Service Engineer Level 3 - Hoist Team Leader
Job Introduction
Job Introduction
This is a wide-ranging role that includes providing shop floor leadership, undertaking rolling stock modifications, heavy overhaul and maintenance work packages and bespoke workstreams.
The role will be part of a team responsible for undertaking asset life cycle work streams and franchise commitments, providing technical expertise and leading and motivating a team of shop floor staff.
Key tasks will include: providing technical expertise, defect, overhaul and modification management; carrying out unit modification trials, through to first in class and delivery of projects and work packages; co-ordinating the effective deployment of staff to ensure project deadlines and targets are met.
Responsible for carrying out work packages, repairs, examination work and fault finding, always working safely and effectively within the team, to all required standards and specifications.
2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first-ever passenger rail journey, so we’re celebrating our proud history and our bright future.
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What you’ll do
- Comply with safety systems, standards and procedures.
- Carry out mechanical inspection and gauging, electro-mechanical testing, examinations, repairs and routine maintenance to specifications.
- Carry out component changes / heavy lift as required.
- Responsible for carrying out failure mode component testing of faulty or suspect electronic hardware.
- Fault finding and diagnosis, including investigation into repeat failures.
- Provide post-incident and return to service testing service, brakes, doors, WSP and Traction.
The experience you’ll need
- Input appropriate data to IT systems.
- Promote best practice procedures for the team and production.
- Prioritise and manage own workload and those of others when required, liaising with other departments, as necessary.
- Have a sound knowledge of the Engineering Management System (EMS) and able to open, close and create job cards as necessary within the system.
All successful candidates will need to undertake and pass a full safety critical medical before formal offer. If you have any questions regarding this please do email careers@southeasternrailway.co.uk.
Given the start and end times of shifts, it’s also best to have your own transport to get to and from your place of work.
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.
Other things to know
- All successful applicants will need to pass a Personal Track Safety course or a Depot Track Safety course (full training provided).
- This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
- All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
- If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.
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What you’ll get in return
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
- a final salary pension
- 24 days annual leave allowance (including bank holidays)
- free rail travel across our networks.
- 4 on 4 off Shift Pattern
Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.
A bit about Southeastern
We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.
However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.
It’s also about making our railway a great place to work and our team one that represents the communities we serve. This is a journey we’re fully committed to and we’re proud to have been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards and endorsed as a WORK180 Employer for Women.
Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.
