Manufacturing

Trouble Shooting Technician (service Academy_toc Maintenance)

Alstom·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
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PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE JOB:

  • Troubleshooting of Alstom products at customer site in order to ensure their availability.
  • Provide technical expertise to subcontractors, warranty support team, project team members and less experienced personnel.

KEY NETWORK & LINKS :

INTERNAL:

  • Customer Site PI team
  • PI Support team
  • Reliability Availability Maintainability Safety (RAMS) team
  • Project Engineering team
  • Installation and Test & Commissioning team (if applicable)
  • Internal Supplier representatives (Components/Participating Units)
  • Maintenance/Service team (if Alstom)
  • Global System representatives (if applicable)

EXTERNAL:

  • Customer site team
  • Customer maintenance team (if not Alstom)
  • External Supplier representative

MISSION & RESPONSIBILITIES :

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Carry out Troubleshooting during PI period as well as Pre-warranty & Commissioning (and Validation & Certification if applicable), including investigation and repair
  • Carry out Fleet check activities
  • Reports & register any deviation (failure/event) in Failure Management data base including configuration data
  • Support operation helpdesk
  • Apply & enforce Alstom & customer EHS & security rules and relevant PI processes on customer site
  • Execute test & trouble shouting procedures to evaluate system performance and performs failure analysis on parts to be returned for repair
  • Support Implementation Field Modifications (FM operator), if required
  • Support specific technical investigations by Engineering or internal/external Suppliers
  • Recommends preventative and corrective actions
  • Instructs and directs operators in field modification and repairs if needed
  • Advises PI management regarding customer satisfaction, product performance, and suggestions for product enhancements
  • Ensure good information flow about interventions & operations within Troubleshooting to support shift transition, if needed
  • Lead Troubleshooter team, if needed
  • Conducts peer reviews of PI activities and provide technical leadership if requested
  • Contribute to Return of Experience

MEASUREMENT

  • Achievement of contractual availability (milestone) targets
  • Characterization of K1S/K2/K3 issues on time (considering K1S - safety relevant issue, K2 - issue causing major passenger service disruption, K3 - issue having impact on service availability and product reliability)
  • Completeness and Quality of failure/event diagnosis/data recorded in Defect Management data base
  • Availability of configuration update data
  • Audit results (internal and external)
  • Customer satisfaction of technical expertise
  • Compliance with EHS rules and work-related processes

THE PREFERRED CANDIDATE WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Btech/ Degree in Mechanical or Electrical/Electronics
  • Minimum IT knowledge
  • Internal EHS training

EXPERIENCE

  • Technical troubleshooting/investigation/testing experience (mechanical or electrical / electronic)
  • Field Experience
  • EHS knowledge and exposure
  • Product knowledge
  • Railway Safety/Product liability
  • Engineering knowledge
  • Customer contact

Competencies & Skills

  • Ability to read and understand electrical, pneumatical and mechanical diagrams

Key skills

Bachelors

At a glance

Company

Alstom

Location

Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

October 19, 2026