rolling stock engine inspector
Rolling stock engine inspectors inspect diesel and electric engines used for locomotives to ensure compliance with standards and regulations. They conduct routine, post-overhaul, pre-availability and post-casualty inspections. They provide documentation for repair activities and technical support to maintenance and repair centers. They review administrative records, analyse the operating performance of engines and report their findings.
Also called: traction engineering technician, locomotive engine inspector, railcar engine inspector, railway workshop repair inspector, rail vehicle repair inspector, railway vehicle engine inspector, workshop repair inspector, rolling stock repair inspector
- 21
- essential skills
- 16
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3115
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
21- conduct performance tests
- control compliance of railway vehicles regulations
- create solutions to problems
- electricity
- electromechanics
- engine components
- engineering processes
- evaluate engine performance
- inspect manufacture of rolling stock
- inspect quality of products
- manage health and safety standards
- mechanics
- mechanics of trains
- operate precision measuring equipment
- operation of different engines
- quality assurance procedures
- read engineering drawings
- read standard blueprints
- use technical documentation
- use testing equipment
- write inspection reports
Optional skills
16- act as contact person during equipment incident
- diagnose defective engines
- disassemble engines
- engineering principles
- issue licences
- lead inspections
- liaise with engineers
- maintain test equipment
- manage maintenance operations
- perform test run
- prepare audit activities
- re-assemble engines
- record test data
- send faulty equipment back to assembly line
- supervise staff
- supervise work
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