AddressReq ID:449188
Appointment Basis: Fixed Term. This role will include some shifts on a scheduled basis.
Location: Nottingham, NG7 7NW
Application Deadline: 29th March 2024
Salary: £16,480 per annum
This is an excellent opportunity to join a world leading engineering company where you will be working alongside qualified and experienced staff. We have a well established and long-term apprenticeship program through which we offer strong development opportunities, together with significant levels of support, mentoring and coaching.
Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation. Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 80,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide.
Within the UK & Ireland we are the leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet; as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas.
Employing 6000 people, we design and build trains at Derby, the UK’s largest train factory; and operate major sites at Widnes, Crewe, Ilford and Plymouth, and 30 train services depots across the UK and Ireland.
Now we are also part of a joint venture to design, build, and maintain the next generation of very high speed trains for HS2, delivering Europe’s fastest operational train, capable of operating at maximum speeds of 225mph (360 km/h). The fleet will be 100% electric and be one of the world’s most energy efficient very high speed trains with aerodynamic design, regenerative power and the latest energy efficient traction technology.
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity to join a world leading Engineering Company where you will work alongside qualified Technicians at our Tram Care Centre in Nottingham.
Nottingham Tram care centre operates in Nottingham and has been a tram maintenance depot for over 20 years. The depot carries out various maintenance and overhaul activities. Maintenance activities range from daily safety inspections, routine exams, corrective maintenance and reliability modifications. Overhaul activities range from complete train planned overhaul, minor component and major component overhaul. The site houses three shed roads and an underfloor wheel lathe all to be used to support the operational fleet for Nottingham.
Your day to day activities will involve learning about and supporting operational activities around maintaining trams including the original Incentro fleet of fifteen trams alongside the new Citadis trams, of which there are twenty-two in the fleet. You will be working as part of a multifunctional team responsible for diagnosing and repairing faults along with undertaking daily service exams.
Our Apprenticeships combine academic college studies with real life work-based experience across our organisation. You will have the opportunity to build and gather evidence of your competence whilst working towards a formal qualification.
You will undertake a planned rotation within appropriate departments in order to gain the skills, and competence to complete the Standard requirements. In addition, you will attend education both part- time and on block release to achieve the Knowledge, Behaviours and, Competencies as required by the apprenticeship.
Attendance outside of standard work patterns should be expected. You will also undertake internal training not covered by the Standard.
In line with the Rail Engineering Apprenticeship Standard, you will learn about all elements of Rail Engineering and the industry and eventually specialise in Transport and Rolling Stock Engineering.
Key Duties
- Attend training provider courses full time or day release as requested; Leading to completion of a level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Operate at an appropriate level carrying out designated tasks within the team assigned.
- Participate in company initiatives, in particular to be engaged in Continuous Improvement activity targeted at all aspects of Alstom performance.
- Conduct oneself at all times in a manner that reflects positively on Alstom.
- To comply with Alstom Procedures and the Code of Ethics
- Provide technical support to the depot teams in the provision of fault-finding expertise and assistance with train repair activities.
- Positioning of fault data into shared drive facility.
- Carry out fault finding and investigate intermittent faults on vehicles either on depot or in service.
- Carry out Testing & Re-Commissioning activities on vehicles and trains in accordance with pre-written test and commissioning procedures.
- Assistance in component change outs, and failure reporting for central systems support and reliability growth teams.
- Assist with skills development within depots and train care points.
- Provide on train fault diagnosis/rectification for units in service.
- Investigate technical problems as instructed by central systems support team.
- Partake in gathering required data downloads on critical performance systems at all TCC’s.
- Arrange and undertake test runs to assist in fault finding and resolution of faults, in particular the closeout of repeat failures.
- Functionally test train borne systems with minimal supervision using a variety of techniques and methods, including the use of computer-based diagnostics systems.
- Review and rectify test specifications and documentation for functional tests.
- Investigate technical problems as instructed by central systems support team.
- Assist with the validation of documentation issued in support of maintenance and repair activities, special checks, modifications and experiments.
- Assist in the validation of Maintenance Schedule amendments and other technical instructions.
- Assists with the validation of locally produced technical instructions.
- Provide technical support in connection with special checks and experiments.
- Liaise with the systems support engineers and specialist engineers as necessary, gathering technical information needed to enable technical problems with trains, procedures, materials or component problems to be resolved.
- Carry out all duties in accordance with the Train care Centre quality and safety procedures.
- Assist in the testing and repair of equipment identified as faulty and removed from trains.
- Assist the Warranty Engineer in the execution of his responsibilities.
- Ensures work is performed in a safe and effective manner in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974), Electricity at Work Regulations (1989), Railway Group Standards, and relevant ALSTOM Procedures.
- Where necessary drive the company’s vehicle to attend the Northern Lines outstations
Person Specification
Desired Skills
- Good mechanical/electrical ability combined with understanding the importance of precision and accuracy.
Desired Personal Qualities
- The right attitude and adherence towards safety is highly important.
- Ability to manage own time, prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to undertake own research and independent learning
- Good interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and able to demonstrate their commitment to achieving the apprenticeship award
- You should be able to act as a member of a multi-disciplined team (with flexibility around team roles), and also able to work on your own initiative where required
Qualifications
you must have (or be predicted to have):
- Minimum of 5 GCSE’s at grade 5-9.
- This should include Math’s, English and a Science
Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?
Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.
As a “disability confident leader accredited employer”, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
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