Rail Systems Maintenance Technician - 24/7 Shifts & Benefits

Hitachi Rail; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Personal Accident insurance

Group Income protection

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join a fast-paced team, performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The role centers on maintaining the Class 800 rolling stock for the Intercity Express Program on the GWR West Main Line.

The position is permanent with rotating day/night shifts, onsite at PL4 9JN, and requires flexibility to travel for short periods.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled maintenance on rolling stock per maintenance instructions.
• Undertake servicing and preparation of rolling stock.
• Undertake driving duties within depot procedures.
• Participate in continuous improvement of maintenance processes and procedures.
• Support delivery of new trains and maintenance acceptance.
• Ensure tasks are completed timely and perform basic fault rectification.
• Travel and overnight stays as required.
• Record all work and stock usage in the maintenance system.
• Work shifts to meet service requirements and other responsibilities.

Skills

24/7 shift roster experience

Safety awareness

Stabling outstations experience

Fault finding & diagnostics

Read schematics/drawings

Maintenance Management Systems

Modifications on rolling stock

Education

Apprenticeship or NVQ level 2/3

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited in Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom is seeking a Maintenance Technician to join a fast-paced team, performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic. The role centers on maintaining the Class 800 rolling stock for the Intercity Express Program on the GWR West Main Line.

The position is permanent with rotating day/night shifts, onsite at PL4 9JN, and requires flexibility to travel for short periods.