High Level Technician - Rail - Expiring soon!

Here at Ambitek we have a wealth of experience in helping people find the right role within Manufacturing, Engineering, Distribution and Construction. We try to deal with clients that can offer our candidates a great place to work and a chance of an exciting career.

Our client

Our client is one of the largest engineering firms in the UK, with a global outreach and thousands of UK workers they offer excellent training and great salaries. With some large contracts in the pipeline they are looking to increase staff levels to cope with the continuous growth.

The role

Reporting to the Reliability Shift Manager, as part of a small technical team, you will be required to assist the Fleet Operator to undertake / supervise primarily in the corrective mechanical and electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on the Class 701 South West Rail fleet of trains. Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that any maintenance undertaken at the depot is completed in accordance with the company’s processes, procedures and comply with all safety regulations.

This is Safety Critical environment and all tasks undertaken will need to ensure that the operator can achieve and maintain the reliability and availability targets set for the trains. The candidate will also assist the Operator when failures occur during service and resolve any issues on the network.

Pay/Shifts/Perks

£31.48 - £41.11/hour 50 hours per week

Working a 4on/4off shift pattern

What is required from you?

Whilst rolling stock is preferable it is not essential.
Avionic Technicians would be a good fit for role.
What is essential is strong electrical fault finding skills as well as software diagnosis.
Experience within Rail desirable
Use of Laptop’s and diagnostic tools to determine faults
Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics
Experience of Mechanical or Electrical fault finding
Experience of Mechanical or Electrical repairs
Troubleshooting and evidence gathering.
Be able to work days and nights rotating
Qualifications:

Minimum qualification required – NVQ Level 3 in an electrical discipline.
Ambitek is a traditional value recruiter who look for the following from all candidates who wish to apply for a permanent or temporary role:

2 Work references
A solid work history in the relevant role you have applied for
Excellent time keeping and attendance
If you have been unsuccessful with this vacancy we will always keep your details on file to try and find a role that may suit more and will be in touch as soon as the right role comes up. Please make sure your CV is up to date so we can find the right roles for you, if a CV is out of date it makes it harder to find the right role.