Team Leader

Job location:      Oxley, West Midlands

Rate:                    £31.15 PAYE / £40.00 Umbrella

Shifts:                   Morning and Afternoon shifts on weekdays '' Would need to be fully flexible to support 24/7 Cover. This includes Days/ Nights & weekends.

Start date:          ASAP

Orion Rail are looking for an experienced Team Leader to be a part of a small technical team within a fast-paced depot environment.

As the Team Leader you will be assisting the Service Induction Manager and the Depot Manager to manage the mechanical & electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on a fleet of Rolling Stock.

The Team Leader will be responsible for:

Managing and planning the availability of the workforce as closely as possible to the projected workload

Communicate all resource issues and actively assist in the preparation and the implementation of the appropriate measures to meet the requirements of the project.

As the Team Leader you will adhere to all safety rules and regulations and will be expected to comply with any control measures, participate as required in the risk assessment process and report to your supervisor all accidents, incidents, product safety issues and near misses.

Lead KPI based performance measurement, inspires continuous improvement, and maintains a solid base for shop floor management by ensuring that all functional areas collaborate smoothly.

Create, adapt, alter, and maintain all relevant plans, processes and procedures as required to ensure contractual targets are met.

Management of material accountability ensuring stock levels, rotation, delivery, returns, non-conformance reports (NCR's) are correct.

Participate, as required, in the risk assessment process.

Qualifications required for the Team Leader position:

NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline

Orion Rail are looking for a Team Leader with the following experience:

Experienced in fleet and/or maintenance operations and planning workloads effectively.

Technical knowledge of relevant Traction and Rolling Stock

Knowledge and understanding of Rail Rules and Regulations.

An understanding of SAP, Maximo, and ability to use MS Office packages.

Management experience of groups of staff

Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations preferable.

Experience of maintenance management in the railway industry

Interview process (2hr process):

Face to face interview

Trade test

Written Elec and Mech tests

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS AN DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION (this is standard procedure on Rail depots)

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are not able to respond to every application personally, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies please visit our website.

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