Signalling & Telecoms Lead Technician (Level 2)
Established in 1992, Cleshar Contract Services Limited is a well-established company and respected provider of Track, Civil Engineering, Construction, and maintenance services to the railway industry. At Cleshar, we employ over 1,400 people across multiple projects and disciplines, delivering the following rail services to provide a sustainable future for the rail industry and enhance the lives of people and their communities. Key areas we cover include:
• Rail
• Capital works and Infrastructure
• Support Services
• Infrastructure maintenance
• Welding
• Safety critical resources
• Power systems
• M&E (Mechanical and Engineering)
• Signals and Telecom
• Safety Training
We are recruiting for a Signalling & Telecoms Lead Technician (Level 2)!
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Silwood (SE16 2NE)
Main Duties & Responsibilities (but not limited to)
As a Signalling & Telecoms Lead Technician (Level 2) you will…
- Target for response to a train delay/safety fault is 20 minutes from receipt of call from FRC/Sussex Control to reaching site. Ensure FRC is rung when the team gets to site to confirm arrival.
- Diagnose and repair faults to restore equipment to service as soon as possible. Where not possible there and then, liaise with customers via FRC to ensure that a way forward is agreed that is accepted by all relevant parties. Where possible make safe, restore service, and return later to make a permanent repair.
- Accurately record details of faults via FRC and reports, so that it is clear what happened, when, and what the next steps are if the fault is still open.
- Where you do not have the resources or competence to correct faults from within the fault team, identify the extent of the fault, location, what track access is needed. Take photos as necessary and pass on full details to the relevant manager.
- Where the fault is a safety or train delay fault, liaise with the MMiC Maintenance Manager in Charge (the on-call manager out of hours) to ensure the necessary support.
- Where the fault is a lift fault, ensure a team member attends and if unable to resolve (or an entrapment) meets the lift engineer on site to ensure that we have a record of what they do to restore the lift.
- Assist the Site Engineer in ensuring that FRC and Maximo are up to date and accurate. Ensure that you know the status of all faults or what is outstanding and who is actioning it. Ensure this is recorded via FRC and logged in Maximo.
- Carry out routine maintenance as per the maintenance program.
- Assist the Site Engineer in creating a shift report for each shift identifying what maintenance and faulting was carried out.
Qualifications and Certifications
Essential:
- BTEC ONC- HNC-HND in electronics
- PTS
- COSS
- Emergency First Aid
- IRSE in Signalling Maintainer & Fault Finder
Desirable:
- IRSE in Signalling Team leader
- IOSH
- QAF54 Room Awareness
Company Benefits:
• Employee Assistance Program (Carefirst)
• Company Pension Scheme (Company 3%, Employee 5%)
• 33 days holiday including bank holiday and compulsory shut down during Christmas
• Specsavers Eye Test Vouchers
• Death in Service – applicable after six months of employment
Company Values
Any person working for CCS Group or one its subsidiaries is expected to uphold the values of the organisation. Our Values are defined in our Employee Handbook, HSQE Handbook and within our Code of Conduct.
“Cleshar Contract Services Limited aims to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from harassment or discrimination, regardless of their age, gender, disability, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and in which all decisions are based on merit.”
Confidentiality
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Please contact the HR Team at recruitment@cleshar.co.uk for the full job description.