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Overhaul and modification technician - craigentinny

Ayr Central
Txm Recruit
Technician
Posted: 11h ago
Offer description

Here at TXM we have a requirement for X2 Overhaul and Modification Technicians working inCraigentinny train depot in Scotland.
Anew opportunity has opened for Electrical and Mechanical Technicians for one of the largest Global train Manufacturers.
We are looking for individuals from a Rolling Stock, REME, Ex-Forces, HGV Aircraft (Avionics) type backgrounds who holdadvanced experience within the field of Mechanical or Electrical and Electronics.
Location:Edinburgh, Craigentinny Train Depot.
Pay:£27.47 hourly (Inside IR35) Would need to go Umbrella or PAYE.
Hours:40 - 50 hours. (Overtime is paid at the higher rate of £38.17)
Qualification:Mechanical or Electrical Level 3 minimum
Start:ASAP
Mechanical duties may include:
- Disconnecting underframe equipment, such as water tanks, exhausts, couplers
- Removing Bogies
- Dismantle and reassembling front end of trains, body panelling and support frames etc
- Carrying electrical disconnections in preparation for welding activities
- 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.
- 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.
Electrical duties may include the following:
Underframe/IP connector checks checking the wires are connected correctly
Door interlock switch protection plates (protects it being damaged)
Header panel pin change not the correct pins put in
Wi-Fi change out includes fitting and drilling antennas, aerials, data cables and the Wi-Fi hub
Carrying out work recording via both paperwork and computer (SAP)
Fitting and re-fitting electrical components
Uploading and downloading software data
Electrical pinning and de-pinning
Detailed electrical wiring
Crimping
Follow schematics
Basic fault finding and fluke meter tests
Implementation of modifications IAW Mod instructions
Checking of defect reporting systems designed to advise known safety defects or restrictions applicable to the movement of the Train.
Checking the presence of external equipment and systems connected to the vehicle, or in the path of the vehicle.
Removing, replacing and fault finding of Rolling Stock components
Checking the safe condition of passenger and train crew accommodation, for example lighting, heating etc.
Door systems checks
Checking Oil levels / Oil Change
Checking Water levels
Using a Laptop to run a diagnostics check
Carry out basic Heating & Ventilation modifications
Carry out basic seating modifications / Grab rail modifications
Checking Driver seats / Wiper motors/ Couplers/ Actuators
Working from detailed schematic drawings
Test Continuity using Fluke / Multi-Meter
Exhaust modification (to reduce emissions)

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