Tram Maintenance Technician | 4-on/4-off Shifts + Benefits

West Midlands Metro; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free travel on trams & NX buses

MML Pension

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

West Midlands Metro is recruiting a Maintenance Technician to support the tram service with maintenance, repair, and overhaul of rolling stock assets. The role covers preventative and corrective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, including fault finding using diagnostic equipment.

The position is full-time, permanent, with 12-hour shifts (4 on, 4 off) and includes overtime, free travel on trams and NX buses, a pension, and generous holiday

Qualifications

• Experience in undertaking preventative and corrective maintenance on high-value safety-critical equipment.
• Experience in finding and diagnosing faults in complex mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience in the use of computer-based diagnostic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Performing preventative scheduled maintenance on the trams, working on systems incorporating mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Performing corrective maintenance on the trams, including troubleshooting, fault finding, and diagnosis using computer equipment and on-tram diagnostics systems, followed by repairs.
• Supporting the testing, commissioning, and acceptance of new trams.
• Recording all work activities, including all preventative and corrective maintenance.
• Accurately reporting and recording details of fault finding and diagnosis.
• Supporting Rolling Stock Engineering Management in delivering the production plan, ensuring exam tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Actively participating in ongoing continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Preventative maintenance

Fault finding

Diagnostics equipment

Education

Engineering-based Level 3 Qualification

Job description

West Midlands Metro is recruiting a Maintenance Technician to support the tram service with maintenance, repair, and overhaul of rolling stock assets. The role covers preventative and corrective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, including fault finding using diagnostic equipment.

The position is full-time, permanent, with 12-hour shifts (4 on, 4 off) and includes overtime, free travel on trams and NX buses, a pension, and generous holiday