System Technician - Canton – Cardiff

Stadler; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Stadler in Cardiff, UK, seeks an experienced maintenance engineer to provide essential technical knowledge and drive on-time service delivery. You will fault-find, support condition monitoring, mentor staff, and produce detailed reports on defects using SRMS or equivalent systems.

Demonstrated experience in rolling stock maintenance and a recognised electrical/electronic apprenticeship is required, with a strong emphasis on safety, planning, and customer-focused problem solving.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised apprenticeship (City and Guilds/BTEC level) with an Electrical/Electronic bias.
• NVQ Level 5 or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of risk and safety in a production environment.
• Experience in rolling stock maintenance or similar engineering context.

Responsibilities

• Undertake fault finding and identify required repairs.
• Provide support across the business for condition monitoring and systems on the train and interfaces.
• Perform secondary checks (four-eyes principle).
• Answer technical questions from colleagues and clients.
• Provide feedback to RAMS/Performance Engineer and depot teams on incidents.
• Identify risks, assess, and propose mitigations.
• Review faults and actions from depot teams for RAMS.
• Mentor and support other production team members.
• Produce high-quality reports on in-service defects in SRMS or similar systems.
• Inform and persuade managers to implement improved systems and ways of working.
• Observe health and safety practices and maintain a tidy workplace.
• Determine the best order of tasks with the Production Manager and allocate resources.
• Support other parts of the business with coaching and QA.
• Perform all other relevant work as requested.

Skills

Fault-finding

Schematic reading

Safety awareness

Team leadership

Problem solving

System know-how

IT proficiency

Planning & scheduling

Customer-focused

Education

Recognised apprenticeship (Electrical/Electronic)

NVQ Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

How You Can Make An Impact

In this exciting position, you will be at the centre of our operations, providing essential technical and production knowledge that drives our business forward. You'll ensure our services run smoothly and on time while maintaining industry leading performance standards. Every day will bring new challenges and opportunities for you to make an impact in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Undertake fault finding and identify the associated repair required.


• Provide support across the business for all condition monitoring and manually monitored systems on the train and its interfaces.


• Perform secondary checks of colleagues' work (four-eyes principle).


• Answer technical questions from colleagues and handle practical questions from clients.


• Provide assistance and technical feedback to the RAMS/Performance Engineer and depot production teams on technical incidents, including Line of Route Technicians as required.


• Identify risks within own scope of work, assess them, and provide options to mitigate or resolve them, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.


• Review and summarise faults, failures, and actions taken by depot production teams as required by the RAMS/Performance Engineer.


• Mentor and support other members of the production team.


• Produce high-quality reports on all in-service and other defects, both at system and component levels, in the business Maintenance Management System (SRMS or other) and general report writing, whether technical, non-technical, or production related.


• Inform, negotiate, and persuade managers and colleagues to lead and support the development and implementation of improved systems and ways of working across the business.


• Observe all health and safety practices, including maintaining a tidy workplace and properly disposing of substances with a high environmental impact.


• Determine the best order of tasks to be performed in consultation with the (Shift) Production Manager and decide how to work with the available equipment and work instructions/maintenance list, based on knowledge and experience.


• Identify and manage personal effectiveness and development, both technical and non-technical.


• Support other parts of the business by providing technical coaching and/or mentoring, and quality assurance as required.


• Perform all other relevant work as requested, within reason. The above is not an exhaustive list.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

• Proficient in modern technical systems, fault-finding techniques, and the ability to read electrical/mechanical schematics.


• Strong understanding of risk and safety in the workplace, especially from a production perspective.


• Extensive engineering experience in rolling stock maintenance and knowledge of maintenance activities for a multi-disciplined transport fleet.


• Experience managing small teams and addressing first-line people management issues.


• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems effectively.


• Passion for continual improvement, including self-improvement and operational excellence.


• Proficiency in system know-how and performance improvement techniques.


• Understanding of health and safety legislation and standards related to production and transport.


• Completed a recognised apprenticeship (City and Guilds/BTEC level) with an /Electrical/Electronic bias and NVQ level 5 or equivalent.


• Good level of IT proficiency, including Microsoft Office packages.


• Experience in planning and scheduling work effectively within an engineering context.


• Strong customer-driven attitude focused on delivering quality results and supporting team members.

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