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Alstom has been present in South Africa for more than a century. During these years the company provided a wide range of products and technologies which helped develop the country's infrastructure. Alstom provided equipment for 12 of South Africa's 13 coal-fired power plants and for the only nuclear power plant, but it also played a historical role in supplying technologies for passenger trains and locomotives, many of which are still in use. Alstom develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the railway sector. Alstom manages the widest range of solutions in the market - from high-speed trains to metros and tramways - customised services (maintenance, modernisation,…) and infrastructure and signalling solutions.As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the railway sector. Specialties Rail vehicles, Rail infrastructure, Turnkey systems & Services, Signaling, and Services.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SENIOR T&C ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN ROLE IS TO:
As a Senior T&C Engineering Technician, you will be expected to carry out the testing of trains in accordance with the test procedure and as per the delivery schedule while monitoring and ensuring compliance of the subcontractor of T&C Work Package commitments and EHS requirements for the given project. In addition, you will lead the PI T&C team in Durban.
THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
To manage PI warranty material used during T&C activities
To ensure QG6 is carried out by TE and/or Alstom testing staff to certify that locomotives are accepted in testing at the highest quality
To comply with project's T&C commitments, acting as Work Package Owner, in compliance with the locomotive production process.
To capture and report non conformities and ensuring they are properly managed and closed, liaising with engineering, RAMS, manufacturing and site Quality
Ensure that contractor performs the required testing and commission as per the applicable SOP in order to meet the acceptance criteria and support locomotive handover.
Support Manufacturing, when required to carry out the systematic Hand Over to testing.
Ensure and check that all Serial Test Procedures are completed and verification of test reports
Ensure that the documentation follows through to completion in terms of Car History Book updates/uploads
Participate in related meetings and engagements to ensure handover of locomotive as per MPS
Manage the repair of failures as soon as they appear through the contractor and ensure timeous completion as required while leading all fault finding or repairs that become the responsibility of the PI team from start to completion
Trace with precision and rigor each failure using the appropriate tools in a safe manner.
In case where faults cannot be resolved by yourself, ensure timeous escalation , escalate to the Services Manager to reduce downtime as much as possible
Ensure Interface and perfect working relationship with cross functional teams, customers and any other stakeholders involve in the process
Report any non-up-to-date / none compliant testing tools to the manager.
If required, support with physically installations of components in the testing station
Compliance to Ethics and EHS rules and regulations at all time
Ensure that all required reporting happens on a monthly, weekly and daily basis.
Support with recurring fault investigations and develop solutions to address the problem.
Assist with fault finding using the available Locomotive system software diagnostic tools
Devises test procedures to evaluate system performance on locomotive systems and components through failure analysis
Participate and lead special project for improvement of competent, sub components and improvements on the locomotive
Support the service sites when necessary
To ensure Maximo work orders are raised for material changeouts
The preferred candidate will meet the following requirements:
B.Tech Engineer Qualification (Electrical / Electromechanical)
Minimum 8 years working experience in a electrical/electronic/pneumatic testing environment
Rolling Stock (Locomotive / train) experience will be an advantage
Railway safety & RAMS experience
Hands on Test & Commissioning, fault finding & repair experience
Proven track record of Data analytics experience
Experience in Industrial activities related to Electrical, Control, onboard communications & network systems within process industry, railways or factory automation
Be familiar with high risk activities in association with Electrical work and EHS requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following competencies
Agile mindset
Inclusive mindset
Responsible mindset
Resilient, driven with a "CAN DO ATTITUDE"
Collaborative mindset
Team Player
Good communication skills
Passionate
Keen mind to deal with unexpected challenges
Problem solving skills
Solution orientated
Deadline driven
Must be capable of working independently
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