Locomotive Maintenance
Implement preventive and corrective maintenance activities of locomotive
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Rail Systems Maintenance
Levels
Carry out scheduled maintenance work
Perform preparation work to conduct locomotive preventive maintenance
Follow organisational maintenance procedure, WI and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on locomotive
Carry out functionality checks on locomotive operations
Adhere to safety guidelines and operating instructions for tools and equipment during maintenance work
Record locomotive maintenance activities and report occurrences of faults identified
Conduct corrective maintenance
Interpret work orders and prepare for corrective maintenance
Apply fault identification procedures to determine causes of locomotive faults
Dismantle locomotive systems for corrective maintenance
Rectify, repair and/or replace faulty locomotive components
Reassemble and reinstate locomotive systems
Conduct functional tests to determine operability of locomotive systems
Apply operating and safety measures in operating tools and equipment during maintenance work
Record and collate documentation of locomotive maintenance work
Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification
Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of locomotive faults
Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on locomotive
Implement procedures on safety tools and equipment usage during maintenance work
Analyse locomotive maintenance work documented to identify possible workflow improvements so as to prevent fault recurrence
Diagnose root causes of failure and prevent recurrence
Establish structured failure investigation and specify functional testing requirements
Perform fault tree analyses to diagnose root cause failure of locomotive systems
Review organisational maintenance procedures and WI
Propose new and/or enhanced maintenance procedures and WI in reference to OEM technical recommendations
Monitor overall maintenance progress of locomotive to ascertain effectiveness of maintenance procedures
Develop solutions by analysing diagnostic data to prevent faults and failures recurrence
Develop troubleshooting, rectification and fault analysis methods
Develop test procedures and WI for locomotive performance checks
Coordinate locomotive maintenance with other rail systems maintenance needs