Tram Maintenance Technician
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The Vacancy
Please note this vacancy is a fixed term contract only for the duration of 12 - months.
Do you have a highly developed understanding of maintenance activities? Do you have extensive knowledge of working safely within a rail or similar environment? Do you have the ability to fault find and undertake diagnostic fault investigations? If so, joining KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) as a Tram Maintenance Technician may be for you.
As a Tram Maintenance Technician at KAM, you will complete the tram maintenance requirements working closely with the on-shift Team Leader and Tram Maintenance Team in delivering the maintenance plan by completing maintenance, corrective tasks and fault-finding activities safely, to schedule and in compliance with the Maintenance Task Instructions, Risk Assessment & Method Statement.
You will be part of a 24/7 shift rota and provide 24/7 front line support for the tram maintenance programme in accordance with the maintenance documentation and where required supply support to the Tram Maintenance Team.
Key accountabilities
As a Tram Maintenance Technician at KAM, your key accountabilities will be:
- Embed a zero-harm culture with Safety considerations at front of mind for everyone
- Contribute input into the KAM safety systems.
- Contributes and take part in annual identification and quantification of risks to complete the risk assessment register.
- Contributes to completing the maintenance of assets in line with the tram maintenance instructions.
- Follows the policies, standards and guidelines for the maintenance of the tram fleet and associated assets.
- Provide prompt and constructive feedback on problems identified during maintenance of tram fleet and associated assets.
- Only complete tasks that they are trained and competent to do.
- Complete tasks in a timely manner.
- Carry out tasks as defined in the tram maintenance instructions to ensure assets are correctly maintained.
- Complete and ensure asset management records both paper and software based are accurate and up to date.
Knowledge and Experience
• NVQ Level 3 / Advanced modern apprenticeship
• Proven experience in a large maintenance environment with a focus on safety and maintenance completion to plan.
• Knowledge of maintenance activities within a large multi-disciplined team.
• Experience in an operational transport and maintenance environment.
• Strong knowledge, experience and understanding of risk and safety in the workplace, within a transport environment and from a maintenance perspective.
• Experience or knowledge of the importance in keeping asset management records updated both paper and software based.
• A comprehensive understanding of fault-finding techniques using known tools such as FMEA and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge and experience of following Maintenance instructions.
• Knowledge in one or more of maintenance in the systems below;
- Electrical Electronic.
- Mechanical.
- Hydraulic.
About you
To join KAM as a Tram Maintenance Technician, you should have:
• Extensive maintenance skills with proven track record in a relevant discipline.
• Highly developed understanding of maintenance activities.
• Engage with key stakeholders, including with internal functional areas of the business, as well as external agencies such as TFGM, Original Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers.
• Extensive knowledge of working safely within a rail or similar environment.
• Knowledge of Tram maintenance or a comparable industry.
• Ability to follow maintenance instructions and complete asset management documentation.
• Ability to identify the root cause of system failures and complete repairs to prevent reoccurrence.
• Have the ability to work within a team to deliver maintenance requirements to the capacity model.
• The ability to work to programmes and amend as and when required to reflect present processes.
• Ability to fault find and undertake diagnostic fault investigations.
• Have good communication skills.
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The Company
KeolisAmey Metrolink (KAM) is the largest light rail network in the UK. Growing and evolving since first opening in 1992. Metrolink have so far expanded to 103km of track, 99 stops and 147 trams, with a target of 52 million yearly passengers by the end of 2022.
We recognise and celebrate the diversity of our customers, communities and colleagues and strive for a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and society at large.
The Year 2020
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