Rolling Stock - Technician in Tyseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Job Title: Rolling Stock Technician
Location: Tyseley or Soho Depot
Start: ASAP
Duration: up to 7 months
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shifts: Days/Nights rotating (including weekends)
Safety Critical
Job Purpose
To work independently or in a group in order to carry out the maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification and contracted TOC’s rolling stock, whilst doing this to laid down specifications in order to provide reliable and available units to operate the train service
Key Accountabilities
To attend to the servicing, maintenance, repair, overhaul and modification of traction and rolling stock
Carry out planned preventative maintenance on rolling stock to laid down specifications
To at all times ensure compliance with local, company and industry safety procedures and regulations including local operating and depot protection procedure
To where competent attend to In Service Failures and undertake the duties of Designated Person as required
To apply depot protection for self and others, and to where required act as Designated Person ensuring that a safe system of work is in place for self, other fleet staff, contractors, visitors, passengers, public and train crew
Ensure the accurate completion of work records to include the generation of, completion of and sign off of work as complete and compile records of all work done in accordance with local instructions, to include use of any electronic Maintenance Management System
If required compile technical reports relating to work carried out
Adhering to Stores Procedures when using material and to ensure cost effective use of said materials to include use of any electronic Maintenance Management System
To ride units in service to gain insight into unit condition as required or directed
Ensure good housekeeping is carried out whilst working ensuring work areas are tidy and clean during and on completion of work
To assist in maintaining the work areas in a clean and safe condition
Ensure compliance with processes and procedures in respect of the Health and Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems
Drive company road vehicles as required in the execution of duties
Where applicable instruct new entrants, apprentices, contractors and visitors, on maintenance procedures, act as mentors as required
Operate powered plant equipment as required
Make recommendations to management and technical staff that lead to the improvement of technical documentation, tooling or other work practices that would lead to improved productivity/efficiency, greater safety or higher fleet reliability. (an example would be making recommendation on improvement to VMIs or on updating level checks)
Where required due to workload carry out other tasks as directed where competent to do so
Experience, Knowledge, Qualifications and Training
Completed appropriate apprenticeship or hold relevant qualifications in electrical / mechanical engineering as specified by current company policy
Knowledge maintained rolling stock (be prepared to undertake appropriate training)
Road Vehicle driving licence and authority to drive Railway Service vehicles
Emergency First Aid (training given - if not already held)
PTS
Designated Person Trained (if required)
Power Plant equipment trained
PC / IT literate (Job specific training provided)
E2 Competent
Some specific additional skills in this grade group ie Lathe Operator, Welder, Carriage repairer/painter
Additional Information
Experience of various types of rolling stock attended to at locations of work (be prepared to undertake appropriate training)
Knowledge of communication and reporting lines for vehicles requiring maintenance/repair (i.e. the role of Maintenance control etc)
Safety critically assessed
Basic communication skills both written, oral and aural
Medical Fitness Levels apply to this Job as manual and physical dexterity are required
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