Team Leader - Heavy Maintenance

Job Title:
Team Leader - Heavy Maintenance

Hours:
40 hours per week
Monday-Friday, 07:00-15:30

Salary:
£46,500

Location:
Bristol

Contract:
Permanent

Client Summary
An established rail engineering and train maintenance business, responsible for the heavy maintenance and servicing of passenger rolling stock. The organisation operates within a highly safety-focused and regulated environment, with a strong emphasis on quality, operational performance and continuous improvement.

Position Summary
The Team Leader will oversee day-to-day depot operations, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the required quality standards. This is a hands-on leadership role, responsible for supervising and developing a team of maintenance staff while coordinating with Project Engineering and other functions to resolve technical issues and deliver planned maintenance programmes. The role is safety-critical and requires someone with strong rail vehicle maintenance knowledge, people management skills and the ability to operate effectively in a depot environment.

Expected Roles

• Lead and supervise day-to-day depot operations and maintenance activities.


• Manage, mentor and coach Team Members, ensuring competence, training and performance standards are maintained.


• Ensure all work is completed safely and in accordance with relevant procedures, work instructions and industry standards.


• Coordinate with Project Engineers to deliver efficient maintenance programmes and resolve technical issues.


• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, company policies and operational procedures.


• Oversee the safe movement and operation of rail vehicles within the depot.


• Operate/drive rail vehicles where required, within relevant depot limits and procedures.


• Monitor safety, quality and production efficiency across the depot.


• Ensure work areas are fit for purpose and comply with required health, safety and environmental standards.


• Support the development of competence assessments and training for maintenance staff.


• Keep teams informed of relevant business, safety and operational communications.


• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve depot performance.


• Assist with the investigation and resolution of operational or technical problems.


• Maintain effective communication with Team Members, Project Engineers and wider stakeholders.


• Ensure accurate reporting and documentation is completed as required.


• Support safety, environmental and incident-reporting processes.


• Undertake exceptional/out-of-hours duties or travel when required.

• Proven experience within rail vehicle maintenance, preferably heavy maintenance.


• Experience managing or supervising rail depot operations.


• Engineering qualification such as BTEC Engineering, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3; Rail Traction & Rolling Stock preferred.


• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles.


• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical information.


• Good understanding of rail safety, health, safety and environmental requirements.


• Experience leading, coaching and managing a technical/maintenance team.


• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work to demanding delivery deadlines.


• Good understanding of production efficiency and continuous improvement.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Good IT and report-writing skills.


• Driver Operator/Shunter competence for the relevant class of rail vehicle, or the ability to undertake the required assessment.


• People management/supervisory training or experience.


• PTS and the ability to meet the required safety-critical medical standard.


• Willingness to undertake required safety-critical training, including depot safety and relevant operational competencies.


• Comfortable working in a safety-critical environment, including random drugs and alcohol testing.

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