Maintenance Engineer Mechanical (PE) TSSSA

ALSTOM Gruppe; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Engineer Mechanical to enhance operational efficiency and ensure the reliability of equipment. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and supervising maintenance activities, managing subcontractors, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Your expertise will contribute to minimizing downtime and maximizing equipment availability. With a focus on quality and safety, you will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure seamless operations. This position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact the company's commitment to greener and smarter mobility solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in railway system/application engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in maintenance, preferably in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
• Investigate breakdowns using root cause analysis and maintain meticulous records.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Team-oriented

Coaching

Organizational Skills

Problem-solving

Education

Technical university degree in Mechatronics

Technical university degree in Electrical Engineering

Technical university degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Maintenance Engineer Mechanical (PE) TSSSA

Date: 9 May 2025

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling, and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Plan and maintain equipment according to EHS rules, RCM, and manufacturer’s specifications.
• Manage subcontractors on daily maintenance, investigate breakdowns, and analyze root causes.
• Minimize downtime and ensure production is not affected by planned or unplanned maintenance.
• Maintain a 95% availability on all equipment, plant, and tools.

KEY NETWORK & LINKS :

• Support functions such as Supply Chain, Production, Quality
• Maintenance subcontractors

MISSION & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, supervise, and monitor the execution of maintenance activities, including calibrations and interventions.
• Coordinate forecasts from the Maintenance Management System of the customer.
• Ensure maintenance schedules are detailed, documented, and correctly implemented by the customer.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to minimize disruption of maintenance activities.
• Investigate breakdowns using root cause analysis and other techniques.
• Plan for maintenance consumables and spares, ensuring availability through effective stock control.
• Monitor and record locomotive availability, utilization, and KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, etc.).
• Maintain records such as status labels, certificates, reports, and certificates of compliance.
• Keep meticulous records of all maintenance, calibration, and inspection interventions.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with quality procedures and safety regulations.
• Supervise and discipline contractors to adhere to quality and safety standards.
• Collaborate with maintenance contractors to plan activities.
• Participate in APSYS actions to guarantee equipment availability and effectiveness.
• Manage the maintenance team to ensure proper functioning of equipment installations.
• Report equipment data in line with industrial needs and follow-up indicators.
• Maintain all equipment documentation (paper and digital).
• Undertake additional duties as assigned by the Service Engineering Manager.
• Work in accordance with Health & Safety legislation and company policies.

MEASUREMENT

• Achieve QCD commitments and EHS standards.
• Adhere to HSE and Quality policies.
• Respect OPEX maintenance budgets.
• Saturate critical tools and equipment.
• Meet target task times aligned with planning.
• Ensure tools are available for maintenance and repairs.
• Operate autonomously with a spirit of agility, inclusiveness, and responsibility.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

BEHAVIOUR

Flexible, adaptable, conscientious, team-oriented, eager to learn, analytical, capable of coaching, self-motivated, logical, organized, and communicative. Autonomous work ethic.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Technical university degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Mechanical engineering. IT literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

EXPERIENCE

3-5 years in railway system/application engineering. Minimum 5 years in maintenance, preferably in manufacturing. Experience managing subcontracted activities. Ability to read schematics, drawings, and software specs. Knowledge of quality and health & safety standards is a plus.

We welcome all qualified candidates and value diversity. Join us to be part of a global leader in mobility solutions.