Maintenance Technician

Job Overview

Location:

Mountcastle Cres, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Job : R0129046
Salary: £43,696 plus 15% shift allowance (£3,000) and location allowance. Permanent contract. Full time, no remote work.

• Perform scheduled maintenance activities on rolling stock within a Train Maintenance Centre environment in accordance with vehicle maintenance instructions.
• Undertake servicing and preparation of rolling stock.
• Drive vehicles within depot confines following depot operating procedures.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities for maintenance processes and procedures.
• Ensure exam tasks are completed promptly, and undertake fault rectification or repair when required.
• Adhere to all health and safety processes and procedures.
• Attend testing locations, main line station and outstations to undertake preventative and corrective maintenance as required.
• Travel and stay overnight away from base location for short periods of time as needed.
• Support Maintenance Team Leaders and Duty Shift Managers in delivering the production plan.
• Record all work activities and stock consumption using the maintenance management system in accordance with maintenance processes and procedures.
• Work shifts to meet the service requirements of multiple customers.

• Manual handling, COSHH, working at height, powered plant and tools.
• Experience of working a 24/7 shift roster in a modern maintenance environment.
• Outstanding safety awareness.
• Modern fault‑finding and repair techniques using PC‑based laptops and remote diagnostics.
• Extensive experience with modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and reliability/availability trend analysis.
• Proficiency reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings.
• Served apprenticeship with mechanical and electrical disciplines or equivalent engineering NVQ Level 2 and 3.
• Strong teamwork skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to investigate complex electrical and mechanical faults and produce detailed reports.
• Professional representation of Hitachi, calm and diplomatic under pressure.
• Commitment, confidence and determination.

• Intermediate IT skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Fire warden, first aid qualifications.
• Working at height, COSHH, manual handling, AC/DC depot isolation.

• Competitive salary, 25 days holiday.
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%.
• Private medical insurance.
• Personal accident insurance.
• Group income protection.
• Group life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

At Hitachi Rail, we welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion and worldview. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.