Electrical Technician

Electrically Skilled Technician required to conduct corrective maintenance, fault finding, and supporting wider maintenance activities on modern rolling stock.

In this hands-on role, you’ll be responsible for carrying out electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault finding, and warranty work on modern traction and rolling stock systems. Working within a fast-paced depot environment, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, performance, and reliability of CAF’s cutting-edge rail vehicles.

Location:
Newton Heath, Dean Lane, Manchester, Manchester, Great Manchester, M40 3AD

Role and Responsibilities:

• Carrying out Warranty and Maintenance work on a fleet of modern passenger trains.
• Completing testing, fault finding, examinations and reliability checks
• Troubleshooting using electrical schematics, test equipment, and diagnostic software
• Fault finding and root cause analysis on electrical and electronic systems.

The Candidate

• Have maintenance and warranty experience on Rolling Stock vehicles
• Be able to utilise schematics, software, and various tools to efficiently diagnose electrical faults within a Rail vehicle.
• A team player with the experience to work independently
• Will be a problem-solver with a logical mindset and the ability to think on their feet
• Comfortable communicating with and working alongside clients.

Shifts

Days and Nights Rotating pattern includes:

• 5 days on (Mon–Fri), 5 off
• 4 nights (Thu–Sun), 5 off
• 2 days (Sat–Sun), 3 nights (Mon–Wed), 4 off

Essentials

• NVQ Level 3 minimum qualification (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline
• Experience following vehicle maintenance instructions
• Ability to interpret electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematic diagrams
• Experience using test and measuring equipment

Desirable

• Strong fault-finding skills and ability to read schematics and VMIs.
• Leadership and customer liaison capabilities for occasional cover. 
• Valid and clean UK driver’s license

Likely Job Titles: technician, maintenance, dual skilled technician, mechanical, mechanic, electrical, electric, heavy maintenance, exam technician, exams technician

Ford & Stanley Ltd is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.