Rolling Stock Job Description

Rolling Stock Job Description

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Rolling stock provides engineering expertise to support the planning, design, procurement and implementation of complex rail transit systems and rolling stock procurements.

Rolling Stock Duties & Responsibilities

To write an effective rolling stock job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included rolling stock job description templates that you can modify and use.

Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Lead the bidding and delivery of assignments in the Projects team
Work closely with the Team Leader and Section Heads in the UK Projects Team to Deliver Client Service Excellence
Support colleagues and provide informal mentoring and support as required (No direct line management responsibilities)
Contribute towards the production and update of client development plans for a group of key clients
Contribute towards the delivery of company sales and profitability targets
To manage or support tasks as allocated by the Team Leader for clients, including estimating, tendering, planning and execution
To ensure that work is completed on time, to budget, and to the client’s satisfaction
To review and develop processes and systems to optimize efficiency and cost effectiveness of the Projects Team
Maintain and continue to develop your personal network
Create and maintain reporting processes and systems to ensure line manager is kept fully up to date with work progress

Rolling Stock Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Rolling Stock

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: FRA, T&C, PMP, CDL, NEBOSH, IOSH, CREST

Education for Rolling Stock

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the rolling stock job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Education, Mechanical Engineering, Technical, Business, Science, Design, Management, Project Management

Skills for Rolling Stock

Desired skills for rolling stock include:

Rolling stock disciplines
Concept
Covering bidding
Detailed design
Maintenance and warranty is a key advantage
Material procurement and installation
Risks associated with each aspect of the lifecycle of a Turnkey project would be beneficial
Rolling stock approvals
UK rail industry
IT systems/software

Desired experience for rolling stock includes:

Create, manage and maintain effective cross-functional, interdepartmental relationships to ensure the organisation delivers the most cost effective service to customers
Ensure that regular assignment appraisals are held with the line manager
Accountable for proactively identifying key safety risks in all relevant projects and implementing effective mitigations to minimize the risks
Lead the delivery of assignments in the Rolling Stock Projects team
Support colleagues and provide informal mentoring and support as required
To mange or support tasks as allocated by the Team Leader for clients, including estimating, tendering, planning and execution

Rolling Stock Examples

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Rolling Stock Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of rolling stock. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for rolling stock
  • Respond efficiently to client enquiries
  • Assist in targeting clients, as per pre assigned portfolios on the basis of developing continued and new business
  • Continually review the opportunities for expanding our client base, in conjunction with Team Leader
  • Create, manage and maintain effective cross-functional, interdepartmental relationships to ensure the organisation delivers the most valuable service to customers
  • Accountable for proactively identifying and resolving key safety risks in all relevant projects
  • Create and update installation work statements for mechanical and electrical fitting of the ETCS sub-system
  • Define and update the Manufacturing Bill Of Materials
  • Define the Make or Buy Strategy for sub-assembly / sub-system
  • Define in collaboration with Sourcing and Procurement team the Material Schedule Plan to ensure on-time material delivery for installation activities
  • Define testing & validation activities and procedures
Qualifications for rolling stock
  • A good holistic understanding of Rolling Stock
  • A good understanding of the processes associated with train procurement and contracting strategies
  • A good understanding of due diligence activities associated with Rolling Stock assets
  • A good understanding of the UK Franchising process and associated activities
  • Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree and Chartered Engineer status
  • Minimum of 10 years’ railways related experience
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Rolling Stock Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of rolling stock. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for rolling stock
  • Optimise installation activities with continuous improvement tools such as 5S and problem solving
  • Implement Engineering change and deploy retrofit when required
  • Contribute to improve QCD results and optimise inventory
  • Support on-site installation activities, capture the "as-built" and provide return of experience to design team
  • Attend both internal/external contract review meetings as required
  • Take a leading role in 'monthly' invoicing, attendance at Sales Forecasting meetings and other Sales & Marketing team meetings
  • Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on Forklifts, Front end loaders and other equipment with in our rolling stock fleet
  • Operate hoisting and lifting devices, set-up, and repair of machinery
  • Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with managers and co-workers
  • Setting world class standards for the quality of work and consultancy advice provided by our business
Qualifications for rolling stock
  • High Capacity Signalling experience, CBTC
  • Rolling stock procurement and evaluation experience, particularly on PPP contracts
  • Working knowledge of Australian approvals and certification processes
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering plus seven (7) to ten (10) years relevant experience required
  • Chartered Engineer with a degree in a relevant discipline
  • 2 to 5 years' experience in Industrialisation/Process/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering, preferably in Rolling Stock, within an international company
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a rolling stock. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for rolling stock
  • Detailed mechanical engineering analysis of train systems and components and “own” assigned train systems to be the technical expert on those functions
  • Creation of specification documents for maintenance and overhaul activities
  • Produce periodic performance reports on selected systems and escalate any arising issues
  • Manage detail of engineering change
  • Support technical teams at depots as subject matter expert
  • Carrying out thorough root cause analysis of any critical technical issues including operational events and failures, supporting with high-quality reports
  • Development and implementation of engineering procedures and policies regarding level of train fleet maintenance specified by customer / contract requirements and compliant with legislative regulations
  • Developing and maintaining a good working relationship with 3rd party OEMs and suppliers
  • Responsible for ensuring adequate levels of H & S and environmental issues are maintained across departmental activities and compliant with company policy and Health & Safety at Work Act requirements
  • Responsible for the performance of H & S and Environmental risk assessments covering departmental activities
Qualifications for rolling stock
  • Beginner to intermediate level in CAD Software (Solidworks, Inventor or similar)
  • Ability to work well and actively participate in a team environment
  • Motivated by challenge and achievement
  • Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional qualification desirable
  • PRIMAVERA (expert level)
  • TILOS (desirable but not mandatory)
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of rolling stock. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for rolling stock
  • Detailed electrical engineering analysis of train systems and components and to enable maintenance optimisation an enhance reliability
  • Carrying out thorough root cause analysis of any critical technical failure and operational events producing high-quality reports
  • Provide engineering expertise to support the development of maintenance optimisation, component overhaul and repair regimes
  • Support future business requirements for on-track access to realise test train operations, in conjunction with train operators, network operators and test facility operators
  • Prepare documentation relating to testing related policies, programmes, procedures and instructions to the extent necessary to assure the quality of the test results
  • Identify issues arising from test programmes, support lessons learnt analysis and update testing related policies, programmes, procedures and instructions as necessary
  • Assist with the engineering change required to meet the legislative and contractual requirements within the test program
  • Liaise with the test team on a daily basis in order to resolve and advise on technical issues
  • HND or equivalent engineering qualification
  • Vehicle maintenance benchmarking, due diligence and life-cycle costing
Qualifications for rolling stock
  • Must be afet with labour-relations policies and procedures in the South African labour context
  • Must be flexible to work outside of normal operational boundaries to support team targets
  • Must be able to lift parts and objects that weight up to 50 lbs
  • At least 2 years of maintaining and repairing diesel forklifts and loaders or 1 year experience with 2 year technical degree will be considered
  • 3 or more years’ experience maintaining and repairing diesel forklifts and loaders
  • Basic computer skills and the ability to submit accurate, legible paperwork in a timely manner
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Rolling Stock Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a rolling stock. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for rolling stock
  • Deliver a precision maintenance service for the track maintenance machine and ancillary rolling stock fleets infield service of ore car fleet and derailment response
  • Complete engineering issues and tasks allocated through the Technical Issues database
  • Undertake mobilisation duties as allocated by the Engineering Projects Manager and contract Mobilisation Manager to ensure the timely and cost-effective mobilisation of fleet in line with the requirements of the Integrated Programme and its deliverables
  • Preparation and issue of Maintenance Documentation to ensure operational depot readiness
  • Other relevant tasks as allocated by Engineering Projects Manager and Mobilisation Manager ASR in Glasgow
  • Development of Test Procedures and Method Statements to support the test program
  • Analysis and reporting of test results gained within the test program
  • Assist with feedback to suppliers of Train Equipment and Test Equipment / Services with technical detail of issues arising from the test program
  • Ensuring compliance with the engineering change required to meet the legislative and contractual requirements within the test program
  • Liaising with the test team on a day to day basis in order to resolve and advise on technical issues
Qualifications for rolling stock
  • Pneumatic or hydraulic experience a plus
  • A good knowledge, understanding and experience of rolling stock maintenance and performance strategies, maintenance and performance delivery, and maintenance facilities, tools and techniques
  • BEng or MEng Engineering Qualification
  • BEng or MEng qualified engineer
  • Significant experience of UK mainline rolling stock engineering and maintenance
  • Professional Engineering Status- desirable

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