Details:
- Salary: £26.51 - 36.81 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Crewe Cheshire North West
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Electrical Technician
Job Location: Crewe
Shifts: Mon - Fri Days (flexibility required)
Rates: £26.51 PAYE / £36.81 Umbrella per hour
Start date: ASAP
Orion Rail are looking for an experienced Electrical Technician to be a part of a small technical team within a fast-paced depot environment.
As part of a small technical team, the Electrical Technician will be required to undertake mechanical & electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on the fleet of Rolling Stock.
The Electrical Technician would be expected to be able to complete all repairs and maintenance (both electrically and mechanically) to the new fleet of hi-tech vehicles. All these repairs must be to the high safety critical standards.
Duties for the Electrical Technician could include the following:
Checking train systems
Using manufacturer supplied computer programs to interrogate and program parts and systems.
Gather evidence of faults and create reports to ensure warranty covered parts are replaced
Carrying out inspections and checks to ensure reliability of fleet
As the Electrical Technician you would be expected to complete the below amongst other tasks:
Detailed fault finding and diagnostics
Tests and repairs on the HVAC systems
Repairs and calibrations to door systems
Wifi and CCTV testing
Re-wires and electrical component changes
Mechanical component changes
Down load train data from on board train data recorders using laptops – On Train Test Runs.
Run diagnostics software to identify faults with various train systems i.e. hydraulic systems, pneumatic systems, train management systems & on board computers.
System software updates as required
Contribution to Health and Safety daily.
Qualifications:
Minimum qualification required – NVQ Level 3 in an electrical discipline.
Orion Rail are looking for an Electrical Technician with the following experience:
Electrical experience within Rail Rolling Stock or Armed Forces essential
You will be a highly self-motivated individual, able to work under your own initiative
You will possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills
Experience within Rail desirable
Use of Laptop’s and diagnostic tools to determine faults
Ability to work from maintenance manuals and schematics
Experience of Mechanical or Electrical fault finding
Experience of Mechanical or Electrical repairs
PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS AN DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION (this is standard procedure on Rail depots)
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