Field Systems Technician

Scotrail; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final Salary Pension

Rail travel pass for you and family

Generous holiday allowance

Sick pay & family leave

Life Insurance

Retail discounts & perks

Job summary

ScotRail seeks a Field Systems Technician to support maintenance and faulting of Customer Information, Security and Retail Systems across the network. You will work with Field Systems Engineers to conduct surveys, safety audits and produce technical documentation for maintenance and projects.

You will contribute to quality improvements, preventative maintenance programs and faulting reports while ensuring safety and compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Experience working with railway Customer Information, Security and Retail Systems, alongside knowledge of these systems and associated networking technologies.
• Railway engineering and terminal operations experience, including experience of Personal Track Safety disciplines.
• Experience producing Method Statements, Risk Assessments and Work Package Plans to support the safe delivery of work.
• Effective communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• A UK Driving Licence

Responsibilities

• Support maintenance and faulting activities across the ScotRail network.
• Assist with site surveys and safety audits, and help produce documentation for maintenance, faulting and project work.
• Support quality improvement initiatives and preventative maintenance programmes.
• Produce maintenance and faulting reports to ensure safety and standards are met.
• Ensure customer-facing systems are maintained safely and to required standards.

Skills

Customer Information Systems

Security Systems

Retail Systems

Networking Technologies

Railway Engineering

Personal Track Safety

Method Statements

Risk Assessments

Work Package Plans

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office

UK Driving Licence

Tools

CAM system

Javelin

Vix

FareGo Remote Management

Job description

Not your average role....

As a Field Systems Technician, you'll play an important role in supporting the maintenance of ScotRail's Customer Information, Security and Retail Systems, carrying out planned maintenance and responding to faults to help keep these essential systems operating effectively.

Working closely with Field Systems Engineers and Senior Field Systems Engineers, the Field Systems Technician will support maintenance and faulting activities across the network, contribute to site surveys and safety audits, and help produce the documentation required to support maintenance, faulting and project activity

You'll also support quality improvement initiatives, preventative maintenance programmes and the production of maintenance and faulting reports. As a Field Systems Technician, you'll be part of a team helping to ensure ScotRail's customer-facing systems are maintained safely and to the required standards.

What you bring

• Experience working with railway Customer Information, Security and Retail Systems, alongside knowledge of these systems and associated networking technologies.
• Railway engineering and terminal operations experience, including experience of Personal Track Safety disciplines.
• Experience producing Method Statements, Risk Assessments and Work Package Plans to support the safe delivery of work.
• Effective communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications.
• A UK Driving Licence

Experience of ScotRail's CAM system and Javelin, Vix and FareGo Remote Management Systems is included within the role requirements; however, training will be provided on these systems.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details of the role, including the complete essential and desirable criteria.

Working Arrangements

This role operates on a 35-hour working week, Monday to Friday, with regular travel required to work locations across the ScotRail network

Please note that due to the volume of interest received these vacancies could close prior to the published date.

What we offer you...

ScotRail offer an excellent rewards package including:

• Contributory Final Salary Pension scheme.
• Free and reduced rate rail travel for you and your family.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption.
• Life Insurance cover for 4 x annual salary when you join the pension scheme.
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and healthcare cashback plan.

Equal Opportunities

ScotRail is seven times accredited as a Top Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We value, celebrate, and respect the diversity our people and aim to inspire, attract, retain, and develop the best talent. Because we value diversity and the benefits it brings, we want to continue improving the diversity of our people and particularly welcome applications from women, young people, LGBT+ people, people with a disability, and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

Job Description

JD_607_Field_Systems_Technician.pdf