Location:

(HRE) Etches Park Depot

Job ID:

R0067110

Date Posted:

2025-08-20

Company Name:

HITACHI RAIL LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Other

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Job Description:

Technical Riding Inspector

Etches Park

£49,861 + 12.5% shift allowance

Permanent

The Technical Riding Inspector at etches Park is responsible for undertaking rapid fault finding and diagnosis of any type of fault affecting the service, operational capability or safety of a set and the correction and/or isolation of any components found to be faulty to enable a return of any such set to service where practicable.

• The post will also support the Maintenance Control team in working with the customer to get their desk(s) set up in the Rail Maintenance Control Centre and cover when necessary.

• Advise the customers operational staff where required in order to minimise operational delays to the

• passenger service.

• Travel on the associated network as directed by the Hitachi Control Room Team in order to meet

• trains in traffic

• Carry a 4G tablet, diagnostic laptop and hand tools as required to undertake and record all work.

• Liaise with Network Rail staff and stakeholders as required.

• Confirm that traction and rolling stock assets comply with operational specifications by the use of engineering processes and techniques

• Keep SAP record system up to date with clear and concise information of work carried out.

• Read and extract information from traction and rolling stock drawings and specifications

• Prepare for and undertake the removal and replacement of traction and rolling stock components

• Modify or manufacture traction and rolling stock components by material removal using hand tools

• Install new traction and rolling stock components using engineering processes and techniques

• Identify, assess and rectify defects and discrepancies on Hitachi rolling stock assets

• Identify repeat defects on Hitachi rolling stock assets and suggest / carry out repairs

• Create technical scopes of work for fault rectification by other members of staff

• Attend and provide technical support with failures in service when on duty

About you

• Network Rail Sentinel PTS

• Stock-Specific maintenance and fault diagnosis

Qualifications

• M & E HNC or served apprenticeship with mechanical, electrical disciplines

• Engineering based NVQ level 3

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at  https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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