People & Team Leadership
* Lead and coordinate a dedicated team of technicians, fitters, and assistants to deliver maintenance and repair activities on rolling stock.
* Support safe working practices and ensure activities meet safety, quality, and performance standards.
* Assist with people-related processes including welfare, annual leave, occupational health, and appraisals.
* Maintain a strong daily presence on the shop floor, monitoring progress and addressing issues quickly.
* Support allocation of work issued by the SPM in line with maintenance plans, work arising, and enhanced tasks.
* Carry out maintenance, fault-finding, repairs, investigations, and inspections as required.
* Ensure local processes are followed (tooling, COSHH, parts handling, tagging, documentation).
* Provide guidance, coaching, and technical support to colleagues.
* Answer technical queries and support interactions with the Client where required.
* Promote effective teamwork, positive communication, and collaborative problem-solving.
* Support personal development and competence maintenance for self and team members.
Operational, Technical & Quality Responsibilities
* Support the development, implementation, and adherence to Stadler standards, procedures, and legislative requirements.
* Deliver work in accordance with work instructions, safety procedures, and engineering best practice.
* Maintain accurate documentation (job cards, defect logs, work orders), ensuring records meet compliance standards.
* Carry out inspections, in-process evaluations, and condition assessments to ensure work quality and safety.
* Undertake condition monitoring activities and use available analytical systems (e.g. RDS, OTMR).
* Monitor unit and fleet performance, participating in investigations into repeat defects and technical incidents.
* Support feedback loops and lessons-learned processes to prevent recurring issues.
* Provide technical input to improvement initiatives led by OPEX/Performance Engineers or depot teams.
* Assist SPM and OMARM in improving SRMS accuracy including workflow, processing, and asset exchanges.
* Contribute to the creation or updating of work instructions and safety documentation when required.
Safety, Values & Continuous Improvement
* Actively promote a Zero Harm culture and lead by example in safe behaviours and decision-making.
* Ensure compliance with all safety-critical requirements, including working time regulations and substance-misuse rules.
* Demonstrate values-based behaviour aligned with Stadler standards.
* Escalate risks, non-conformances, or safety concerns promptly and support mitigation actions.
* Participate in improvement projects, initiatives, and cross-functional working groups.
* Support continuous improvement across processes, systems, working practices, and performance levels.
* Undertake any reasonable tasks as required to support depot performance.
How You Will Contribute
* Recognised apprenticeship (City & Guilds BTEC minimum) with Mechanical, Electrical, or Electronic bias and NVQ Level 5 or equivalent.
* Extensive engineering experience in rolling stock maintenance or comparable environment.
* Strong knowledge of modern technical systems, fault-finding, and root cause investigation techniques.
* Ability to interpret electrical and mechanical schematics confidently.
* Strong understanding of production-based safety and risk management.
* Proven ability to diagnose complex engineering problems.
* Ability to maintain required competencies for a safety-critical role.
* Commitment to maintaining specialist knowledge and professional development.
* Customer-focused approach with high quality standards.
* Effective teamwork skills and willingness to support colleagues.
* Awareness of cost impacts and operational efficiencies.
* Passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence.
* Competent IT skills including MS Office.
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