The holder of this post is responsible for ensuring that maintenance activities on the depot Fleet rolling stock are carried out safely, timely and to required standards, on a daily basis in order to meet service requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prioritising of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in line with available resource and support from the Planning Manager.

• Ensure targets are met in terms of performance, availability and presentation of rolling stock for business needs.

• To provide Assistance as required to engineering, technical and contracted support staff.

• To support the production manager in their role and provide cover during absence.

• Plan and conduct interviews as necessary for discipline, poor performance, attendance management, welfare, investigations etc.

• Actively promote and participate in continuous improvement events.

• Control of work to ensure effective performance and compliance to standards, giving technical guidance to staff to staff including apprentices and contracted staff.

• Deliver staff briefings and TWYM interviews to develop staff.

• Ensure recording of work is effectively controlled and reported in required timescales using systems/methods in place before rolling stock is returned to service.

• To effectively manage staff rosters and Annual leave to meet the business needs.

• To undertake In-process Checks and depot safety tours

Key Skills and Experience:

• Appropriate electrical/mechanical engineering qualifications essential.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Report writing skills and a high level of literacy, numeric and I.T skills.
• Technical and practical knowledge of relevant rolling stock highly desirable.
• Understanding of safety legislation and quality procedures.
• Spent at least 3 years in a rolling stock workshop or similar engineering environment with appropriate apprenticeship served being highly desirable.