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Greater Anglia operates a busy railway network from London Liverpool Street to destinations across the east of England. We have a high standard of service for our customers throughout their journey experience so they can sit back relax and travel with confidence. Not to mention a whole new set of modernised greener trains, it’s never been a more exciting time to start a career with us. Do you want to be part of the journey? Come along and join Greater Anglia!

We have an exciting opportunity within our Engineering Department at our Clacton depot for a Depot Site Manager.

The Role

The Depot Site Manager's role is to function as DFO for Clacton Depot and Colchester Fuel Pad. Your duty is to maintain the safety and efficient operation of the Clacton facility in order to facilitate third-party maintenance and to provide professional guidance and consulting (as the future operator) for the Clacton Wheel lathe.

Duties of the role include managing the waste streams from the Clacton and Colchester Fuel Pads, collaborating with the Fleet North goods manager to procure any items needed, facilitating ad hoc activities and repairs to Clacton units, blockade, depot failures, and depot coordination between a third-party maintainer and the rest of Greater Anglia. You will also need to ensure competence of the Duty Site Managers and Technicians are up to date.

As Depot Site Manager, you will also be required to provide cover for the Duty Site Manager. This will include managing post-TyreTurning activities at numerous UK lathes on the 745 and 755 fleets, maintaining strict adherence to Quality & Safety norms, ensuring measures are in place to protect the employees' well-being, assuring that PGIs are finished and fulfil the standards specified in the SMS by the Duty Site Managers, and completing or expediting any outstanding Clacton Depot or Colchester FP tasks.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a colleague who has experience working in a subcontracted maintenance environment. You will have experience in managing colleagues and have proven ability to lead and support colleagues. An effective communicator with the ability to collaborate with other functions outside of engineering as well as the ability to write emails and reports. The ideal colleague will have experience of operating a lathe and hold relevant safety management qualifications (IOSH/NEBOSH).

The closing date for all completed applications is on Friday 23rd June 2023

*Please note vacancies can close earlier due to high influx of candidate applications*

To succeed in this role, we are looking for people who can bring our four values to life in your everyday work:

•         Genuine … be welcoming, customer-centric and respectful

•         Professional… be solution-oriented, accountable and delivering to promises

•         Proactive … be progressive, innovative and decisive

•         Inclusive … be connected in your thinking, empathetic and promote diversity

Greater Anglia can offer a healthy work life balance, holiday entitlement and an environment where you can learn, develop, and grow in your career. If you think you would be a great addition to GA then apply now!

What can we do for you?

• Defined Contribution pension scheme after 2 years option to move across to Defined Benefit (Final Salary) pension scheme
• Free Travel on GA for you and your eligible family members
• Free Leisure travel on GA and 75% discount on other TOCS for leisure travel for eligible family members
• International travel discount card (FIP) for staff and eligible family members after 12 months service
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave of up to 10 days
• Gainshare bonus paid if GA hits relevant yearly targets, up £550 for permanent and £300 for agency
• GA offers maternity, paternity and adoption leave and time off for prenatal care, as well as shared parental leave after 26 weeks of service - part of our commitment to family friendly policies
• GA Hapi Benefits App– our great benefits app which includes discounts across many retailers, days out and dining
• 24/7 Employee assistance programme, eyecare and flu jab vouchers and access to physiotherapy services
• Annually issued 12 discount vouchers for family and friends to use
• Salary Sacrifice schemes such as Cycle to work and Technology scheme (eligible once passing probation)