Rolling Stock Technician

Our client is a large train maintenance company with sites throughout the UK. They are now looking to recruit 2 technicians to be based at either Golders Green or Morden.

Technicians x2
Golders Green / Morden

Metro Trains is based at 3 sites in London and provides our client?s customer ?Tube Lines? with a total service provision and maintenance package on stock supplied to London Underground?s Northern and Jubilee lines. As part of the Metro Trains Operation. The role of Technician is to provide a range of specialist services regarding technical aspects of the Rolling Stock, fault finding, and recommending solutions.

You will be required to: -
?Provide technical support to the depot teams in the provision of fault-finding expertise and assistance with train repair activities
?Partake in gathering required data downloads on critical performance systems at all depots
?Arrange and undertake test runs to assist in fault-finding and resolution of faults, in particular the close-out of repeat failures
?Position fault data into shared drive facility
?Carry out fault-finding and investigate intermittent faults on vehicles either on depot or in service
?Assist in component change outs, and failure reporting for central systems support and reliability growth teams
?Assist with skills development within depots and traincare points
?Provide on train fault diagnosis/rectification for units in service
?Investigate technical problems as instructed by central systems support team
?Assist with the validation of documentation issued in support of maintenance and repair activities, special checks, modifications and experiments
?Assist in the validation of Maintenance Schedule amendments and other technical instructions
?Assists with the validation of locally produced technical instructions
?Provide technical support in connection with special checks and experiments
?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
?Provide Technical support to the outstations where necessary
?Assist in the testing and repair of equipment identified as faulty and removed from trains
?Ensure 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

Key skills and requirements for the role include: -
?Practical experience and a sound knowledge of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering aspects of modern Electric Multiple Units.
?Technical experience and expertise in mechanical and electrical engineering.
?Good verbal and written communication skills
?IT skills ? competent user of Personal Computer, including office packages, specialist diagnostic software, e-mail and intranet
?Adherence to Company policy on drugs and alcohol, consenting to regular testing.


Vacancy Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Location
Greater London, Greater London, UK
Start Date
asap
Duration
Permanent
Salary
£35000 - £39000
Ref No:
100432-PERM-AT-TGM-NAP-MAY
Date Advertised
22 May 2008

APPLY NOW