Job Description

Diesel Locomotive Production Support Engineer | Leeds | up to £56,000 | Permanent

The Opportunity

Join a nationally recognised rail freight operator in a pivotal engineering role focused on driving efficiency, reliability, and continual improvement across a large diesel locomotive fleet. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer to step into a role with real influence and visibility, where your technical expertise will directly impact fleet performance. With a strong culture of internal promotion and professional development, this role offers clear pathways for career progression within a supportive and award-winning organisation.

Some of the Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and lead improvements in diesel locomotive maintenance and performance
• Monitor and analyse fleet reliability, safety, and cost metrics
• Develop and implement engineering changes and fleet modifications
• Create and maintain asset management and maintenance plans
• Support incident response and provide on-call technical advice

The Candidate

You’ll hold a minimum HNC (or equivalent) in electrical or mechanical engineering, with at least 5 years of experience in Traction & Rolling Stock. A degree in engineering is preferred but not essential. The ideal candidate will be confident in reviewing technical data, identifying patterns and trends, and translating insights into practical engineering solutions. Strong communication skills are essential, as you’ll be working collaboratively with colleagues across engineering, operations, and fleet management. A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a passion for continuous improvement will be key to success in this role.

Location

Leeds

Salary

Up to £56,000

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.