' and 'how'.
• Security and Reliability: CAF has been working for over 100 years on a path that stretches into the future, giving you the security you need.
• Cutting-edge technology: You will work with the latest technologies, facing the challenge of devising innovative approaches and solutions every day.

What will be your role in the company?

The Repair Centre Technician is responsible for overseeing the management, maintenance, and repair of capital spares across CAF Rail UK’s Central Stores, the OH facility, and external storage locations.

This role safeguards the technical integrity of safety‑critical and high‑value components by ensuring they are correctly preserved, maintained, repaired, and controlled in line with CAF standards, engineering requirements, and audit obligations. Acting as a central technical link between Stores, Engineering, Projects, and Quality, the technician leads rotation campaigns, coordinates internal repairs, and manages controlled cannibalisations.

The position plays a vital role in maintaining asset availability, traceability, and compliance—particularly during audit periods—while contributing to continuous improvement across stores processes and spares governance.

What will make you successful in this position?

• NVQ Level 3 or higher in a relevant mechanical or electrical discipline.
• Experience in a technical stores, maintenance, overhaul, or engineering environment (rail desirable).
• Proven ability to manage safety‑critical or capital spares with strict traceability requirements.
• Knowledge of component preservation, rotation, inspection, and basic repair tasks.
• Experience supporting audits and working within regulated quality systems.
• Ability to interpret technical documents, part numbers, and engineering specifications.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on safety and compliance.
• Organised, methodical, and disciplined in managing work and documentation.
• Effective communicator able to engage with project and engineering teams.
• Proactive, reliable, and comfortable handling varied workloads.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a practical, solutions‑focused approach.