Locomotive Technician £27,500 per year + Shift allowance Location: Longport, Stoke on Trent, March and Peterborough. Electro-Motive Diesel Limited is a subsidiary of Progress Rail, a Caterpillar Company. Electro-Motive Diesel is a growing power in its market here in the UK and increasingly, around the world. For more than half a century, Electro-Motive Diesel have hauled freight and passengers, powered ships, and generated electricity for over 100 countries around the globe. Becoming a part of the Electro-Motive Diesel means becoming a part of a challenging and bright future in our global marketplace. Job Purpose • To deliver engineering services to Electro-Motive customers, primarily locomotive maintenance to ensure fleet reliability. • Responsible for the high quality and effective execution of allocated contract maintenance and engineering projects within agreed timescales and budgets. • Carry out in depth maintenance and fault finding in customers products. • Respond to the customers unscheduled events in a rapid & efficient manner. • Complete and maintain all relative documentation in an accurate and timely manner. Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications Core Competencies / Technical Requirements Essential: • Proven track record of working effectively with Diesels engineering technology, associated systems and controls. • Familiar with Company products • Ability to self starts and proactively delivers the service. • Able to work to a high specification in order to improve and maintain quality. • A logical, analytical and objective approach to problem solving and fault diagnosis. • Understanding and mitigation of Risk • Ability to work on locomotives in railway sidings, depots and operational sites. • Understand the safety culture within the UK rail industry and how maintenance impacts on delivering safety. Desirable: • Approved to carry out Safety Critical Work • Locomotive driving Qualifications Essential: • Engineering Advanced Apprenticeship or equivalent • BTEC National Certificate /ONC in Engineering or European equivalent • Personal Track Safety • Emergency First Aid • Safety Critical Competence (Company Assessment) • Driving license Desirable: • Fork Lift License • Crane Operation • Jack operation Electro-Motive Diesel Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. The facility will operate 24/7, and may require the employees to work shifts and weekends. Please note the company operates a strict drugs and alcohol policy.