Lead Technician

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Technician to join their team in Bristol. This exciting role involves maintaining and repairing cutting-edge rolling stock assets, ensuring compliance with operational specifications. You will work in a dynamic environment, contributing to both planned and unplanned maintenance activities. The company values its employees and offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a pension scheme. If you are self-motivated and passionate about technology, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career.

Benefits

Annual Performance bonus

25 days holiday

Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident insurance

Group Income protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in stock-specific maintenance and faulting.
• Completed apprenticeship in mechanical or electrical disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain work site and equipment, ensuring compliance with safety practices.
• Conduct planned and unplanned maintenance on rolling stock assets.

Skills

Stock-Specific maintenance and faulting

Depot Protection

Working at Height

Manual Handling

Powered plant and tools – air / 110v

Crimping competence & assessment

Education

M & E ONC or Served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines

Engineering based NVQ level 3

Job description

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Description

Here at HitachiRail, we have a great opportunity for an enthusiastic self-motivated Lead Technician to join our team at Stoke Gifford Train Maintenance Centre in Bristol.

Salary: £50,041
15% Shift allowance

£3000 Location Allowance
Permanent Contract

Accountabilities

In this exciting role, you will be responsible for service, complex fault find and repair Hitachi rolling stock assets. This is a permanent role working on a rotating day and night shift basis.

Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:

• Maintain the condition of the work site, materials and equipment
• Adhere to health, safety, environmental & quality practices in the workplace
• Prepare for and undertake planned and unplanned maintenance activities
• Confirm that traction and rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques
• Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications
• Prepare for and undertake the removal and replacement of traction and rolling stock components
• Modify or manufacture traction and rolling stock components by material removal using hand tools
• Assemble traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
• Install new traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
• Identify, assess and rectify defects and discrepancies on Hitachi rolling stock assets.
• Identify repeat defects on Hitachi rolling stock assets and suggest / carry out repairs.
• Create technical scopes of work for fault rectification by other members of staff.
• Support reliability technicians with regards reliability improvements to rolling stock assets
• Attend and provide technical support with failures in service when on duty.
• Provide operational support to users of Hitachi rolling stock assets.
• Keep SAP record system up to date with clear and concise information of work carried out.
• Develop professionally and support good working relationships.
• Learn new skills in accordance with Hitachi’s new business demands as required.
• Liaison with Hitachi and external personnel as required to complete the duties of the post.
• Other responsibilities relevant to the role based on localised requirements.

About you

Required Skills/ Knowledge

• Stock-Specific maintenance and faulting.
• Depot Protection
• Working at Height
• Manual Handling
• Powered plant and tools – air / 110v
• Crimping competence & assessment

Education/Qualifications

• M & E ONC or Served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines.
• Engineering based NVQ level 3.

Behavioural

• Sound knowledge of, and compliance to, rules and regulations
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to represent Hitachi in a professional manner at all times
• Good team worker.

Desired Skills (not essential)

• Intermediate IT skills – typically Word, Excel
• AC Depot isolation
• Moveable plant
• Driving Licence

What we offer

We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:

• Competitive salary
• Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance
• Personal Accident insurance
• Group Income protection
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.

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Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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