Maintenance Assistant

Req ID: 464402

 

Location: Crofton, WF4

 

Appointment Basis: Permanent

 

Apply by: 9th October

 

Salary + Benefits: £40,467.36  

 

 

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, train services, and signalling infrastructure projects. It has built just under 40% of the UK’s mainline train fleet, all the fleets currently in service with London Underground and Dublin’s LUAS.

 

It is building the UK’s biggest train programme in a generation – AVENTRA - for seven of the UK’s largest train operating companies, is ramping up to build the next generation of Greater Dublin’s commuter trains, DART+ as well as 54 HS2 high-speed trains in a Joint Venture. Alstom also supports 66% of the UK fleet through its Services business and is the UK’s leading CP6 signalling & infrastructure provider.

 

Employing 6,000 people across the UK and Ireland, we design, build and test trains at the UK’s largest end-to-end train manufacturing factory in Derby and operate major sites at Widnes, Crewe, Ilford and Plymouth, as well as 30 train services depots across the UK&I

 

Your future role

 

This is a varied role and the successful applicant will be able to work under their own initiative as well as working as part of a team.  The remit of this challenging role is to carry out routine maintenance; repair and fault-finding work on rail vehicles, plant, lifting and handling equipment, buildings and facilities as required.

 

We’ll look to you for:

 

• Routine rail vehicle maintenance as per the Vehicle Maintenance Instruction (VMI)
• Operation of powered equipment, lifting and mechanical handling equipment
• Assist Technicians as required
• Act as Person in Charge of Moves (PICOM)
• On site rail vehicle driving
• Where trained and competent move Class 22X, 180 and 185 vehicles around the Crofton Depot site.
• Maintenance of plant.
• Compliance with all laid down H&S legislation and depot procedures to ensure a safe accident free environment.
• Responsible for keeping the work area clean and tidy and to the highest standard at all times.
• Required to continually look at opportunities to adopt and develop continuous improvement techniques. Knowledge and experience

 

 

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: 

 

• Ideally City & Guilds qualified, candidates must be mechanically and electrically proficient with a basic understanding of the vehicles and plant being maintained.
• Fully literate and numerate, and preferably computer literate.
• Detailed understanding of Class 180 and Class 22X vehi