Lead Technician

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* Location:

** Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
** Job :
** R0113130
* * Date Posted:
**** Company Name:
** HITACHI RAIL LIMITED
** Profession (Job Category):
** Other
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* Job Schedule:

** Full time
** Remote:
** NoA career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.
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* Job Description:

**** Lead Technician
**** Doncaster****£49,590 + 15% shift allowance
**** Permanent contract
**** Days and nights
**** Your new role
** Hitachi Rail are currently searching for a Lead Technician to join our team in Doncaster at our state of the art Train Maintenance Centre. This is a permanent position working a rotating day and night  this exciting role you will be responsible for undertaking corrective and preventative maintenance, servicing, complex fault finding and repair of Hitachi rolling stock assets.

Specifically, you will be responsible for the following deliverables:
* Prepare for and undertake planned and unplanned maintenance activities
* Confirm that traction and rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques
* Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications
* Prepare for and undertake the removal and replacement of traction and rolling stock components
* Install, assemble traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques
* Identify, assess and rectify defects and discrepancies on Hitachi rolling stock assets
* Create technical scopes of work for fault rectification by other members of staff
* Support engineering team with regards reliability improvements to rolling stock assets
* Attend and provide technical support with failures in service when on duty
* Keep SAP record system up to date with clear and concise information of work carried out.
* Maintain the condition of the work site, materials and equipment
* Adhere to health, safety, environmental & quality practices in the workplace
** About you
**** Skills & Experience
*** Experience of supporting a maintenance team on a shift basis in a modern rolling stock maintenance depot environment.
* Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
* 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.
* Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated reliability and available trend analysis.
* Experience of performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.
** Qualifications
* ** M & E ONC or served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines or equivalent proven railway experience.
* Engineering based NVQ level 3 – Electrical bias would be advantageous
** Behavioural
* ** Comfortable working alone or in a team
* Sound knowledge of, and compliance to, rules and regulations (internal and external)
* Calm and diplomatic under pressure, able to support, teach and mentor.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Able to interface effectively with all levels of personnel both within and outside the company.
* Loyal, committed, confident and determined.
** Desirable
* ** Intermediate IT skills – typically Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook
* Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings reading
* Train driving, Fire warden, First Aider
* Train driving assessment and licence
* Depot Protection
* Working at Height, COSHH, Manual handling, AC Depot isolation
* Operate a modern LOPs system
** What we offer
** We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:
* Competitive salary
* Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
* 25 days holiday
* Pension scheme with…