We are currently looking for a Lead Technician to join our Production team at Stoke Gifford Depot, Bristol.
In this role, you will take responsibility for the servicing, fault-finding, maintenance, and repair of Hitachi Rail rolling stock, helping to ensure our fleet remains safe, reliable, and performing at its best. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineering professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and working with advanced rail technology.
Based at our Stoke Gifford Depot, you will play a key role in supporting operational performance, mentoring colleagues, and driving high standards of safety, quality, and reliability across the fleet.
Key Responsibilities
Maintenance and Engineering
- Maintain the condition of the work site, materials and equipment
- Prepare for and undertake planned and unplanned maintenance activities
- Confirm that traction and rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques
- Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications
- Prepare for and undertake the removal and replacement of traction and rolling stock components
- Modify or manufacture traction and rolling stock components by material removal using hand tools
- Assemble traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
- Install new traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
Fault-finding and Technical Support
- Identify, assess and rectify defects and discrepancies on Hitachi rolling stock assets
- Identify repeat defects on Hitachi rolling stock assets and suggest / carry out repairs
- Create technical scopes of work for fault rectification by other members of staff
- Support reliability technicians with regards reliability improvements to rolling stock assets
- Attend and provide technical support with failures in service when on duty
- Provide operational support to users of Hitachi rolling stock assets
Safety, Quality and Record Keeping
- Keep SAP record system up to date with clear and concise information of work carried out.
- Adhere to health, safety, environmental & quality practices in the workplace
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping and safe working practices
Qualification
HNC or Served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines/Engineering based NVQ level 3
About you
- Preventative Maintenance and Fault-finding experience
- AC Depot isolation experience
- Driving Licence
- Powered plant and tools – air / 110v experience
- Sound knowledge of, and compliance to, rules and regulation
What We Can Offer
We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:
- Potential opportunity for annual performance related bonus
- 25 days holiday
- Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
- Private medical insurance
- Group Income protection
- Group Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.
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Lead Technician employer: HITACHI RAIL LIMITED
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