Semi-Skilled Maintenance Team Member

Is being the driving force behind excellence 'Your Thing'?
We are looking for an safety driven individual to work within our Production Team. In this role you'll be be expected to service, maintain and repair our traction and rolling stock to Northern's work standards and specifications.
Connecting millions of people and communities across the North is our mission. With 2,500 trains a day, we connect people to jobs, friends, family, and the wonders of the North.
We're improving rail travel, enhancing the experience on board and at stations. Customers are at the heart of our business as we improve performance and create a better way to go.
We're driving economic value and sustainable growth for the North and its people. Our commitment to the environment means reducing our impact and enhancing the world around us.
Make a difference. Make it last. Make it yours. Make it easy. Make it happen. These are our values.
Ready to make them yours? Join us on this journey.
About the role:
As a Semi-Skilled Team Member, within our Heaton TrainCare Centre you will work within our Maintenance Team to help achieve set production targets. You’ll be responsible for carrying out maintenance and organising of our trains to recognised standards and procedures, whilst playing an active role in the Northern Team.
Day to day you’ll be expected to service, maintain and repair our traction and rolling stock. Whilst ensuring you keep people safe; you will be trained in and follow all the relevant health and safety requirements. The role will include operational skills such as underframe cleaning, body washing of traction and rolling stock, and you’ll also be responsible for checking that the components and equipment adhere to the specifications required.
This is the perfect opportunity for you to further your skill set or have a change of career, as training for all fleet and systems will be given as part of the role. However, you must be willing to play an active role in your development.
If this sounds like your thing, we’d love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities:
This is a varied and challenging role, but here is a taste of what your day-to-day activities could include:
Regular services, maintenance, and repairs on our traction and rolling stock and equipment
Basic fault diagnosis on our traction and rolling stock
Obtaining, using, caring for and returning all instruments, tools and equipment to storage locations.
Application of basic mechanical, electrical, vehicle building and plumbing principles and skills
Prioritising your daily workload to ensure daily targets are met in a timely manner
And because you’ll need to work a range of shifts, from the early hours of the morning until late at night, plus weekends and Bank Holidays, it’s vital that you’re flexible and that you live within 60 minutes’ drive of the Outstation,
About you:
As part of the Level 3 role, you do not need to be qualified in Engineering but, having basic technical skills covering mechanical, electrical, plumbing & vehicle building skills is desirable. You must be willing to play an active role in your own assessments, training and development.
We’re also looking for the following:
Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to liaise and work effectively with colleagues
The ability to prioritise and be adaptable when things can change as well as managing your day to day workload
Showing initiative where necessary, whilst continuing to adhere to our working policies
Able to read and understand COSHH safety related instructions or willing to learn.
Ability to work to instructions, safety policies and rules and regulations
And don’t forget that our selection process includes a safety critical medical assessment, that covers general health, vision, hearing, colour vision and drugs and alcohol testing.
Our Benefits:
Because we value our people and reward hard work, we’ve created a benefits package that we think you’ll love. So, you’ll be able to make the most of:
Opportunities to progress and grow - including comprehensive training schemes and a range of online learning courses.
Free Travel on Northern services - everyone who works at Northern, plus their partners/spouses and dependents, can travel for free right across our full network of services. *Certain eligibility criteria will apply.
75% discount with other Train Operating Companies - after 2 years with us, you’ll also get discounted travel on many other rail services in the UK and Europe.
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme - you’ll rarely find a pension as good as a Northern pension, and we top up your pension with a generous 1.5 times your contribution.
A generous holiday entitlement - our holiday entitlements can help you feel like you can get away too.

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