As our Rail Engineer, you'll enjoy a hybrid working model, splitting your time between key site locations such as Kineton, Bicester, Longtown and of course your home base location. Your Role Reporting directly to the National Rail Manager, this pivotal role plays a key part in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of our rail services. As the lead responsible for overseeing the KuehneNagel locomotive fleet, as well as other rail rolling stock and equipment used in our customers' transport operations across the UK, your expertise will be instrumental to our success. In this dynamic position, you will leverage your in-depth rail knowledge to uphold the highest standards in safety, procedures, and quality systems, while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation. Your Responsibilities - Development, implementation and monitoring appropriatemaintenance policies, plans, and documentation. - Ensurerecord keeping of all fleet is kept up to date and is maintained withinrequired servicing schedule requirements. - Become theContract Manager for maintenance, spares and other contracts. - Undertaketechnical training and competence assessment for KuehneNagel staff working onlocomotives and rolling stock. - Manage thespare parts holdings, procurement, and overhaul, ensuring that appropriatespecifications are available and used. - Providepractical support, give technical advice and undertake fault finding,inspection or maintenance when appropriate. - Undertake checks and audits on asset condition and work done. - Liaiseas necessary with the Entity in Charge of Maintenance for the Main Line wagonfleet. Your Skills and Experiences - Railway locomotive and rolling stock maintenance and repair experience. - In depth understanding of locomotive diesel engines, transmission, electrical, braking, and ancillary systems. - Experience of controlling the maintenance, repair and inspection of T&RS or mechanically propelled equipment. - Engineering qualification to at least HNC level and Membership of the Institution of Mechanical or Electrical Engineers, or equivalent. - Working knowledge of Health and Safety, Quality and Safety Management systems and Legal compliance requirements. - Team working and customer focussed approach. Please be aware that by applying for this role, you are agreeing to participate in the employment screening process. This process will include criminal record checking and identity validation. This means that KN will ask successful applicants to provide certain information and documentation to enable these checks to be conducted. Any appointment will then be strictly conditional upon, and subject to, the receipt of satisfactory results of these checks Good Reasons to Join If you would like to become a valued member of our team, we will make sure that you're rewarded for your commitment and expertise. You can join the contributory KuehneNagel pension plan and enjoy our Route 2 Rewards scheme which offers everything from discounts, benefit information, recognition and its own wellbeing centre. We care for our colleagues (and their immediate family) with our employee assistance programme providing access to 24/7 GP, legal and financial advice along with mental health counselling. All of this to help you live a happier and healthier life As proud holders of the Gold Covenant, we are a forces-friendly employer who recognise the skills, expertise and value service leavers bring to our organisation. Kuehne Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: HR.helpdeskkuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.