Vacancy: Electronical Mechanic

You will be responsible for both corrective and preventive maintenance works for Alstom’s onboard signalling systems solutions as installed in freight locomotives and passenger trains. Some of our customers are: NS, Volkerrail, BeaconRail, Rotterdam Rail Feeding and Railtraxx. On a day to day basis your job consists of fixing issues related to the onboard safety electronical systems (digital & integrated technological solutions). Some examples of the maintenance works are: fixing issues due to operator handling mistakes, defects from daily operations, inspections, adjustments, system performance tests, software up-/downgrades, specific projects and updates and maintenance from “normal” wear and tear.

As you work with “state-of-the-art” electrical safety systems, follow-up of processes, protocols and having a good administration is key and will be a major part of the job. The requested services can take place anywhere in The Netherlands (Rotterdam/Amsterdam area) and Belgium (Antwerp area) which is around 85% of our main operating area as well as in Luxembourg and Germany. Requested services take mainly place in a maintenance workshop or on-site. You will be part of a team of 5 onboard mechanics and will be working most of the time by yourself, but it is also common to work together with colleagues. We will provide you with a company car and of course all the training needed to perform your job.

You will have an independent job with a lot of responsibility and freedom within the function. The unique aspect of having a new and challenging experience every day will ensure that you will grow technically on a daily basis due to the variety of the requested maintenance works. You will get the freedom of movement and growth within your job and an informal way of communication within the team is common. By applying the knowledge, know-how and processes you will be able to determine and fulfil the maintenance works request. The goal of the job is customer satisfaction by reducing downtime and increasing reliability and performance of the rolling stock with top priority on health, safety, quality, environment, communication and finance. The Alstom University offers many possibilities to develop yourself within your job, career and as a person. An example is learning a foreign language with help of native speakers. And because we are a large company, there are sufficient career opportunities incl. abroad). Some examples: become a trainer, a technical specialist or an engineer. Salary indication: € 3.250 - € 3.850 gross per month. Practical: We follow the cla (cao) Metalelektro which offers 40 vacation days.

It’s preferred that you have electronical experience in a similar industry (automotive, railway, aviation, shipping) where you provided technical services independently. A driver’s license is necessary.