Engineering Depot Supervisor

Engineering Depot Supervisor

Freightliner Maintenance Ltd– Crewe VMF

An opportunity has arisen for a locomotive Engineering Depot Supervisor to join Freightliner Maintenance Ltd at our Crewe Vehicle Maintenance Facility.

The successful candidate will report to the Depot Manager and will be responsible for ensuring the team of Mechanical & Electrical Fitters deliver the maintenance production plan safely and efficiently to meet and exceed customer requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a safe environment for all to work. Ensuring all safety procedures are adhered to and processes improved as we strive to be injury free
• Provide leadership to your team to create an engaged and motivated workforce
• Carry out IPEs and safety observations to develop team members
• Ensure safe, quality and reliable production whilst working to achieve fleet availability and reliability targets
• Continuously work in accordance with all G&W and Freightliner policies and procedures

Requirements:

• Commitment to safe working practices – the ability to be a safety leader
• Apprentice trained or time served
• Supervisory or man-management experience and the ability to make sound engineering decisions
• Experience of Traction and Rolling Stock
• Engineering qualification, preferably HNC standard in electrical or mechanical engineering
• Ability to seek continuous improvement

The successful applicant should be a safety conscious and motivated self-starter, a fully versatile team player with a willingness to work a 24/7 shift roster.

This post is subject to standard pre-employment checks including employment references, medical & D&A screening and successful DBS background checks.