Maintenance Engineer Mechanical (Richards Bay) TSSSA

Maintenance Engineer Mechanical (Richards Bay) TSSSA

Location: Durban, NL, ZA

Company: Alstom

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. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Plan and maintain equipment according to EHS rules, RCM, and manufacturer’s specifications.
• Manage subcontractors on daily maintenance, investigate breakdowns, and analyze the root cause.
• Minimize downtime and ensure production is not affected by either planned or unplanned maintenance.
• Maintain a 95% availability on all equipment, plant, and tools.

KEY NETWORK & LINKS:

• Support Functions, e.g.; Supply-Chain, production, quality.
• Maintenance subcontractors.

MISSION & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan, supervise, and monitor the execution of planned and unplanned maintenance activities (including calibrations and other interventions).
• Coordinate forecasts emerging from the Maintenance Management System of the customer.
• Ensure that maintenance schedules are detailed, documented, and implemented correctly by the customer.
• Ensure minimum disruption of maintenance activities through effective planning, communication, and coordination with other stakeholders.
• Investigate breakdowns and interruptions through root cause analysis and other techniques.
• Plan for maintenance consumables and spares, ensuring availability through effective stock control.
• Monitor and record Locomotive availability, utilization, and other KPI’s (MTBF, MTTR, etc.).
• Ensure records such as status labels, certificates, reports, lifting device certificate, firefighting equipment, and certificates of compliance are kept in a traceable manner.
• Maintain meticulous records of all maintenance, calibration, and inspection interventions.
• Ensure all maintenance activity complies with quality procedures and safety regulations.
• Ensure that contractors are inducted, supervised, and disciplined to adhere to quality and safety requirements.
• Establish planning of the maintenance activities with the equipment maintenance contractors.
• Participate in APSYS actions (actions like TPM, work instructions for equipment preventive maintenance) to guarantee overall equipment availability and effectiveness.
• Manage and follow up the optimum functioning of equipment installations maintenance team.
• Report required data of equipment in conformity with industrial needs: availability of equipment and follow-up of linked indicators.
• Ensure follow-up of all equipment documentation (paper and electronic support).
• Undertake other duties as specified by the Service Engineering Manager.
• Carry out work in accordance with strict Health & Safety procedures as laid down by legislation and the Company Health & Safety policies.

MEASUREMENT:

• Achievement of QCD Commitments and EHS.
• Respect of HSE and Quality policies.
• Respect of OPEX budget on maintenance.
• Saturation of main critical tools and equipment.
• Respect of target task time in compliance with Industrial & Project planning.
• Availability of tools to perform maintenance and/or repair activities.
• Autonomy, Spirit of “Agile Inclusive Responsible.”

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

BEHAVIOUR:

• Flexible and adaptable; can adapt to new ideas and issues.
• Conscientious; meets proposed deadlines with the ability to work under pressure.
• Team player; supports team members, Spirit of “Agile Inclusive Responsible.”
• Desire to learn and develop.
• Strong analytical capacity.
• Ability to coach others; shares skills/information with others.
• Self-motivated; inspires others to achieve agreed goals.
• Logical and organized.
• Planning and organization skills.
• Effective communication skills at all levels of the organization.
• Autonomous.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Technical University Education – Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical degree.
• IT literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years of experience in Railways system/Application engineering.
• Maintenance background with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in operation and maintenance activities, preferably in manufacturing.
• Technical background with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Experience related to follow-up of subcontracted activity.
• Ability to read and understand schematics, drawings, and software specifications.
• Working knowledge of Quality and Health & Safety standards and systems preferable.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note: As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.