Salary: £38,500 per annum to £56,900 per annum
37 hours
At Northern, we play a vital role across the North by providing a reliable and friendly train service that connects hundreds of thousands of people to work, leisure, education and more. Our customers trust us with over 2,300 services every weekday, and we travel to almost 550 destinations.
But our vision is about more than just train travel. It’s about setting a new standard for customer experiences. And that means building a different kind of workplace. One that values individuality and celebrates differences. Somewhere we can work together, have fun, and get stuck in to making our customers’ lives easier. A place that goes out of its way to create incredible opportunities for everyone to grow, and be the best we can be every single day.
So, if you’re smart, forward thinking, passionate and full of fresh ideas like we are, you could play your part in making it happen.
Join us as a Shift Depot Manager and you’ll use your engineering experience and people management expertise to lead, manage and motivate a number of Production and Movement teams at both our depot and our Outstations.
It’s about working closely with other Production and Planning Managers to create and deliver a robust, efficient, and detailed production plan for the fleet allocated to your depot. You’ll make sure it’s closely aligned to other regional plans and workloads, while also ensuring we meet our safety and environmental, performance, people, profit and customer targets.
With a proven track record in a similar leadership role, you’ll have a background in railway vehicle engineering and depot production management, supported by an engineering qualification to HNC/HND standard or equivalent. You’ll also have an Institution of Leadership and Management Level 3 accreditation.
What’s also important is hands-on experience of safety, quality and technical product audits, and excellent communications skills. And you’ll be the kind of person who thrives on making decisions, solving problems, and keeping your teams fully engaged in delivering against the needs of our business.
In return, you’ll be able to make the most of:
- Free Travel on Northern services for you and your family*
- 75% discount on all other Train Operating Companies leisure
- Pension Scheme
- A generous holiday entitlement
- Maternity and Paternity Benefits - above the statutory minimum
- Full uniform for frontline facing roles Employee Assistance
- And many more!
*Terms and conditions apply
Our selection Process:
Our selection process is designed to make joining Northern as smooth as possible. It helps us decide whether you're the right person to deliver a great service to our customers. And it can also help you make sure we're the right team for you, too.
Northern is an equal opportunities employer and a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Apply online now:
If you're ready to join a workplace where you can focus on being yourself and being your best, we'd love to hear from you. Whoever you are and whatever your background, there's a great chance that you'll fit right in at Northern.
The first thing you need to do is complete our online application form and tell us a little bit more about yourself. Once we have all your details, we'll be in touch to let you know what happens next.