Maintenance Team Member

Alstom; Wembley; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom Wembley is seeking a maintenance and depot operative to support day-to-day operations on-site. You will assist with routine maintenance, perform fault finding, operate depots and assist with refuelling, cleaning, and general duties across shift patterns including days/nights/weekends.

The role requires familiarity with depot operations, electrical and mechanical systems, and the ability to drive company vehicles if certified. A proactive, safety-conscious mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of maintenance tasks, including preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Knowledge of electrical or mechanical systems, plumbing, and coach repairing.
• Familiarity with depot operations, such as fuelling, sanding, and system top-ups.

Responsibilities

• General depot duties, e.g., Line of Routes.
• Chlorinating water points.
• Primary fault finding/reporting.
• Depot cleaning/general housekeeping.
• Driving company vehicles if certified.
• Taking of fuel meter readings off rail vehicles.

Skills

Depot operations

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Plumbing

Coach repairing

FLT driving

Fault finding

Team leadership

Tools

Alista

SAP

SES

Job description

Req ID:527621

Location: Wembley (On-Site) Rotating Shifts - Days/Nights/Weekends

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 9/11/26

Salary + Benefits: £40,643,86 Basic + 18.5% Shift Allowance

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates. You'll play a key role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our operations. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (maintenance, operations, and logistics), perform tasks such as FLT driving, sanding, fuelling, system top-ups, and general depot duties, and take on responsibilities such as fault finding, preventative maintenance, and mentoring others, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• General depot duties, e.g., Line of Routes.
• Chlorinating water points.
• Primary fault finding/reporting.

Basic maintenance competency, e.g.:-

• Side skirt cleans, brake pads, block changes, etc.
• Gritting of walkways in severe weather conditions and/or exceptional circumstances.
• DMU service exams.
• Depot cleaning/general housekeeping.
• Driving company vehicles if certified.
• Taking of fuel meter readings off rail vehicles.
• Train cleaning by exception.

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Experience or understanding of maintenance tasks, including preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Knowledge of electrical or mechanical systems, plumbing, and coach repairing.
• Familiarity with depot operations, such as fuelling, sanding, and system top-ups.

A certification or communication skill in:

• FLT Driving certification or the ability to mentor others effectively.
• Basic fault-finding and reporting skills.
• Competency in using systems like Alista, SAP, and SES.
• Ability to perform general depot duties, including cleaning and housekeeping.
• Adaptability to work in severe weather conditions, such as gritting walkways.
• Strong teamwork and leadership skills with a continuous learning mindset.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• Option to enjoy a brand new electric or hybrid vehicle with our salary sacrifice scheme
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a ’Disability Confident’ employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.