Lead Technician
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What you'll do
- Prepare for and undertake planned and unplanned maintenance activities
- Confirm that traction and rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques
- Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications
- Prepare for and undertake the removal and replacement of traction and rolling stock components
- Install, assemble traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
- Identify, assess and rectify defects and discrepancies on our rolling stock assets
- Create technical scopes of work for fault rectification by other members of staff
- Support engineering team with regards reliability improvements to rolling stock assets
- Attend and provide technical support with failures in service when on duty
- Keep SAP record system up to date with clear and concise information of work carried out.
- Maintain the condition of the work site, materials and equipment
- Adhere to health, safety, environmental & quality practices in the workplace
What they're looking for
- M & E ONC or served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines or equivalent proven railway experience.
- Engineering based NVQ level 3 – Electrical bias would be advantageous
- Experience of supporting a maintenance team on a shift basis in a modern rolling stock maintenance depot environment.
- Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
- Highly experienced in undertaking preventative and corrective rolling stock maintenance on modern rolling stock. To include modern fault finding and repair techniques using pc based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
- Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated reliability and available trend analysis.
- Experience of performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.
Nice to have
- Intermediate IT skills – typically Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
- Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings reading
- Train driving, Fire warden, First Aider
- Train driving assessment and license
- Depot Protection
- Working at Height, COSHH, Manual handling, AC Depot isolation
- Operate a modern LOPs system
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About Us
A career with us will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organization to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.
Description
Lead Technician
Doncaster
£49,590 + 15% shift allowance
Permanent contract
Days and nights
Your new role
We are currently searching for a Lead Technician to join our team in Doncaster at our state of the art Train Maintenance Centre. This is a permanent position working a rotating day and night shift.
In this exciting role you will be responsible for undertaking corrective and preventative maintenance, servicing, complex fault finding and repair of our rolling stock assets.
Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:
- Prepare for and undertake planned and unplanned maintenance activities
- Confirm that traction and rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques
- Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications
- Prepare for and undertake the removal and replacement of traction and rolling stock components
- Install, assemble traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
- Identify, assess and rectify defects and discrepancies on our rolling stock assets
- Create technical scopes of work for fault rectification by other members of staff
- Support engineering team with regards reliability improvements to rolling stock assets
- Attend and provide technical support with failures in service when on duty
- Keep SAP record system up to date with clear and concise information of work carried out.
- Maintain the condition of the work site, materials and equipment
- Adhere to health, safety, environmental & quality practices in the workplace
About you
Skills & Experience
- Experience of supporting a maintenance team on a shift basis in a modern rolling stock maintenance depot environment.
- Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
- Highly experienced in undertaking preventative and corrective rolling stock maintenance on modern rolling stock. To include modern fault finding and repair techniques using pc based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
- Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated reliability and available trend analysis.
- Experience of performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.
Qualifications
- M & E ONC or served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines or equivalent proven railway experience.
- Engineering based NVQ level 3 – Electrical bias would be advantageous
Behavioral
- Comfortable working alone or in a team
- Sound knowledge of, and compliance to, rules and regulations (internal and external)
- Calm and diplomatic under pressure, able to support, teach and mentor.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to interface effectively with all levels of personnel both within and outside the company.
- Loyal, committed, confident and determined.
Desirable
- Intermediate IT skills – typically Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
- Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings reading
- Train driving, Fire warden, First Aider
- Train driving assessment and license
- Depot Protection
- Working at Height, COSHH, Manual handling, AC Depot isolation
- Operate a modern LOPs system
What we offer
We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organization you could be entitled to:
- Competitive salary
- Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
- 25 days holiday
- Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
- Private medical insurance
- Personal Accident insurance
- Group Income protection
- Group Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.
If your application is of interest, we will be in contact.
There is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment – we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Tagged as: mechanic, railway engineer, railway engineering, rolling stock, rolling stock maintenance, train maintenance
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