Rolling Stock Technician

Rolling Stock Technician 

Job Location: Crewe

Shifts: Mon - Fri Days (flexibility required)

Rates: £26.51 PAYE / £36.81 Umbrella per hour

Start date: ASAP

Orion Rail are looking for an experienced Rolling Stock Technician to be a part of a small technical team within a fast-paced depot environment.

As part of a small technical team, the Rolling Stock Technician will be required to undertake mechanical & electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on the fleet of Rolling Stock.

The Rolling Stock Technician would be expected to be able to complete all repairs and maintenance (both electrically and mechanically) to the new fleet of hi-tech vehicles. All these repairs must be to the high safety critical standards.

Duties for the Rolling Stock Technician could include the following:

Checking train systems

Using manufacturer supplied computer programs to interrogate and program parts and systems.

Gather evidence of faults and create reports to ensure warranty covered parts are replaced

Carrying out inspections and checks to ensure reliability of fleet

As the Rolling Stock Technician you would be expected to complete the below amongst other tasks:

Detailed fault finding and diagnostics

Tests and repairs on the HVAC systems

Repairs and calibrations to door systems

Wifi and CCTV testing

Re-wires and electrical component changes

Mechanical component changes

Down load train data from on board train data recorders using laptops – On Train Test Runs.

Run diagnostics software to identify faults with various train systems i.e. hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, train management systems & on board computers.

System software updates as required

Contribution to Health and Safety daily.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualification required – NVQ Level 3 in an electrical discipline.

Orion Rail are looking for a Rolling stock Technician with the following experience:

Electrical experience within Rail Rolling Stock or Armed Forces essential

You will be a highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative

You will possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills

Experience within Rail desirable

Use of Laptop’s and diagnostic tools to determine faults

Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics

Experience of Mechanical or Electrical fault finding

Experience of Mechanical or Electrical repairs

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS AN DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION (this is standard procedure on Rail depots)

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