Overhaul & Modification Techinian

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom HITACHI RAIL LIMITED Full time

**Description**

**Are you looking for an opportunity to work on high profile rail projects and advanced technology alongside experts from the UK, Europe and Japan? Come and join the fastest growing rail Business in the world**

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signalling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey. With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions.** We are working to inspire the Next - and this is your chance to be part of it.**

**Your new role**

Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:

- Undertake overhaul and modification duties as directed by the Team Leader
- Perform Operations pre-sale activates in preparation for final train commissioning, testing and acceptance by the customer.
- Great Western contract mobilisation and ongoing delivery of the operational maintenance requirements.
- Support Great Western and East Coast Main Line train delivery, testing and commissioning teams in the UK and in Japan.
- Perform the “safety of the line” inspections prior to commencement of nightly / daily testing and that this is recorded into the Maintenance Management System.
- Undertake the testing maintenance regime at North Pole or any other testing location as required in such a way as to not impact operational test running.
- Support the delivery of new trains and undertake the maintenance acceptance processes.
- Perform fault finding and repair of Hitachi rolling stock assets incorporating best practice and lessons learnt from the established Class 395 maintenance team at Ashford.
- Undertake depot special tools initial training and competency assessment To include depot protection systems, bogie drop equipment, fire alarm, lifting equipment (including crane systems and mobile hydraulic lifting equipment), depot maintenance shed 25kv overhead traction supply, train windscreen lifting device, mobile lifting/scaffolding platforms and train wash.
- Support the continued development of the SAP maintenance management system (MMS). Ensure all shop floor requirements are captured and delivered.
- Personally responsible for ensuring all materials removed from the store are recorded in SAP. Any materials being returned to the stores for repair are correctly labelled and process is followed. This applies to North Pole and at out based locations as required during testing and commissioning.
- Comply with the lean principles and best practice as instructed at North Pole and other out stabled locations as necessary.
- Development of the Maintenance Manual - Testing of new maintenance documents at the train, feedback any potential improvements to the technical author as part of the continued improvement loop.
- Fleet Delivery - Support the Service Delivery Manager to ensuring the contractual agreed number of trains are made available for service.
- Undertake the required corrective and preventative running maintenance. Ensure exam tasks are being completed in a timely manner, undertake fault rectification or repair when required.
- Health & safety - Follow the correct working practices at all times. All relative PPE equipment is being used. Ensure road ways/pits are kept clean after work.
- Attendance at testing locations, main line station and outstations to undertake preventative and corrective maintenance as required.
- Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications
- Must be prepared to travel and overnight away from base location for short periods of time to support Great Western and East Cost Main Line train commissioning, testing and specialist training.
- Liaise with Hitachi and external personnel as required to complete the duties of the post.
- Must undertake training for depot train driving / assessment and pass as competent.
- Assist as required

**About you**

**Essential**
- Manual Handling, COSHH, working at height, Powered plant and tools - air / 110v experience.
- Network Rail Sentinel PTS
- Experience of working a 24/7 shift roster in a modern rolling stock maintenance depot environment.
- Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
- Experience of working at stabling out stations or main line station technical support.
- Rolling stock test, approvals and commissioning experience preferably gained from a previous modern rolling stock fleet introduction.
- Highly experienced in undertaking preventative and corrective rolling stock maintenance on modern rolling stock. To include modern fault finding and repair techniques using pc based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
- Competent with stores, spare parts logistics and material management on a railway maintenance depot.
- Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated rel



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