Maintenance & Reliability Reviews
Review of maintenance strategy, PPM effectiveness, downtime, recurring failures, asset performance and improvement opportunities.
Rail • Heavy Plant • Engineering Reliability
Engineering support that keeps critical assets moving.
Hooker Rail Engineering Services delivers practical senior-level engineering, maintenance and reliability support for rail, heavy plant and safety-critical operations.
North East based • UK support available • Consultancy and ad-hoc engineering assignments
Safety-critical maintenance
Fleet & asset reliability
Engineering leadership
Fault finding & RCA
Engineering Services
Practical support for difficult engineering and maintenance problems
Support can be provided for reviews, projects, investigations, improvement programmes, shutdowns and short-term engineering management requirements.
Root Cause & Fault Investigation
Structured support for complex breakdowns, recurring defects, technical investigations and practical corrective-action planning.
Overhaul & Shutdown Planning
Planning and coordination of heavy maintenance, machine overhauls, depot activity, shutdowns and safe return-to-service work.
Engineering Management Support
Short-term senior engineering leadership, maintenance management cover, contractor coordination, team support and operational problem solving.
Safety, RAMS & Work Controls
Practical support with risk assessments, method statements, engineering change, investigations, PUWER awareness and safe systems of work.
Heavy Plant Technical Support
Mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic fault finding, maintainability support and hands-on technical problem solving.
Experience
Senior maintenance leadership backed by hands-on engineering
Experience developed across national rail fleet maintenance, heavy plant, hydraulics, overhaul delivery, reliability improvement and safety-critical engineering operations.
National fleet responsibilityMaintenance and operational performance of complex ballast-cleaning systems across the UK.
Large-team leadershipLeadership of more than 100 maintenance professionals across multiple locations.
Reliability improvementDelivery of 96% reliability through disciplined planning, technical intervention and maintenance leadership.
Engineering changeWork-area risk assessments, method statements, engineering change requests and continuous improvement activity.
Technical responseUK-wide on-call engineering support for urgent faults, breakdowns and operational issues.
Sectors
Rail expertise with wider industrial capability
Rail & Rolling Stock
On-Track Plant
Heavy Manufacturing
Plant & Machinery
Energy & Utilities
Infrastructure & Engineering Operations
About
Hooker Rail Engineering Services
Founded by Shaun Hooker, Hooker Rail Engineering Services is built around senior engineering and maintenance experience developed in demanding, safety-critical environments.
The approach is straightforward: understand the asset and the operational problem, work with the people closest to it, identify the root cause and put practical controls in place that improve safety, reliability and performance.
Technical capability includes mechanical and electrical maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC programming, heavy plant, planned maintenance, fault finding and engineering safety management.
NEBOSH & IOSHEngineering Safety ManagementNVQ Level 3 Engineering MaintenanceNVQ Level 3 Traction & Rolling StockPLC ProgrammingFluid Power Engineering
Contact
Need experienced engineering support?
For consultancy, maintenance reviews, technical investigations, reliability improvement or short-term engineering support, get in touch to discuss the requirement.
Contact Hooker Rail Engineering Services
Email Shaun directly with a brief outline of the engineering requirement, location and timescale.
Shaun@hookerrail.com Based in County Durham. North East and UK assignments considered.