Job title: Maintenance Technician
Job location: East London
Hourly pay rate: £24.97 PAYE / £31.94 Umbrella
Shifts: Panama Shift Pattern Days & Nights
Hours per week: 40 hours per week minimum
Duration: Ongoing
Start date: ASAP

Industries considered: RAF, REME, Army, Navy, Marine, Avionics, Rolling Stock, Commercial/Industrial Electrics, Defence, Plant Engineering, SPM, HVAC, and Process Engineering

Disciplines considered: Electrical Engineer, Electrician, Avionic Technician, Aircraft Electrician, Electrical Fitter, Maintenance Fitter, and Breakdown Engineer

Company Summary:
A global leader in Rolling Stock vehicle manufacturing, service and maintenance.

Position Summary:
Working as part of a team you will be required to undertake mechanical & electrical maintenance, repair and rudimentary fault finding and when required modifications on an Electrostar Fleet. Successful applicants will be responsible for ensuring that any maintenance undertaken at the depot is done in accordance with the companies' safety regulations. The exam technician will need to undertake detailed electrical and mechanical fault finding and investigation; this may include the following;
* General duties will be fault finding, general maintenance, service prep's, exam work
* Using a Laptop to run a diagnostics check/ identify Faults
* Following routine maintenance instructions and completing checks
* Carry out basic Heating & Ventilation repairs
* Hydraulic fault finding and rectification
* Pneumatic fault finding and rectification
* Bogie overhaul, damage repair and engineering
* Wheel set repair and analysis
* Bogie chassis, damage repair and clean
* Driver seats
* Wiper motors changes
* Couplers changes
* Actuators changes
* Brake checks, repairs and replacements
* Oil changes
* Working with schematic diagrams
* Axle greasing

Person Profile/Experience:
* Previous use of Laptops to diagnose faults
* Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics
* Experience of Mechanical and Electrical fault finding
* Experience of Mechanical and Electrical repairs
* Troubleshooting and evidence gathering

Qualifications:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a Mechanical and Electrical engineering discipline is a minimum.

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.

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.
Please note the above job specification could be subject to change as agreed with our client.