Maintenance Team Leader

Job title:
Maintenance Team Leader

Job location:
Willesden

Rate:
£31.15 PAYE / £40.00 Umbrella

Shifts:
Morning and Afternoon shifts on weekdays - Would need to be fully flexible to support 24/7 Cover. This includes Days/ Nights & weekends.

Start date:
ASAP

Duration:6 months +

Industries considered: Rail, Rolling Stock, RAF, REME, Army, Navy, Marine, Avionics, Rolling Stock, Commercial/Industrial Electrics, Defence, Plant Engineering, SPM, HVAC, and Process Engineering

Disciplines considered: Team Leader, project Coordinator, Planner, Diesel Engine Fitter, Electrical Engineer / Mechanical Engineer, Mechanic, Avionic Technician, Aircraft Engineer, Marine Engineer, Maintenance Fitter, and Breakdown Engineer

Position Summary:
As part of a small technical team, you will be required to assist the Service Induction Manger and the Depot Manager in managing the undertaking of mechanical & electrical maintenance, detailed fault finding and repair on the fleet of Aventra trains. Successful candidates would be expected to manage and plan the availability of the workforce as closely as possible to the projected workload, communicate all resource issues and actively assist in the preparation and the implementation of the appropriate measures to meet the requirements of the project. Some of the key components to this role will be:

* You will adhere to all Safety rules and regulations and will be expected to comply with any control measures, participate as required in the risk assessment process and report to your supervisor all accidents, incidents, product safety issues and near misses.
* Lead KPI based performance measurement, inspires continuous improvement, and maintains a solid base for shop floor management by ensuring that all functional areas collaborate smoothly.
* Create, adapt, alter, and maintain all relevant plans, processes and procedures as required to ensure contractual targets are met.
* Management of material accountability ensuring stock levels, rotation, delivery, returns, non-conformance reports (NCR's) are correct.
* Participate, as required, in the risk assessment process.

Qualifications:
NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Field

Person profile:
* Experienced in fleet and/or maintenance operations and planning workloads effectively.
* Technical knowledge of relevant Traction and Rolling Stock - Aventra platform.
* Knowledge and understanding of Network Rail Rules and Regulations.
* An understanding of SAP, Maximo, and ability to use MS Office packages.
* Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Trust, and Gemini.
* Management experience of groups of staff

Preferred:
* Experience of maintenance management in the railway industry
* Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations preferable.

Interview process (2hr process):
* Face to face interview
* Trade test
* Written Elec and Mech tests

PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO PASS AN DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TEST BEFORE BEING OFFERED A POSITION (this is standard procedure on Rail depots)

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.