Rail Engineering Technician - Level 3 Apprentice - Golders Green

ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED

London, NW11 7NU

Closes in 5 days (Friday 28 February)

Posted on 3 February 2025


Summary

This role will be based at Golders Green site. 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.

Training course
Rail engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm (these times may change)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • 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 system

Where you’ll work

Alstom Traincare Centre

Finchley Road

Golders Green

London

NW11 7NU

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE WKCIC GROUP

Your training course

Rail engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

Rail Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

  • Over a 3-year program, 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 Conel college on block release to complete the academic side of the course whilst getting hands on experience and learning from the company

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSE's or equivalent in Maths, English, Science (grade 5-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this company

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars. Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet; as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Apprentices will be progressed, subject to a business need, into their first role with Alstom after successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE WKCIC GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300033.

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Closes in 5 days (Friday 28 February)

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