Maintenance Team Member

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.

Employing 6000 people, we design and build trains at Derby, the UK’s largest train factory; and operate major sites at Widnes, Crewe, Ilford and Plymouth, and 30 train services depots across the UK and Ireland.  

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Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates.
You'll play a key role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our operations. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (maintenance, operations, and logistics), perform tasks such as FLT driving, sanding, fuelling, system top-ups, and general depot duties, and take on responsibilities such as fault finding, preventative maintenance, and mentoring others, and much more."

We’ll look to you for:

• General depot duties, e.g., Line of Routes. 
• Chlorinating water points. 
• Primary fault finding/reporting. 

Basic maintenance competency, e.g.:-

• Side skirt cleans, brake pads, block changes, etc. 
• Gritting of walkways in severe weather conditions and/or exceptional circumstances. 
• DMU service exams. 
• Depot cleaning/general housekeeping. 
• Driving company vehicles if certified. 
• Taking of fuel meter readings off rail vehicles. 
• Train cleaning by exception.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Experience or understanding of maintenance tasks, including preventative and corrective maintenance. 
• Knowledge of electrical or mechanical systems, plumbing, and coach repairing. 
• Familiarity with depot operations, such as fuelling, sanding, and system top-ups. 

A certification or communication skill in: 

• FLT Driving certification or the ability to mentor others effectively. 
• Basic fault-finding and reporting skills. 
• Competency in using systems like Alista, SAP, and SES. 
• Ability to perform general depot duties, including cleaning and housekeeping. 
• Adaptability to work in severe weather conditions, such as gritting walkways. 
• Strong teamwork and leadership skills with a continuous learning mindset.

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.  

You’ll also:  

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects 
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries 
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning 
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)  
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday 
• Option to enjoy a brand new electric or hybrid vehicle with our salary sacrifice scheme 
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle 

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!