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Here at TXM we have had a requirement for a team of Mechanical and Electrical technicians working in Craigentinny train depot in Scotland.
A new opportunity has opened for a number of Electrical and Mechanical Technicians for one of the largest train Manufactures. 
We are looking for individuals from a rolling stock, REME and Aircraft (Avionics) background who hold advanced experience within the field of Mechanical or Electrical and Electronics.

Location: Craigentinny depot
Contract: 6 months
Pay: £27.19 hourly (Inside ir35) Would need to go Umbrella or PAYE.
Hours: 40 - 50 hours. (Overtime is paid after 40 hours at the higher rate of £37.78)
Qualification: Level 3 minimum
Start: ASAP 

Mechanical duties may include:

Disconnecting underframe equipment, such as water tanks, exhausts, couplers
Removing Bogies
Dismantle and reassembling front end of trains, body panelling and support frames etc
Carrying electrical disconnections in preparation for welding activities
Understand engineering drawings and procedures.
Perform scheduled maintenance activities on the rolling stock in accordance with the vehicle maintenance instructions
Undertake servicing and preparation of the rolling stock.
Actively participate in the ongoing continuous improvement activities for maintenance processes and maintenance procedures that support all depot and fleet activities
Support the delivery of new trains and undertake the maintenance acceptance processes.
Ensure exam tasks are being completed in a timely manner, undertake basic fault rectification or repair when required.
Adherence to all health and safety processes and procedures.
Outstanding Safety Awareness gained in an operational railway engineering environments.
Experience of working at stabling outstations or main line station technical support.
Modern fault finding and repair techniques using pc based laptops and remote train diagnostics.
Reading electrical, pneumatic, mechanical schematics and drawings reading.
Extensive experience of modern maintenance management systems (MMS) and associated reliability and available trend analysis.
Experience of performing modifications and campaigns on modern rolling stock.

Electrical duties may include the following:
• Underframe/IP connector checks – checking the wires are connected correctly
• Door interlock switch protection plates (protects it being damaged)
• Header panel pin change – not the correct pins put in
• Wifi change out – includes fitting and drilling antennas, aerials, data cables and the wifi hub
• Carrying out work recording via both paperwork and computer (SAP)
• Fitting and re-fitting electrical components
• Uploading and downloading software data
• Electrical pinning and de-pinning
• Detailed electrical wiring
• Crimping
• Follow schematics
• Basic fault finding and fluke meter tests
• Implementation of modifications IAW Mod instructions
• Checking of defect reporting systems designed to advise known safety defects or restrictions applicable to the movement of the Train.
• Checking the presence of external equipment and systems connected to the vehicle, or in the path of the vehicle.
• Removing, replacing and fault finding of Rolling Stock components
• Checking the safe condition of passenger and train crew accommodation, for example lighting, heating etc.
• Door systems checks
• Checking Oil levels / Oil Change
• Checking Water levels
• Using a Laptop to run a diagnostics check
• Carry out basic Heating & Ventilation modifications
• Carry out basic seating modifications / Grab rail modifications
• Checking Driver seats / Wiper motors/ Couplers/ Actuators
• Working from detailed schematic drawings
• Test Continuity using Fluke / Multi-Meter
• Exhaust modification (to reduce emissions)

If you are interested please click to apply or contact Kenny McEvoy from TXM Recruit