Req ID: 493413
Location: Bletchley, MK1
Appointment Basis: Permanent. Rotating shifts.
Apply by: 22nd September
Salary + Benefits: CIRCA £53,00 including shift allowance
Your future role
Alstom Transport Services UK Ltd is dedicated to the successful and safe delivery of its services to its customer and to the achievement of its business plan. This post shall be pivotal in achieving this. We are searching for 2 Maintenance Technicians to provide technical expertise and support to the project undertaking exam based maintenance, unplanned and planned work, fault finding and rectification and assist the project to meet its obligations in providing the new Class 730 fleet to the customer.
You will undertake exam based maintenance, diagnose and carry out fault repairs to the Class 730 fleet in order to provide optimal performance to ensure on time delivery of units to our customer and provide improvement of fleet reliability.
We’ll look to you for:
1. Ensures work is performed in a safe and effective manner in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974), Electricity at Work Regulations (1989), Railway Group Standards, and relevant ALSTOM Procedures.
2. Undertake exam based maintenance
3. Undertake planned and unplanned tasks
4. Provide technical support to the depot teams in the provision of fault finding expertise and assistance with train repair activities.
5. Provide diagnostic and repairs on electronics and electrical systems
6. Have extensive knowledge of 3 phase, single phase and DC power systems and control systems.
7. Detailed recording of faults, fault reporting, data gathering and verbal communication
8. Carry out fault finding and investigate intermittent faults on vehicles either on depot or in service.
9. Carry out Testing & Re-Commissioning activities on vehicles and trains in accordance with pre-written test and commissioning procedures.
10. Assistance in component change outs, and failure reporting for central systems support and reliability growth teams.
11. Assist with skills development within depots
12. Provide on train fault diagnosis/rectification for units in service.
13. Investigate technical problems as instructed by the project support engineering team.
14. Partake in gathering required data downloads on critical performance systems.
15. Undertake test runs to assist in fault finding and resolution of faults, in particular the closeout of repeat failures.
16. Functionally test train borne systems with minimal supervision using a variety of techniques and methods, including the use of computer based diagnostics systems.
17. Review and rectify test specifications and documentation for functional tests, feeding back any problems with VMI’s, Fleet Checks, Modifications or technical documents using the correct process.
18. Assist with the validation of documentation issued in support of maintenance and repair activities, special checks, modifications and experiments.
19. Assist in the validation of Maintenance Schedule amendments and other technical instructions.
20. Assists with the validation of locally produced technical instructions.
21. Provide technical support in connection with special checks and experiments.
22. Liaise with the systems support engineers and specialist engineers as necessary, gathering technical information needed to enable technical problems with trains, procedures, materials or component problems to be resolved.
23. Carry out all duties in accordance with the Train Care Centre quality and safety procedures.
24. Assist in the testing and repair of equipment identified as faulty and removed from trains.
25. Assist the Warranty Engineer in the execution of his responsibilities.
26. Where necessary drive the companies vehicle to attend outstations/depots or to attend failed units
27. Where necessary travels to other 730 WMT Project Depots and Outstations to assist varying workload
28. Assist in APSYS and 5S Activities/Housekeeping
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
29. Electrical based NVQ Level 3 in rolling stock or aircraft or equivalent
30. Practical experience and a sound knowledge of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering aspects of modern Electric Multiple Units.
31. IT skills – competent user of Personal Computer, including office packages, e-mail and intranet.
32. Flexibility and Adaptability. Enjoys variety in work practices, opinions and approaches
33. Self-Motivation. Carries out, using own initiative, activities that add value to the job
You’ll also:
34. Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
35. Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
36. Contribute to innovative projects
37. Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
38. Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
39. Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
40. Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
41. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
42. A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.
As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
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