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Lead Technician

Bristol, Avon, United KingdomFull-time2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Lead a team in the servicing, fault-finding, maintenance, and repair of Hitachi Rail rolling stock to ensure fleet safety and reliability.

Role type

Lead Technician (Rolling Stock Maintenance)

Builds

Hitachi Rail rolling stock fleet

Domain

Rail transport / Heavy engineering

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Preventative maintenance, fault-finding, AC depot isolation, moveable plant operation, working at height, manual handling, powered plant/tools operation, crimping, reading engineering drawings, component assembly and modification

Preferred skills

Mentoring colleagues, driving licence

Technologies

SAP record system, hand tools, air tools, 110v tools

Responsibilities

Maintain work site, materials, and equipment; undertake planned and unplanned maintenance activities; remove and replace traction and rolling stock components; modify or manufacture components using material removal; assemble and install new components; identify, assess, and rectify defects; create technical scopes of work for fault rectification; provide technical support for service failures; keep SAP record system up to date.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership