Senior Maintenance Technician (Rolling Stock)

Senior Maintenance Technician (Rolling Stock)

Job Location : Southwest London

Hourly Pay Rate : £31.48 PAYE / £41.11 Umbrella

Shifts : Minimum of 50 hours a week

Shift Pattern : 4 on 4off. Days and nights

Duration : Long Ongoing contract

Start Date : ASAP

Industries considered : Rail, Rolling Stock, RAF, REME, Army, Navy, Marine, Avionics, Rolling Stock, Commercial / Industrial Electrics, Defence, Plant Engineering, SPM, HVAC, and Process Engineering

Position Summary : You will work as part of a small technical team. You will lead / supervise corrective mechanical and electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on modern EMU rolling stock. Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that any maintenance undertaken is completed in accordance with the company's processes, procedures and safety regulations.

This is a Safety Critical role with strict control on working practices. All tasks undertaken will be to ensure that the rolling stock reliability and availability meet set targets. You will also assist with any failures that occur during service and resolve any issues.

The candidate will need to provide high-level technical support to the operator, which will include :

• High-level fault finding electrically
• High-level fault finding mechanically
• Provide train systems engineering advice for the vehicle as a whole and for the key vehicle systems (such as TCMS - train control system, HVAC, propulsion, brakes, doors, on-train communications etc.)
• FRACAS Failure reporting, analysis and corrective action system
• Produce solutions that provide short-term mitigation and long-term resolution
• Monitoring of warranty issues and liaising with supplier technical teams
• Attending to faulty trains in service, component replacements and modification work
• Helping customer with root cause analysis using FRACAS, 8D, PPS methodologies.
• Ensuring correct replacement parts are sourced
• Assisting operator in updating of maintenance instructions, overhaul instruction, processes & procedures to optimize maintenance and liaise with Technical Publications and Central Engineering teams where required
• Monitoring trains reliability & availability performance and issuing monthly performance reports
• Monitor of trains in Service using remote monitoring system called Orbita
• Download train data from onboard train data recorders using laptops
• 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
• Obsolescence avoidance and mitigation
• Engineering support for all safety-related incidents (NIRs), including representing the Customer with respect to access to Design Authority and equipment OEMs and the production of affirmative closing actions
• Service Provider representation on Failure Review Boards, feeding back decisions and outputs to the Customer
• Share experience gained of other fleets across the world which the Service Provider has supplied and / or supports, provision of recommendations and opportunities for design improvements, standardisation and / or modifications.
• Contribution to Health and Safety on a daily basis.
• Strong report writing skills.

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If you wish to be considered for this role, please send your CV, including scanned copies of your qualifications and a scanned copy of your passport, to Euan.McGrath@Orion-Group.co.uk OR call 07971 103712.

PLEASE NOTE : ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUG AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.

Please note that due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contacting those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.