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Maintenance Technician London

College Park and Old Oak
3 days ago
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TXM Recruit are looking for a team of Mechanical and Electrical Technicians working for one of the leading train manufacturers/maintenance train companies in the UK.
We are looking for individuals from a rolling stock, REME, Vehicle and Aircraft (Avionics) background who hold advanced experience within the field of mechanical engineering.

Mechanical Technicians.
Location: West London
Qualification: Minimum NVQ Level 3 in mechanical or electrical engineering
Shifts: Monday to Friday working Days or Nights. Weekend work also available with uplift. 
Contract length: 6 months +
Training:  2 weeks training provided.

HOURLY PAY RATE:
Hourly Pay: DAYS £33.12 Umbrella rate per hour and NIGHTS £35.83 Umbrella rate per hour. (inside IR35 so would need to be paid through an umbrella company or PAYE) Overtime rates £37 hourly paid on anything over 40 hours. 

Technician Job Description.

Disconnecting underframe equipment, such as water tanks, exhausts, couplers
Removing Bogies
Dismantle and reassembling front end of trains, body panelling and support frames etc.
Understand engineering drawings and procedures.
Perform scheduled maintenance activities on the rolling stock in accordance with the vehicle maintenance instructions
Undertake servicing and preparation of the rolling stock.
Actively participate in the ongoing continuous improvement activities for maintenance processes and maintenance procedures that support all depot and fleet activities
Support the delivery of new trains and undertake the maintenance acceptance processes.
Ensure exam tasks are being completed in a timely manner, undertake basic fault rectification or repair when required.
Adherence to all health and safety processes and procedures.
Attendance at testing locations, main line station and outstations to undertake preventative and corrective maintenance as required.
Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
Experience of working at stabling outstations or main line station technical support.
Modern fault finding and repair techniques using pc based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings reading
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.
Job Skills and Experience:
Experience ideally working within a rail service and maintenance environment, but other industries will be considered:
Rolling Stock
RAF
British Army
Royal Navy
Qualifications:
NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or electrical discipline.
Intermediate IT skills – typically Word, Excel, Outlook
Good written and verbal communication skills

If you are interested please click to apply or contact Kenny McEvoy at TXM Recruit

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