Maintenance Technician

Job Overview

Maintenance Technician position at Hitachi Rail in London, Bounds Green Train Maintenance Centre. Permanent role on rotating day and night shift, supporting the Intercity Express Programme on the East Coast Main Line.

Responsibilities

• Perform scheduled maintenance activities on Class 800 rolling stock in accordance with vehicle maintenance instructions.
• Undertake servicing and preparation of the rolling stock.
• Carry out driving duties within depot confines following depot operating procedures and instructions.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities for maintenance processes and procedures.
• Support delivery of new trains and undertake maintenance acceptance processes.
• Ensure exam tasks are completed timely and perform basic fault rectification or repair when required.
• Adhere to all health and safety processes and procedures.
• Attend testing locations, main line station and outstations to perform preventative and corrective maintenance as required.
• Prepare to travel and stay overnight away from base for short periods.
• Support Maintenance Team Leaders and Shift Production Managers in delivery of production plan.
• Record all work activities and stock consumption using the maintenance management system.
• Work shifts to meet service requirements of fleet customers.
• Assist with other responsibilities as per localised requirements.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Experience working a 24/7 shift roster in a modern rolling stock maintenance depot.
• Strong safety awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environment.
• Experience at stabling outstations or main line station technical support.
• Modern fault finding and repair techniques using PC‑based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
• Reading of electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings.
• Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated reliability and availability trend analysis.
• Experience performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.
• Served apprenticeship with mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Engineering based NVQ level 2 and 3.
• Calm and diplomatic under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Loyal, committed, confident and determined.

Desired Skills (not essential)

• Ability to investigate complex electrical and mechanical faults and write detailed reports.
• Intermediate IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Train driving, Fire warden, First Aider.
• Powered plant and tools – bogie drop, cranes, air systems / 110V tools.
• Train driving assessment and licence.
• Depot Protection.
• Working at Height, COSHH, Manual handling, AC/DC.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday.
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Personal Accident insurance.
• Group Income protection.
• Group Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Additional perks available within a flexible plan to suit individual needs.

Equal‑Opportunity Mandate

We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion and worldview. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.

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