Maintenance Technician

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London is looking for enthusiastic self-motivated Maintenance Technicians to join their team at the North Pole Train Maintenance Centre. This role requires no railway experience, offers a competitive salary of £43,696 plus a 15% Shift allowance, and includes a diverse set of responsibilities such as performing maintenance on rolling stock and participating in continuous improvement activities. Join a company committed to creating an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual Performance bonus

25 days holiday

Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• No railway experience is required for this role.
• Must be prepared to travel and overnight away from base location.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled maintenance activities on rolling stock.
• Undertake driving duties within depot confines.
• Support the delivery of new trains and undertake maintenance acceptance.

Skills

Experience of working a 24/7 shift roster

Outstanding safety awareness

Modern fault finding and repair techniques

Reading schematics and drawings

Education

Served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines

Engineering-based NVQ level 2 & 3

Job description

About Us

Hitachi Rail is a global company working at the cutting edge of digital transformation and technology. We operate worldwide with a diverse team and a culture focused on sustainable and innovative ways to bring people together.

Description

Here at HitachiRail, we have a great opportunity for enthusiastic self-motivated Maintenance Technicians to join our team at North Pole Train Maintenance Centre in London.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to start their career in rail as NO railway experience is required for this role!

Salary

£43,696
15% Shift allowance

£6,000 Location allowance
Permanent Contract

Accountabilities

In this exciting role, you will perform scheduled maintenance on our fleet of Class 802 rolling stock for the Intercity Express Program on the GWR West Main Line and will be working in a dynamic work environment that values collaboration, adaptability and creativity.

This is a permanent role working on a rotating day and night shift basis.

Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:

• Perform scheduled maintenance activities on the rolling stock in accordance with the vehicle maintenance instructions.
• Undertake servicing and preparation of the rolling stock.
• Undertake driving duties within depot confines in accordance with the depot operating procedures and instructions.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities for maintenance processes and procedures that support all depot and fleet activities.
• Support the delivery of new trains and undertake the maintenance acceptance processes.
• Ensure exam tasks are completed in a timely manner, undertake basic fault rectification or repair when required.
• Adhere to all health and safety processes and procedures.
• Attend testing locations, main line stations and outstations to undertake preventative and corrective maintenance as required.
• Must be prepared to travel and overnight away from base location for short periods of time.
• Support the Maintenance Team Leaders and Shift Production Managers in the delivery of the production plan.
• Record all work activities and stock consumption using the maintenance management system in accordance with maintenance processes and procedures.
• Work shifts to meet the service requirements of fleet customers.
• Assist as required with any other responsibilities relevant to the role based on localised requirements.

About you

Required Skills/ Knowledge

• Experience of working a 24/7 shift roster in a modern rolling stock maintenance depot environment.
• Outstanding safety awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environment.
• Experience of working at stabling outstations or main line station technical support.
• Modern fault finding and repair techniques using PC-based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
• Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings.
• Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and related reliability and availability trend analysis.
• Experience of performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.

Education/Qualifications

• Served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines.
• Engineering-based NVQ level 2 & 3.

Behavioural

• Calm and diplomatic under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to interface effectively with all levels of personnel both within and outside the company.
• Loyal, committed, confident and determined.

Desired Skills (not essential)

• Ability to investigate complex electrical and mechanical faults and write detailed reports.
• Intermediate IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Train driving, Fire warden, First Aider.
• Powered plant and tools – bogie drop, cranes, air systems / 110v tools.
• Train driving assessment and licence.
• Depot Protection
• Working at Height, COSHH, Manual handling, AC/DC Depot isolation
• Network Rail Sentinel PTS

What we offer

We value the importance of all of our employees. If you would like to join our 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 to meet your specific needs and lifestyle.

We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail

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.

For more information about Hitachi Rail careers, visit https://www.hitachirail.com/careers