Depot Operations Manager

Bletchley

Competitive package and benefits

This is a fantastic time to join West Midlands Trains as we embark on your new franchise to improve our passenger’s journeys. As part of the wider Abellio Group, West Midlands Trains Ltd, operates as a joint venture - West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway, delivering over 1,300 safe and reliable services per day for more than a 60 million passengers per year.  Since the start of our franchise in 2017 we have been committed to improving our services, investing a whopping £1 billion into the region’s network, £18million in the development of all our workforce.

We are looking to recruit a Depot Operations Manager on a full-time Permanent basis. In this role you will provide leadership and management of depot operations staff and activities. This shall be done in a manner that is compliant with all applicable legislation, contractual terms and company procedures or systems. This shall be done by ensuring that the processes used are robust and are aligned to the requirements of Railway Group Standards and other operational statutory requirements and are effectively executed to deliver the train service, and cleaning/servicing activities in a safe and efficient manner.

You will bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience of working in a Traction & Rolling Stock maintenance environment is desirable
• Excellent operational knowledge
• A detailed knowledge of the London Northwestern route
• A Sound understanding of railway operating and safety standards, rules and instructions
• Experience of leading a team, demonstrating strong and effective people management is essential for the role
• Good analytical skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Excellent communicational skills, both written and non-written
• Good IT skills, including the use of systems such as Bugle
• A leadership qualification is desirable for the role, such as ILM level 3 or above
• Knowledge and use of Health, Safety & Environmental legislative is essential for the role

Minimum Training required for the role:

• West Midlands Railway employee induction
• Personal Track Safety
• Rules and regulations training
• COSHH regulations and manual handling training
• Local induction
• NEBOSH Certificate
• Leadership qualifications
• Fire Precautions Manager
• Accident & Incident Investigation
• Legionella Responsible Person

Please refer to job description for full role details.

Benefits
In return we will offer in addition to a competitive salary a wealth of benefits including free standard travel on West Midlands Trains and other Abellio group trains for you, your partner and any dependent children in addition to a 75% discount on all other train operating companies over most of the UK rail network, enrolment of our West Midland Railways Pension Scheme and our pension salary sacrifice scheme – Smart Pensions.

We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any time due to high volumes of applications (please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment).

Applications will be considered from internal colleagues with 6 months experience in current role and a full check of absence and disciplinary records.