Locomotive Field Service & Technical Advisor

Placements24; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 380,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec South Africa Technologies is seeking a Field Service and Technical Advising Specialist to support freight service operations. The role covers advising customers, guiding maintenance, and training on locomotive systems with strong safety and data analysis emphasis.

Applicants should have engineering education and at least 5 years in the railway industry, with willingness to travel up to 80% and relocate as needed.

Qualifications

• Tertiary education in Engineering or applicable technical training with 5 years railway experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to customers; ensure required tools are available.
• Recommend maintenance material requirements.
• Provide job training on locomotive systems and safety.
• Guide on using Wabtec digital and mechanical tools.
• Coach during troubleshooting and fault diagnosis.
• Coach during scheduled maintenance.
• Perform failure root cause analysis.
• Analyze locomotive data trends.
• Maintain environmental health and safety awareness during repairs.

Skills

Shift flexibility

PC & MS Office

English fluency

Railway industry knowledge

Customer technical services

Interpersonal leadership

Education

Engineering degree or technical training

Job description

Wabtec South Africa Technologies is seeking a Field Service and Technical Advising Specialist to support freight service operations. The role covers advising customers, guiding maintenance, and training on locomotive systems with strong safety and data analysis emphasis.

Applicants should have engineering education and at least 5 years in the railway industry, with willingness to travel up to 80% and relocate as needed.