Maintenance Technician

Summary: The Maintenance Technician role offers an opportunity for individuals to progress in the rolling stock sector, with training provided for those with mechanical backgrounds. The position involves maintenance, repair, and fault-finding on passenger vehicles, ensuring safety and reliability. Technicians will work in a 24/7 facility, with a focus on high-quality workmanship and adherence to health and safety standards. This ongoing role guarantees a minimum of 12 months of employment with options for overtime.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carrying out routine repairs, inspections, and maintenance
• Investigating, diagnosing, and rectifying mechanical & electronic faults
• Rectifying running defects
• Carrying out routine servicing
• General maintenance and repair
• Documenting faults and rectification work conducted in detail
• Ensuring appropriate 'clocking's' are made and that all job cards and service sheets are completed in a timely manner
• Liaising with the parts department to attain correct parts
• Completion of all required paperwork
• Operation of powered plant, lifting, and mechanical handling equipment
• Ensuring all problems with processes, tooling, and documentation are reported to the Shift Manager / Facility Management Team
• Highlighting potential Health and Safety concerns
• Compliance with all laid down H&S legislation and depot procedures
• Responsible for keeping the work area clean and tidy
• Supporting the Shift Manager regarding delivery of Quality, Waste Reduction, Delivery, and H&S targets
• Produce comprehensive reports on specific fault-finding investigations
• Identify potential improvements and provide feedback to Engineering
• Constantly searching for ways to improve processes

Key Skills:

• Experience in workplace H&S
• Experience on vehicle mechanics
• Ability to undertake detailed fault-finding analysis and repairs
• Knowledge of Mechanical Principles/maintenance procedures
• Able to record work electronically
• Minimum Level 2 award in a Mechanical discipline or equivalent experience
• Ideally, a minimum of 1 year's relevant mechanical/electrical work experience

Salary (Rate): £26.27

City: Crawley

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other