Apprentice - Rail Engineering Technician: L3 - (Oxley), 2025

Apprentice - Rail Engineering Technician: L3 - (Oxley), 2025

Date: 31 Jan 2025

Company: Alstom

Appointment Basis: Fixed Term

Location: Oxley, WV10 6JQ

Application Deadline: 28th February 2025

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a world leading Engineering Company where you will work alongside qualified Technicians at our depots, based at our Oxley Depot.

Your day to day activities will involve learning about and supporting operational activities around maintaining trains. You will be working as part of a multifunctional team responsible for diagnosing and repairing faults along with undertaking daily service exams.

Our Apprenticeships combine academic college studies with real life work-based experience across our organisation. You will have the opportunity to build and gather evidence of your competence whilst working towards a formal qualification.

You will undertake a planned rotation within appropriate departments in order to gain the skills, and competence to complete the Standard requirements. In addition, you will attend education both part-time and on block release to achieve the Knowledge, Behaviours and, Competencies as required by the apprenticeship. Attendance outside of standard work patterns should be expected. You will also undertake internal training not covered by the Standard.

In line with the Rail Engineering Apprenticeship Standard, you will learn about all elements of Rail Engineering and the industry and eventually specialise in Transport and Rolling Stock Engineering.

You will attend Reaseheath college on block release to complete the academic side of the course whilst getting hands on experience and learning from the company.

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 EMU’s.
• 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.
• Crane driving and lifting equipment and training as required.
• Provide corrective maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical).
• Provide preventative maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical).
• Provide secondary fault finding.
• Positioning of fault data into shared drive facility.
• 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:

• You must hold (or be predicted to hold) a minimum of 5 GCSEs including English, Maths and Science at Grades 5-9.
• 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.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.

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.