Maintenance Technician (KZN Depot)Date: 16 Sep 2024
Location: Durban, NL, ZA
Company: Alstom
Vacancy: Maintenance Technician
Appointments will be made in line with the company's employment equity plan. People with Disability are encouraged to apply. Gibela's journey is intrinsically tied to a vision of socio-economic transformation, recognizing the central role of passenger rail in propelling the South African economy forward. Gibela stands as Africa's largest train manufacturing and passenger trains maintenance company, committed to reviving the South African railway sector.
We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the Maintenance Technician position under the Services Department. The position will report to the Maintenance Team Leader and is based in Springfield Depot (KZN). Job Purpose: To provide technical support to the customer during commercial service, during preventive and corrective maintenance before and after warranty.
Key Responsibilities: Support/Interface with Engineering Department for the analysis of all data coming from the field for the purposes of resolution of technical problems on trains.Report on all anomalies found in commercial service.Interface with the customer and technical fleet management to deal with emergencies arising during commercial service.Support the customer in corrective and preventive maintenance by coaching and training on executing maintenance tasks, following procedures delivered by Gibela Engineering team upon request.Respond to all requests addressed by the customer – by call or directly at the technical support desk.Carry out train preparation, diagnostics on trains/CFM, or use of onboard computerized equipment/working manuals, troubleshooting guides, and train system knowledge.Troubleshoot and repair the GIBELA Rolling Stock in line with specified Quality procedures, requiring manual work and sometimes working on powered-up trains in a safe and controlled manner.Adhere to strict Health & Safety procedures as laid down by legislation and the Company Health & Safety policies.Undertake other duties as specified by the Team Leader and Depot Manager.Train new members of the team.Support the Reliability team and the Field Engineer to understand the root cause of complex failures.Minimum Requirements: National Diploma (S4) qualification in either Electrical or Electronics Engineering.Industrial or Technical background with 2 to 3 years of experience, preferably in a rail-related environment.MS Office literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).Decisive and able to obtain and use necessary information to make decisions.Ability to coach others and share skills/information.Self-motivated and inspires others to achieve agreed goals.Logical, organized, and autonomous.Special Requirements: The job involves frequent mobility, with work in several depots, and at times on the train corridors. Technical support and maintenance are required on a 24/7 shift & on-call basis (day, night, weekends).
Closing Date: 27 September 2024
Should you not hear from us in 30 days, consider your application as unsuccessful.
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