High Level Technician - Rolling Stock

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Fantastic highly skilled electrical opportunity working for a world renowned rolling stock manufacturer, at their site in the South East of London. Applicants must have high level fault finding and rectification skills working on rolling stock units. This is a long term opportunity.


Job Title:High Level Technician (Rolling Stock)
Job Location:South East London
Hourly Pay Rate:28.97 PAYE / 37.16 Umbrella
Shifts:Minimum of 50 hours a week
Shift Pattern:Flexible to work days and nights
Duration:On-going contract
Start Date:ASAP


Position Summary:Working as part of a small technical team, you will be required to assist the Fleet Operator to undertake/supervise primarily in the corrective mechanical and electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on an Electrostar Fleet. Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that any maintenance undertaken at the depot is completed in accordance with the company's processes, procedures and comply with all safety regulations. This is a Safety Critical environment and all tasks undertaken will need to ensure that the operator can achieve and maintain the reliability and availability targets set for the trains. The candidate will also assist the Operator when failures occur during service, and resolve any issues on the network.


The candidate will need to provide high level technical support to the operator which will include:

  1. High Level fault finding electrically
  2. High Level fault finding mechanically
  3. Provide train systems engineering advice for the vehicle as a whole and for the key vehicle systems (such as TCMS - train control system, HVAC, propulsion, brakes, doors, on-train communications etc.)
  4. FRACAS - Failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system
  5. Produce solutions that provide short term mitigation and long term resolution
  6. Monitoring of warranty issues and liaising with supplier technical teams
  7. Attending to faulty trains in service, component replacements and modification work
  8. Helping customer with root cause analysis using Alstom FRACAS, 8D, PPS methodologies
  9. Ensuring correct replacement parts are sourced
  10. Assisting operator in updating of maintenance instructions, overhaul instruction, processes & procedures to optimize maintenance and liaise with Alstom Technical Publications and Central Engineering teams where required
  11. Monitoring trains reliability & availability performance and issuing monthly performance reports
  12. Monitor of trains in Service using remote monitoring system called Orbita
  13. Download train data from onboard train data recorders using laptops
  14. Run diagnostics software to identify faults with various train systems i.e. hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, train management systems & on board computers
  15. System software updates as required
  16. Obsolescence avoidance and mitigation
  17. Engineering support for all safety related incidents (NIRs), including representing the Customer with respect to access to Design Authority and equipment OEM's and the production of affirmative closing actions
  18. Service Provider representation on Failure Review Boards, feeding back decisions and outputs to the Customer
  19. Share experience gained of other fleets across the world which the Service Provider has supplied and/or supports, provision of recommendations and opportunities for design improvements, standardisation and/or modifications
  20. Contribution to Health and Safety on a daily basis
  21. Strong report writing skills


Qualifications:
Minimum qualification required - NVQ Level 3 in an electrical discipline.


Experience required:
Experience within Rail is essential
Previous experience on Electrostar's is desirable
Use of Laptop's and diagnostic tools to determine faults
Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics
Experience of Mechanical or Electrical fault finding
Experience of Mechanical or Electrical repairs
Troubleshooting and evidence gathering.


Person profile:
You will be a highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative
You will possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills
You will need extensive all-round knowledge of Mechanical Engineering
You will need extensive all-round knowledge of Electrical Engineering.


This could also include the following:

  1. Responsible for accurate completion of all paperwork prior to supervisor validation
  2. Undertake technical maintenance to the required standards
  3. Reliability monitoring reporting
  4. Data analysing
  5. Rip out and replace electrical components
  6. Rip out and replace full or part of large wiring looms
  7. Re-install wiring
  8. Test Continuity
  9. Battery Modifications
  10. Repairing or installing Wi-Fi systems
  11. Changing relay boxes / Wiper motors


If you wish to be considered for this role please send your CV including scanned copies of your qualifications and a scanned copy of your passport to (url removed) OR call (phone number removed).


PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.


Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.


Please note the above job specification could be subject.

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