Shift Production Manager

Contract Type: Permanent 

Schedule: Full Time 

Safety Status: Safety Critical 

Salary: £55,000 -£61,000 depending on experience + annual performance bonus

Our client is a seeking a Shift Production Manager to join their Rolling Stock Maintenance Deliver Team. This role is responsible for delivering train service agreements, ensuring timely maintenance of rolling stock through effective leadership of supervisory and technical teams. The position oversees planning, preparation, and operating performance of maintenance schedules, with responsibility for a budget of up to £1M.

To be considered for this Shift Production Manager role you don't need rolling stock maintenance experience. You do need prior experience in engineering management and managing large technical teams.  You will need to demonstrate you have delivered a product or service and work in a safety critical maintenance environment with non negotiable timeline deliverables.

This Shift Production Manager Role covers days, nights, weekdays and weekends.

Key Responsibilities

Production Management & Fleet Planning

• Plan and manage all resources including people, plant, material, tools and third-party services
• Develop and execute production plans to meet business targets
• Minimize deferred work and ensure maintenance activities follow relevant instructions
• Optimize shift coverage to minimize downtime and customer delays
• Incorporate extraordinary circumstances and complex work into planning

Customer & Team Management

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through consistent delivery and prompt issue resolution
• Lead and develop high-performing teams using modern people management practices
• Champion employee development and career growth initiatives
• Ensure employee safety and wellbeing remain paramount
• Implement and maintain robust health and safety protocols
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and quality standards

Financial & Operational Management

• Manage operations in line with agreed KPIs
• Meet short-range budget objectives
• Monitor progress and measure success against established criteria
• Ensure compliance with internal control procedures
• Implement safe systems and controls within area of responsibility

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Management or supervisory experience of large teams in a technical position
• Engineering qualification and experience
• Strong knowledge of IT asset management systems and Microsoft products (Excel & Power BI)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven organizational and planning capabilities
• Experience in Safety Critical Environment

Preferred

• Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock maintenance procedures/practices
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies
• Understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation/procedures
• Project management knowledge
• Commercial and contract management experience

Benefits

• We offer a competitive compensation package including:
• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION.

Please note due to the volume of applications, we can only commit to contact those candidates we deem suitable for the position. However, we may retain your details and contact you in the future should suitable positions arise.

Please note the above job specification could be subject to change as agreed with our client.

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