Support Engineer (Rolling Stock Maintenance)

Location: Kent, South East

Salary: £46,303 + On Call Allowance

Introduction

Our client takes pride in holding themselves and their projects to the highest standards and is a total railway system supplier offering rolling stock, traction equipment, traffic management systems, and maintenance depots.

They are looking for an experienced Support Engineer who will be responsible to the Engineering Manager for the investigation of maintenance and safety related vehicle defects and subsequent engineering solutions to ensure targets are met and improvements implemented.Based in Ashford Kent the successful candidate must be able to communicate with all levels of personnel both internally and externally.
Our client can offer you global development opportunities and a fantastic benefits scheme,they encourage employees to offer solutions within an open culture which champions 360 degree feedback to the leadership team.

Main Responsibilities
• Designing solutions to vehicle issues and gaining customer / regulatory approval for changes in train design
• Assist maintenance with in-depth faults, passing on fault finding skills and the use of schematics on rolling stock assets
•To liaise with Procurement / Maintenance Team members during the assessment and approval of new/changed material and suppliers to ensure that Maintenance, H & S and environmental needs are adequately identified / addressed
•To confirm that rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques
•To modify or manufacture rolling stock components by material or processes
.Production of Depot Safety Case reports / documentation in liaison with Engineering Manager, Production Managers and QHSE Manager
•Assist in the co-ordination of continuous improvement programmes to improve fleet reliability and ensure contractual requirements are achieved and exceeded

Requirements
•HND in an engineering discipline or equivalent qualified engineer
•Previous experience in product improvement and reliability engineering on UK rolling stock
•Membership of a recognised accredited engineering body

If you have any questions about this role, please call our office or click the 'Apply' button to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you.