Wagon Maintenance

Implement preventive and corrective maintenance activities of wagons

Type

Functional

Competency Area

Rail Systems Maintenance

Levels

Carry out scheduled maintenance work

Perform preparation work to conduct preventive maintenance on wagons and on-board equipment

Follow organisational maintenance procedures, WI and/or OEM technical manuals to carry out preventive maintenance on wagons and on-board equipment

Carry out functional checks on wagons and on-board equipment

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

Record wagon 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 wagon and on- board equipment faults

Dismantle wagon systems and on-board equipment for corrective maintenance

Rectify, repair and/or replace faulty components

Reassemble and reinstate wagon systems and on-board equipment

Conduct functional tests to determine operability of wagon systems and on-board equipment

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

Record and collate documentation of wagon maintenance work

Troubleshoot, locate faults and recommend rectification

Use troubleshooting tools, equipment and methods to locate and analyse causes of wagon systems and on-board equipment faults

Recommend corrective actions for identified faults on wagon systems and on-board equipment

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

Analyse maintenance work documented for wagon 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 wagon systems and on- board equipment

Review organisational maintenance procedures and WI on different types of wagon systems

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

Monitor overall maintenance progress of wagons 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 wagon functional checks

Coordinate wagon maintenance tasks in conjunction with other rail systems maintenance activities