Overhaul and Modification Technician – Craigentinny

Here at Zed Rail we have a requirement for X2 Overhaul and Modification Technicians working in Craigentinny train depot in Scotland.
A new opportunity has opened for Electrical and Mechanical Technicians for one of the largest Global train Manufacturers.
We are looking for individuals from a Rolling Stock, REME, Ex-Forces, HGV Aircraft (Avionics) type backgrounds who hold advanced experience within the field of Mechanical or Electrical and Electronics.

Location: Edinburgh, Craigentinny Train Depot.
Pay: £27.47 hourly (Inside IR35) Would need to go Umbrella or PAYE.
Hours: 40 – 50 hours. (Overtime is paid at the higher rate of £38.17)
Qualification: Mechanical or Electrical Level 3 minimum
Start: ASAP

Mechanical duties may include:
– Disconnecting underframe equipment, such as water tanks, exhausts, couplers
– Removing Bogies
– Dismantle and reassembling front end of trains, body paneling and support frames etc.
– Carrying electrical disconnections in preparation for welding activities
– Understand engineering drawings and procedures.
– Perform scheduled maintenance activities on the rolling stock in accordance with the vehicle maintenance instructions
– Undertake servicing and preparation of the rolling stock.
– Actively participate in the ongoing continuous improvement activities for maintenance processes and maintenance procedures that support all depot and fleet activities
– Support the delivery of new trains and undertake the maintenance acceptance processes.
– Ensure exam tasks are being completed in a timely manner, undertake basic fault rectification or repair when required.
– Adherence to all health and safety processes and procedures.
– Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
– Experience of working at stabling outstations or main line station technical support.
– Modern fault finding and repair techniques using pc based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
– Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings reading.
– Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated reliability and available trend analysis.
– Experience of performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.

Electrical duties may include the following:
• Underframe/IP connector checks – checking the wires are connected correctly
• Door interlock switch protection plates (protects it being damaged)
• Header panel pin change – not the correct pins put in
• Wi-Fi change out – includes fitting and drilling antennas, aerials, data cables and the Wi-Fi hub
• Carrying out work recording via both paperwork and computer (SAP)
• Fitting and re-fitting electrical components
• Uploading and downloading software data
• Electrical pinning and de-pinning
• Detailed electrical wiring
• Crimping
• Follow schematics
• Basic fault finding and fluke meter tests
• Implementation of modifications IAW Mod instructions
• Checking of defect reporting systems designed to advise known safety defects or restrictions applicable to the movement of the Train.
• Checking the presence of external equipment and systems connected to the vehicle, or in the path of the vehicle.
• Removing, replacing and fault finding of Rolling Stock components
• Checking the safe condition of passenger and train crew accommodation, for example lighting, heating etc.
• Door systems checks
• Checking Oil levels / Oil Change
• Checking Water levels
• Using a Laptop to run a diagnostics check
• Carry out basic Heating & Ventilation modifications
• Carry out basic seating modifications / Grab rail modifications
• Checking Driver seats / Wiper motors/ Couplers/ Actuators
• Working from detailed schematic drawings
• Test Continuity using Fluke / Multi-Meter
• Exhaust modification (to reduce emissions)

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