Tram Maintenance Technician (Electrical & Mechanical)

West Midlands Metro; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free travel on trams and NX buses

MML Pension

23 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

West Midlands Metro is recruiting a Maintenance Technician to service and repair tram rolling stock at the Wednesbury Depot. The role covers preventative and corrective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, with fault-finding using on-tram diagnostics and computer equipment.

The successful candidate will support testing and commissioning of new trams, record all activities, and assist in delivering the production plan while driving continuous

Qualifications

• Experience in 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, which includes troubleshooting, fault finding, and diagnosis using computer equipment and on-tram diagnostics systems, followed by repairs as appropriate.
• 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

Computer-based diagnostics

Education

Engineering-based Level 3 Qualification

Job description

West Midlands Metro is recruiting a Maintenance Technician to service and repair tram rolling stock at the Wednesbury Depot. The role covers preventative and corrective maintenance across mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, with fault-finding using on-tram diagnostics and computer equipment.

The successful candidate will support testing and commissioning of new trams, record all activities, and assist in delivering the production plan while driving continuous