Maintenance Technician

Posted 22 March by Shorterm Group
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£21.20 - £27.74 per hour
Crawley , West Sussex
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Posted by Shorterm Group
Job Title: Maintenance Technicians
Job Location: Crawley
Hourly Pay Rate: £21.20 PAYE (£27.74 Umbrella)
Shifts: Monday - Thursday Days (07:00-17:00)
4 On / 5 Off, Days & Nights
Thursday - Sunday, Days & Nights (12 Hour Shift)
Duration: 12 Months minimum (possible permanent position)
Start Date: April 2024

DO YOU HAVE MECHANICAL MAINTENANCT EXPERIENCE AND LOOKING FOR A NEW, EXCITING CHALLENGE IN THE ROLLING STOCK INDUSTRY?

Industries Considered: We welcome applicants from Rolling Stock, Aviation, Plant, Automotive, HGV, PCV, Marine and Armed Forces

Benefits for you
* Comprehensive Training Programme
* Working on a state of the are fleet of rail vehicles
* Working in a purpose built maintenance facility
* Onsite parking
* Excellent work environment & first class manufacturing work stations
* Opportunity to work on state of the art vehicles

We are recruiting a team of Mechanical Maintenance Technicians to work in the transportation sector in one of the most exciting industries in the country. We have a tailor made training programme that takes experienced mechanically minded individuals and upskills them to be highly competent maintenance technicians for Rolling Stock. It is a joint programme between Shorterm Group and Siemens Mobility, one of the largest transportation companies in the world; working on the cutting edge, Class 700 passenger vehicles.

Position Summary
You will be responsible for carrying out routine maintenance, repair and fault finding on rolling stock passenger vehicles. This will include braking systems, pneumatics, wheelsets and other mechanical assemblies. You will take responsibility of vehicle examinations in line with vehicle maintenance instructions (VMI's). Undertake all types of maintenance examination work to ensure that we provide a safe, reliable, and defect free train. Take responsibility for the safe, efficient and professional workmanship of oneself. Ensure safe systems of work methods are applied Key Responsibilities will include:
* 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 identified within the team is 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 to ensure a safe accident free environment
* Responsible for keeping the work area clean and tidy and to the highest standards at all times.
* 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 feedback to Engineering
* Constantly searching for ways to improve processes
* Responsible for the coaching of colleagues in good working practices and quality standards. Supporting the Shift Production Manager in the identification of training needs

Ideal Candidate
Experience in the below fields is desirable however not essential:
* History of completing safety critical work
* Ability to undertake detailed fault finding analysis and repairs by reading and following mechanical and pneumatic schematic drawings
* Comprehensive knowledge of Mechanical Principles
* Computer literate and able to record own work electronically

Qualifications
Minimum requirements NVQ Level 2 or 3 award in a Mechanical discipline or equivalent experience.

Apply:
Contact Information: Stuart Brocklehurst
Email cv to:
Phone:

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Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.

Reference: 52359817

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