{"id":3527156,"url":"https://alion.io/job/alstom-signal-technician","title":"Signal Technician","company":{"id":445391,"name":"Alstom","domain":"alstom.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/alstom","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":9,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.111,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":19,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Johannesburg, South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":22000,"max_usd":42000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":35},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T14:37:14Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T00:43:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Req ID:532945\nAt Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.\nCould you be the full-time Signal Technician we’re looking for?\nThis role will be based at the Maintenance Depot in Midrand, Johannesburg.\nYour future role\nTo provide a safe, reliable and affordable railway signalling system through effective execution of the maintenance plan by conducting preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, adjustment, calibrations, testing and cleaning of all Signaling and Radio systems\nSound signalling skills, including:\nCentralised traffic control systems (effective application of maintenance skills, fault diagnostics and fault solving)\nColour light signalling systems (ability to apply skills for all corrective maintenance and scheduled maintenance activities)\nTrack circuit detection systems (effective application of skills relating to integrity of system)\nComputer-based signalling, interlocking and associated systems\nPoints machines (relevant skills application for scheduled and corrective maintenance\nKnowledge of relevant safety regulations (Act 85 of OHSA)\n\nAll about you\nMinimum Grade 12 Certificate; Electronics National Engineering Diploma S4 for Signal Technician;\nMinimum 5 years experience in Railway Signal Maintenance\nRegistration as a Professional Technician at the Engineering Council of South Africa advantageous\nSound organisational and interpersonal skills \nGood verbal and written communication skills\nWilling to work shifts and be on standby\nHigh attention to detail and quality orientated\nThe capacity to accept change and adapt accordingly\nYou don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!\nImportant to note\nAs a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.\nJob Type:Experienced","description_format":"text","description_chars":2407,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Transportation & Logistics","Rail Transport"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T14:37:14Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":19,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/alstom-signal-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/alstom-signal-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T05:57:11Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10448,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":445391},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=445391"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Falstom-signal-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Falstom-signal-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Falstom-signal-technician"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/alstom-signal-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Falstom-signal-technician"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3527156}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"alstom.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3527156},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}