Vehicle Technician

Req ID: 493396

Location: Ilford Depot, IG3

Appointment Basis: Permanent. Rotating shifts, days and nights.

Apply by: 19th August

Salary + Benefits: CIRCA £58,000

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet; as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling.

Your future role

You will be working on our LOTrain project, based out of Ilford and will be occasionally required to work from Willesden TMD.

You'll be responsible for ensuring all train maintenance and servicing activities run to their maximum efficiency and output. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, this includes total preventative maintenance, managing and supporting production staff in fault finding and technical investigations and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of the production department, providing guidance and instruction to Maintenance Technicians.

We’ll look to you for:

• Assist in running an efficient train maintenance operation which is able to fulfil operational and contractual targets.
• Manage maintenance projects in accordance with engineering instructions.
• Responsible for the safety of individuals on the team and that of those impacted by any maintenance activity.
• Understand and work in accordance with the company’s safety and quality requirements, and procedures within the Deport Safety Management System and Depot Operations Plan.
• Perform effective diagnosis of train faults and timely repair of components to maximise train availability. Perform scheduled planned preventative maintenance in order to minimise train unavailability / downtime.
• Analyse faults to identify root cause and development of countermeasures, improvement actions and containments.
• Control and source maintenance tools, equipment and spares
• Document breakdowns, identifying root cause and remedial action to help identify and resolve recurring issues
• Understand and maintain high standards of tidiness and organisation in line with good 5S (Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) practice
• Supporting the Shift Production Manager in the identification of training needs
• Coaching staff in good working practices and quality standards

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Demonstrate excellence in approach to work and people activities
• Practical hands on approach to problem solving
• Responsible for accurate completion of all paperwork prior to supervisor validation.
• Highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative
• You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Embraces personal challenge, Confident, rounded thinking
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
• Actively Committed to team development

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.