Rullion
Rolling Stock Modifications Technician
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Modifications & Defects Technician
Location: Barton-under-Needwood, DE13
Industry: Rail / Rolling Stock
Shifts: Days & Nights - 40 hours per week
Contract: 12 month rolling contract
Pay:
- Pre 12 weeks: £27.41 PAYE | £35.09 UMBRELLA
- Post 12 weeks: £27.41 PAYE | £36.81 UMBRELLA
- Overtime paid at 1.25
The Role
Our client is looking for an experienced Modifications & Defects Technician to join their rolling stock engineering operation. You'll be responsible for carrying out fleet modifications, fault diagnosis, defect rectification, inspections, testing, and technical upgrades, helping to maintain the safety, reliability, and availability of the fleet.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned rolling stock modifications, engineering changes, and technical upgrades.
- Install, remove, replace, and commission rolling stock components and systems.
- Diagnose and rectify mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system faults.
- Investigate defects, identify root causes, and complete rectification within required timescales.
- Carry out inspections, functional testing, and commissioning before vehicles are released to service.
- Interpret engineering drawings, schematics, technical manuals, and modification instructions.
- Support reliability and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Accurately complete work orders, vehicle records, and maintenance documentation.
- Work closely with engineering, production, and depot teams to resolve technical issues.
- Act as an Authorised Person where competent and appointed.
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About You
Essential
- Level 3 NVQ or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
- 3-5 years' experience in a rolling stock engineering environment.
- Proven experience in fault-finding and defect rectification on mechanical and electrical systems.
- Experience delivering vehicle modifications and engineering change programmes.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and manuals.
- Experience using diagnostic/condition monitoring equipment.
- Production or manufacturing environment experience.
- Familiarity with SES or similar production systems and MS Office.
- Strong communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
- Comfortable undertaking safety-critical work.
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Desirable
- Level 4 / HNC in Electrical Engineering.
- Rolling stock or rail qualifications.
- Knowledge of Lean, 5 Why, Kaizen, and Continuous Improvement.
- Experience with rolling stock reliability improvement.
- Knowledge of customer requirements and safety-critical railway systems.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on technical opportunity to join a leading rail engineering environment, working directly on rolling stock modifications, fault diagnosis, and fleet improvement. If you have the electrical engineering expertise and rolling stock experience required, we'd like to hear from you.
Due to the safety-critical nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Drugs & Alcohol test prior to starting.
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