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Maintenance Electrician – Railway Depot Based

Salary up to £42,000 plus company benefits

East London and Essex

Ganymede Solutions is seeking a skilled Maintenance Electrician to join an award-winning train operating company with services between East London and Essex. Our client is well recognised as one of the UK’s most punctual operators, with a dedication to provide an exceptional passenger service to its customers.

The Role

As the Maintenance Electrician, you will be tasked with performing electrical maintenance and repairs on plant across the client’s railway depots in East London and Essex. This will include coverage on the train operator route, carrying out minor new installation at these locations.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Routine Maintenance of depot plant and equipment in East London and Essex, this will include diagnosing and fault finding.
Carrying out minor new installations on plant and equipment across railway depots in East London and Essex
Support contractors carrying out maintenance, and repairs and installation across the depots.
Assist with necessary equipment and materials purchasing for maintenance works across the depots.
Complete maintenance and repair documents for plant and equipment across the depots
About You

If this role is of interest and you would like this join this fantastic operator as a Maintenance Electrician, here is what you will need to be considered.

You will be responsible for planning and organising your weekly tasks and activities to fall in line with required time frames. You will also need to have an adaptable as you will be working independently or as part of a team. You will also be required to have effective communication skills both verbally and written as you will be recording brief reports on maintenance tasks.

Required Qualifications and Training

Recognised C&G, NVQ qualifications

BS7671 18th Edition City & Guilds qualification. 
C&G 2391 Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations or C&G 2394 Initial Verification and C&G 2395 Periodic Inspection and Testing Existing Installations or equivalent. 
Understanding of COSHH, Confined Spaces, Hot Work, High Voltage regulations etc 
Fire Safety (Primary Module) or equivalent. 
Local Safety Induction 
Working at Heights 
Certified Competent in Personal Track Safety  
Manual Handling 
Ladder & Scaffold Trained 
Certified Competent to latest IEE Wiring Regulations 
UK Driving License 

Shift Hours

Monday to Friday:  0800am – 1600pm

This will also include 1 week on-call duties therefore full flexibility is required.

Salary and Benefits

£42,000 p.a.

Final salary pension

33-day holiday including bank holidays

Free travel on the operator’s service and discount on other Rail Service Provides

Next Steps

After applying for the Maintenance Electrician your CV will be reviewed before screening and shortlisting.

Successful candidates will be required to attend a medical, drug & alcohol test and provide the correct eligibility to work documents.

If you are interested in this Maintenance Electrician position, press “APPLY” or send your CV to

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