Apprentice - Rail Engineering Technician: L3 (Glasgow) 2025

Apprentice - Rail Engineering Technician: L3 (Glasgow) 2025

Date: 31 Jan 2025

Location: Glasgow, GLG, GB

Company: Alstom

Appointment Basis: Fixed Term. This role will include some shifts on a scheduled basis.

Application Deadline: 28th February 2025

Salary: £16,480 per annum

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains to turnkey systems, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

The Opportunity

This role is based at our Glasgow Traincare Centre. An excellent opportunity to join a world-leading Engineering Company where you will work alongside qualified Technicians at our traincare centres. The depot carries out various maintenance and overhaul activities, including daily safety inspections, routine exams, corrective maintenance, and reliability modifications.

Your day-to-day activities will involve learning about and supporting operational activities around maintaining trains, including loco-hauled coaching stock and various fleet overhauls. You will be part of a multifunctional team responsible for diagnosing and repairing faults along with undertaking daily service exams.

Over a 3-year program, you will combine academic college studies with real-life work-based experience across our organisation. Your qualification will be completed at Glasgow Clyde College – Training will be delivered by day release. The remainder of the time is spent at work in the depot. Accommodation and travel costs are met by the company.

You will have the opportunity to build and gather evidence of your competence whilst working towards a formal qualification.

Key Duties:

• Operate at an appropriate level carrying out designated tasks within the team assigned.
• Become trained and competent in carrying out daily and safety exams on all stable traction Bi-mode EMUs.
• Carry out general depot duties e.g.: Line of Routes.
• Provide technical support to the depot teams in the provision of primary fault finding/reporting.
• Provide basic maintenance competency e.g.: side skirt cleans, brake pads, block changes, etc.
• Carry out depot cleaning/general housekeeping.
• Driving company vehicles if certified.
• Provide corrective maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical).
• Provide preventative maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical).
• Carry out Testing & Re-commissioning activities on vehicles and trains in accordance with pre-written test and commissioning procedures.
• Investigate technical problems as instructed by central systems support team.
• Functionally test train-borne systems with minimal supervision using a variety of techniques and methods, including the use of computer-based diagnostics systems.

Requirements of the role:

• To apply, you must have (or be predicted to have): Minimum of 5 x National 5 certificates grade A to C - This should include Math’s, English and a Science.
• Good mechanical/electrical ability combined with understanding the importance of precision and accuracy.
• Self-motivated and able to demonstrate their commitment to achieving the apprenticeship award.
• 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.

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.