Service Engineer Level 3 - Slade Green

Southeastern; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Southeastern as a Service Engineer at the Slade Green Depot, where you'll take pride in ensuring trains are safe and reliable for thousands of passengers. This role requires technical problem-solving skills, experience in electrical engineering, and offers a rewarding career with extensive benefits including free rail travel and a final salary pension.

Benefits

Final salary pension

24 days annual leave including bank holidays

Free rail travel across networks

4 on 4 off shift pattern

Qualifications

• Experience in an electrical-based engineering discipline is essential.
• Intermediate IT skills required with ability to interpret data.
• Full driver's license and physical fitness for engineering standards are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for primary defect repairs and troubleshooting.
• Carry out engineering activities including exams and modifications.
• Liaise with external stakeholders and ensure adherence to safety standards.

Skills

Fault Finding

Problem Solving

Electrical Engineering

Education

NVQ 3 in Engineering Maintenance

Technical Certificate in Engineering BTEC

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Job Introduction

Have you got a passion for Problem Solving? Technical work? Fault Finding? Repairs?Join our Southeastern Engineering team as aService Engineer at our Slade Green Depot.

• Imagine knowing hundreds of thousands of people are getting to work on time because of your attention to detail.
• Imagine seeing families set off safely on a fun day out because of the repair you made to the train they’re boarding.
• Imagine the pride you’llfeel every day as a Southeastern engineer.

Can you move people? Apply now.

What you’ll do

• As an SE3, you will be responsible for primary defect repairs to in service units, including defect troubleshooting, defect diagnosis, work scope adherence and defect rectification. You will get the chance to work on our newest/latest fleet of trains that Southeastern has to offer. You will also liaise with external stakeholders in all duties where necessary.
• Reporting directly to the SE5, you will carry out all engineering activities, including exams, defect rectification, modifications, and time based maintenance packages and repair.At Southeastern we are dedicated to providing our customers with a reliable transport structure, striving to complete tasks and work with colleagues effectively to achieve the required standards and specifications.

Find out more about the role here;

The experience you’ll need

To be considered for the role you will need to demonstrate the below in your application.

• Experienced in an engineering discipline (Electrical Based).
• NVQ 3 in engineering maintenance, electrical, mechanical or equivalent.
• Hold a Technical Certificate in Engineering BTEC.
• Have intermediate IT skills and able to interpret data.
• Able to carry out first level fault finding and follow schematics and diagrams.
• Physically fit and able to pass a medical to engineering standard.
• Possess a full Drivers Licence.

All successful candidates will need to undertake and pass a full safety critical medical before formal offer. If you have any questions regarding this please do email .

Given the start and end times of shifts, it’s also best to have your own transport to get to and from your place of work.

As proud members of the ArmedForces Covenant and DisabilityConfident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role..

Other things to know

• All successful applicants will need to pass a Personal Track Safety course or a Depot Track Safety course (full training provided).
• This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
• All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
• If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.

Find out more about our recruitment process and get tips to help you apply.

What you’ll get in return

Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:

• a final salary pension
• 24days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)
• free rail travel across our networks.
• 4 on 4 off Shift Pattern

Meaning you canfeel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work.Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.

A bit about Southeastern

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1, trains a day, carrying more than , passengers and serving stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work and our team one that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fullycommitted to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the National Rail Awards and endorsed as aWORK Employer for Women.

Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.

Learn more about our railway and what we achieved in .

Job Introduction

Have you got a passion for Problem Solving? Technical work? Fault Finding? Repairs?Join our Southeastern Engineering team as aService Engineer at our Slade Green Depot.

Imagine knowing hundreds of thousands of people are getting to work on time because of your attention to detail.

Imagine seeing families set off safely on a fun day out because of the repair you made to the train they’re boarding.

Imagine the pride you’llfeel every day as a Southeastern engineer.

Can you move people? Apply now.

What you’ll do

As an SE3, you will be responsible for primary defect repairs to in service units, including defect troubleshooting, defect diagnosis, work scope adherence and defect rectification. You will get the chance to work on our newest/latest fleet of trains that Southeastern has to offer. You will also liaise with external stakeholders in all duties where necessary.

Reporting directly to the SE5, you will carry out all engineering activities, including exams, defect rectification, modifications, and time based maintenance packages and repair.At Southeastern we are dedicated to providing our customers with a reliable transport structure, striving to complete tasks and work with colleagues effectively to achieve the required standards and specifications.

Find out more about the role here;

The experience you’ll need

To be considered for the role you will need to demonstrate the below in your application.

Experienced in an engineering discipline (Electrical Based).

NVQ 3 in engineering maintenance, electrical, mechanical or equivalent.

Hold a Technical Certificate in Engineering BTEC.

Have intermediate IT skills and able to interpret data.

Able to carry out first level fault finding and follow schematics and diagrams.

Physically fit and able to pass a medical to engineering standard.

Previous rolling stock maintenance experience desirable.

Possess a full Drivers Licence.

All successful candidates will need to undertake and pass a full safety critical medical before formal offer. If you have any questions regarding this please do email .

Given the start and end times of shifts, it’s also best to have your own transport to get to and from your place of work.

As proud members of the ArmedForces Covenant and DisabilityConfident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role..

Other things to know

All successful applicants will need to pass a Personal Track Safety course or a Depot Track Safety course (full training provided).

This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.

If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.

Find out more about our recruitment process and get tips to help you apply.

What you’ll get in return

Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:

a final salary pension

24days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)

free rail travel across our networks.

4 on 4 off Shift Pattern

Meaning you canfeel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work.Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.

A bit about Southeastern

We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1, trains a day, carrying more than , passengers and serving stations.

However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.

It’s also about making our railway a great place to work and our team one that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fullycommitted to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the National Rail Awards and endorsed as aWORK Employer for Women.

Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.

Learn more about our railway and what we achieved in .

SE Trains Limited

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