Maintenance Assistant

Req ID: 529115

Location: Edinburgh Polmadie

Appointment Basis: Permanent. 3 rotating shifts. 

Apply by: 27th October

Salary + Benefits: Base salary of £41,000 plus shift allowance. 

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

The Maintenance Assistant supports the safe, reliable, and efficient maintenance of rolling stock and depot facilities. Working as part of the depot team, the role assists with vehicle maintenance, repairs, operational support activities, and ensures compliance with safety and quality standards to help deliver a dependable service.

This role gives an opportunity for upskilling to a technician role and moving across to our Haymarket Depot next year. 

We’ll look to you for:

• Support the maintenance, inspection, and repair of rolling stock in line with company standards and procedures.
• Assist Technicians with planned maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repair activities.
• Maintain depot equipment, facilities, and work areas to a high standard.
• Operate workshop plant and equipment where trained and authorised.
• Support daily depot operations and operational activities as directed.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and in compliance with health, safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and provide clear handovers between shifts.
• Report faults, defects, incidents, and safety concerns promptly.
• Contribute to a clean, organised, and safe working environment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, and operational performance.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: 

• Experience working in a Rolling Stock Engineering environment
• Experience carrying out rolling stock maintenance activities
• Competent in understanding safety critical work
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals and engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with SES or similar production systems as well as MS Office packages
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work safely and effectively under own initiative.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension) 
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. 

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.