Locomotive Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Engineering team for an Uptime Engineer.
Progress Rail - Electro Motive Diesel is a subsidiary of Caterpillar, specialized in manufacturing, maintaining and overhauling diesel-electric locomotives across the world. For more than half a century, Electro-Motive Diesel has hauled freight and passengers, powered ships, and generated electricity for over 100 countries around the globe. Becoming a part of the Electro-Motive Diesel means becoming a part of a challenging and bright future in our global marketplace.
As an Uptime Engineer, you will be instrumental in the continuous improvement of our FSP fleet performance through the proactive provision of data driven information. You will generate reports and troubleshooting guidance to reduce failures, downtime and unscheduled events while increasing reliability and availability.
Do you thrive in analysing data to drive insights and improvements? Do you pride yourself in your technical knowledge and communication skills? Are you able to coach and guide others? If so, this could be the role for you.
The role will include:
* Proactively monitor and review the Uptime locomotive fleet to identify improvement opportunities.
* Continually develop the system to improve performance.
* Develop Predictive Maintenance rules to identify locomotive issues which could impact locomotive performance.
* Analyze fleet fault trends and participate in engineering root cause investigations.
* Carry out technical services, including fault finding, repair, overhaul and modification activities as necessary
* Provide locomotive troubleshooting direction.
* Create troubleshooting procedures based on issues observed while monitoring of locomotive.
* Travel as required to perform field problem investigation, UK and internationally.
* Coordinate and consult with a variety of departments to gather information to address locomotive failures.
* Participate in customer conference calls to provide daily troubleshooting feedback and monthly performance reports.
* Build relationships with PRS Inc. personnel in the USA and provide technical support in both directions.
* Provide data to the business to make informed decisions.
* Consistently deliver high standards of Engineering services for Electro Motive and its customers.
* Adhere to and comply with the Company's Quality, Health and Safety and Environmental Policies at all times
What we would love you to bring to the role:
* Excellent understanding of the class 66 & 69 and their systems.
* Detailed knowledge of company products, particularly electrical/electronic systems and its associated components including EM2000 and software.
* Able to demonstrate a logical, analytical, and objective approach to problem solving and fault diagnosis.
* Demonstrable experience of data analysis and presentation.
* A clear understanding of risk and mitigation.
* Ability to meet people at all levels with ease and confidence, understanding and accommodating the needs of the customer.
* Ability to develop competences and expertise in both self and others to gain a satisfactory standard and deliver results within agreed timescales.
* Engineering Advanced Apprenticeship or equivalent experience
* BTEC National Certificate /ONC in Engineering or European equivalent
* MS Excel competence.
* Driving license
We can offer you
£55,000 - £60,000 plus Bonus scheme
With benefits including: 33 days holiday entitlement, 5% pension contributions, Life assurance scheme, Company sick pay, Medical benefit salary sacrifice scheme, Employee assistance program, Retail discounts, Fuel cards
To Apply: Please press the 'apply' button, and shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 21 days. Thank you for your interest in the role.
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