Rolling Stock Technician

Working knowledge in maintaining and repairing car body, bogies and suspension, couplers and draft gears, operators’ control, propulsion system, friction brakes, batteries, auxiliary power supply and electrical equipment, car doors and doors control, ventilation and air[1]conditioning components, train control and monitoring system for rolling stock is desirable.

Prior experience in shunting and driving engineering vehicles and/or locomotives would be a added advantage.

Carry out routine vehicle inspections, inspecting parts for surface defects, changing of consumable items, perform minor repairs and technical cleaning.

Perform roles necessary for the management of the safe system of works, including to meet tight maintenance schedules.

Test functional performance of electromechanical assemblies using various test instruments, replace, install electrical and electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, align, fit, and assemble component parts, using electronics tools, hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, and microscopes.

Operate metalworking machines, repair, rework, and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies and systems, verify dimensions and clearances of parts to ensure conformance to specifications and to meet operational specifications and tolerances;

Perform time sensitive fault diagnostics and component replacement (repair in situ or inside depot) on the rolling stock.