Rolling Stock Electrical Technician

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the rail and rolling stock industry seeks Electrical Technicians for permanent roles in Leicester. Successful candidates will work with state-of-the-art locomotives, requiring strong fault finding skills and a background in electrical systems. Generous benefits include 33 days holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

33 Days holiday

Generous pension contribution

Membership of health cashback plans

Qualifications

• Extensive professional engineering experience in maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems and lead investigations.
• Competent in reading electrical/mechanical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Undertake fault finding and identify the associated repair required.
• Support condition monitoring and manual systems on trains.
• Lead and provide feedback on technical incidents.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Problem-solving

Knowledge of modern technical systems

Education

Recognised apprenticeship to minimum City and Guilds/BTEC level 3

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06.06.2025

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Job Description:

Do you have excellent Electrical fault finding skills on equipment? Rolling Stock Experienced? Ex forces?

We are looking for Rolling Stock Electrical Technicians to join one of our key rail clients based in Leicester on a permanent basis. The individual will be working with State-of-the-art Locomotives and for an integral part of the team.

This role will require travel as part of the commissioning phase of the locomotives (more detail can be given)

This role has a salary of £56,106pa (with shift allowance) rising to £59,612pa (with Shift allowance) after completing competencies, the role is working shift covering 24/7 including possible Nights, 36 hours a week.

The individual will have to have great Electrical experience and be excellent at fault finding, ideally on systems and sub systems. Rolling Stock experience is desirable but not essential as transferable industries will be considered such as RAF, REME, Navy, Army, FMCG, Oil & Gas, Renewables Etc

This is an Electrical bias role and candidates will be required to pass an electrical fault finding assessment as part of the recruitment process

Your Tasks

• Undertake fault finding and identify the associated repair required
• Undertake and provide support across the business for all condition monitoring and manually monitored systems on the train and its interfaces
• Provide assistance and technical feedback to the RAMS / Performance Engineer and depot production teams on technical incidents. Provide leadership and supervision to production teams as required.
• Act as systems specialists (systems to be distributed throughout the team)
• Perform functional system tests on mechanical, electrical, electronic and software systems and performing specific measurements as prescribed/required

Your Profile

• Served a recognised apprenticeship to minimum City and Guilds/ BTEC level with Mechanical / Electrical / electronic bias Level 3
• Extensive professional engineering experience in maintenance
• Knowledge and experience in modern technical systems and fault finding techniques and the interaction between these, conducting and leading complex root cause investigations and reading electrical / mechanical schematics competently
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems

The role comes with a generous benefits package including 33 Days holiday, generous pension contribution, Membership of health cashback plans etc

Candidates will be required to pass a medical D&A prior to starting any work within the Rolling Stock industry.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, Please Apply Now!!