Rail Grinding Vehicle Maintenance

Implement preventive and corrective maintenance activities of rail grinding vehicle

Type

Functional

Competency Area

Rail Systems Maintenance

Levels

Carry out scheduled maintenance work

Perform preparation work to conduct preventive maintenance on rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Follow organisational WI and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Carry out functional checks on rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Adhere to safety guidelines and operating instructions for tools and equipment during maintenance work

Record rail grinding vehicle 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 faults on rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Dismantle rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment for corrective maintenance

Rectify, repair and/or replace faulty components

Reassemble and reinstate rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Conduct functional tests to determine the operability of rail grinding vehicle and on- board equipment

Apply operating and safety measures in operating tools and equipment during maintenance work

Record and collate documentation of rail grinding vehicle maintenance work

Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification

Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of faults on rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on rail grinding vehicles and on-board equipment

Implement procedures on safe usage of tools and equipment during maintenance work

Analyse maintenance work documented for rail grinding vehicles to identify possible workflow improvements so as to prevent fault recurrence

Diagnose root causes of failure and prevent recurrence

Guide Establish structured failure investigation and specify functional testing requirements

Perform fault tree analyses to diagnose root cause failure of rail grinding vehicle systems and on-board equipment

Review organisational rail grinding vehicle maintenance procedures and Work Instructions

Propose new and/or enhanced maintenance procedures and/or WI in reference to OEM technical recommendations

Monitor overall maintenance progress of rail grinding vehicles 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 and techniques

Develop test procedures and WI for rail grinding vehicle functional checks

Coordinate rail grinding vehicle maintenance with other rail systems maintenance needs