Apprentice - Rail Engineering Technician: L3 - (Wembley) 2025

Apprentice - Rail Engineering Technician: L3 - (Wembley) 2025

Date: 31 Jan 2025

Location: London, LND, GB

Company: Alstom

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

Location: London - Wembley, NW10 0RP

Application Deadline: 28th February 2025

Salary: £18,952 per annum

Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom has built, or is building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet, as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading engineering company where you will be working alongside qualified and experienced staff. We have a well-established and long-term apprenticeship programme through which we offer strong continuous development opportunities, together with significant levels of support, mentoring, and coaching.

The Opportunity

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.

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.

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.
• 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.
• Provide corrective maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical).
• Provide preventative maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical).
• 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 or equivalent 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 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.