Who are we?

Lumo, is an Open Access train company who provide regular, cost-effective, 100% electric train travel between London and Edinburgh as an alternative to flying that is great value, kinder to the environment and just as time effective as taking a domestic flight. 

Our people are key to our success, and we are recruiting an engaged, empowered, multi-skilled and flexible family of colleagues who live and breathe our values of:

• Being proud & passionate people
• Sustainability at our heart
• Staying safe & healthy
• Always learning and improving
• Inclusive one team culture

"Lumo" is part of FirstGroup, one of the leading rail operators and one of the largest bus operators in the UK.  FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier.  FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

About the job

We are recruiting for a Fleet Engineer to support Lumos service delivery. The post holder will support the Engineering Team in all aspects of their functionality and ensure compliance with the Safety Management System. They will hold key accountability for ensuring all aspects of the performance regime are monitored, analysed and tracked in a robust fashion. Project management of ongoing industry initiatives as required. Provide Fleet On-Call cover to support during times of incident and disruption.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Collaborative working with third party maintainers to meet the availability requirements of service provision.
• Support Fleet Delivery Managers in investigating safety, reliability and performance issues
• Review all incidents reported within the control log by collating evidence from the maintainer, Route Control, Train Crew, and any other pertinent source, and commence attribution discussions with relevant internal or external departments
• Review remedial action taken by third party maintainers and ensure compliance with relevant processes, standards and approvals
• Review, analyse and implement engineering change process, working closely with third party maintainers.
• Analyse all performance data to identify failure trends; develop rectification, performance and engineering plans including necessary modifications to address those issues, taking into consideration the Engineering Change and Maintenance & Overhaul Policies
• Attend and represent Lumo and Hull Trains in industry wide discussions associated with ECDP
• Project management of industry initiatives including ECDP
• Attend reliability and performance meetings
• Compile accident/incident investigations and complete reports
• Auditing of third-party suppliers
• Support train rescue during incidents, on site or remotely as required
• Be part of a 24/7 on call roster

As a minimum, you will need to have:

• Experience in fleet operations and previous roles aligned to service delivery
• The ability to work as part of an effective Engineering Team understanding the ultimate business goals and supporting the department to achieve their overall business objectives
• Proactive with a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Comprehensive standard of education, with a strong background in engineering specific to the Rail Industry
• Familiarisation with Class 80x rolling stock
• Familiar with or able to accept training on office-based software suits e.g. SAP, HFMT, SOROS, MS office and any other system relevant to the role.
• Audit qualifications to support full review of engineering procedures and suppliers or a willingness to work towards one

About the location

Based in Hull, Newcastle, or Edinburgh, with extensive travel between these locations and beyond to support the Fleet.

Working pattern

37.5 hours per week, with on call responsibilities.

The Reward

• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme – We will pay in a minimum of 10% (5% employee contribution and 5% employer contribution) to a maximum total contribution of 20%.
• Incentive Scheme/Bonus of up to 10% of your annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Travel Offers – Free travel on Lumo services and travel offers for bus and rail tickets and Day Rover Rail tickets at a discounted price for friends and family (after 6 months of service).
• Shopping & Lifestyle Discounts
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Employee Share Plans (Save as you Earn and Buy as you Earn)
• NEXUS – Tyne and Wear Metro Discount
• Life Assurance Cover 4 x your annual salary
• Income Protection Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Access to a digital GP 24/7
• Tax Benefit Bike Scheme

We all belong at "Lumo". FirstGroup's vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, across its group of businesses, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below.  We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/

https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/