Maintenance Specialist

General Description / Purpose

The Maintenance Specialists are responsible for maintaining, repairing, and operating rail grinders safely to ensure the machine meets and exceeds all safety, reliability and performance targets.

Essential Position Functions

• Consistently follows safe work processes, procedures and rules.
• Ensure all work performed is to a high standard in a timely manner to ensure the machine meets or exceeds our performance targets.
• Inspects the machine to identify problems, defects and hazards then communicates with supervisor for next course of action and performs repairs as required.
• Log all parts used, to help keep accurate stock levels for machine and maintain correct reordering process
• Logs all work completed to maintain accurate fault and repair detail.
• Is able to navigate the Schematics, VMI, VOI and any other technical documentation and perform PM inspections and tasks for relevant grade.
• Keep all tools and equipment in good condition, ensuring tools are used correctly and reported if damaged.
• Assists with maintaining a motivated crew, and a safe and reliable machine that meets or exceeds our reliability targets.
• Understands and accepts the realities of running a 24/7 operation in a high customer demand environment that may require personal time commitment or sacrifice to solve urgent issues.
• Regularly communicates with Supervisor and keeps him informed in real time of issues.
• Keeps crew vans in good condition, ensuring any issues or damage are reported in real time.
• Gain all operations and maintenance related competencies for their grade and maintain them.
• Updates and maintains personal development log.
• Ensures all shift paperwork is completed accurately and on time.
• Reports all incidents in real time to agreed persons, supplying all necessary paperwork and photos.

Safety Focus

• Leads by example, leads the maintenance crew by consistently following safe work processes, procedures and rules.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Is willing and able to develop and train other crew members.

Required Qualifications

Education: GCSE Maths & English Grade C/4 (or equivalent).

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in relevant mechanical/electrical subject.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• To hold/be assessed as competent in relevant/appropriate Loram UK competence management modules or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience working in the UK on Loram Rail Grinders.

Minimum 5 years’ experience of working with in-depth pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical fault finding.

Minimum 5 years’ knowledge of rail head profile management practices.