Shift Team Leader at Alstom

Your future role

The Team Leader is responsible to support the Production Manager to deliver the service demands of the depot by leading and facilitating effective team working amongst the team members for rolling stock/Infra maintenance/servicing and renovation/modernisation activity.

We’ll look to you for:

• Lead all aspects of the team in the maintenance, servicing to meet customer requirements within the working timetable.
• To deliver Start of shift Briefing (SOSB) / End of shift briefings to team members (EOSB).
• To be responsible for the deployment of team members in line with the shift throughput requirements.
• Co-ordinate line of route ensuring that equipment, tooling and work environment is left in a safe place
• Deputise for Production Manager as required to ensure business needs are maintained.
• Leading and prioritising workloads agreed with the Production Manager/Senior Production Manager/Functional leads where required
• Responsible for leading team members to uphold site safety, including reporting of any unsafe acts, process/procedure deviation, AZDP compliance, Health/Wellbeing. Involvement in EHS raised initiatives, projects and investigation. Competent on accident/Incident reporting
• Provide real time updates to the Production Manager on work progress against the agreed plan, SQDC deviations and adverse events.
• Ensure that all worksheets are correctly provided to the required standard
• Completion of the shift paperwork 100% (exam, daily, safety sheets)
• Ensure that the team follow the standard processes and conform to those standards on the job.
• Ensure all documentation and procedures are at the correct revision and signed off in full when completed
• Conduct regular informal discussions with team members.
• Provide regular feedback on team / individual performance.
• Be proactive in seeking views and input from team members.
• Support with communications from all departments and functions to all team members

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role: 

• Time served apprenticeship or equivalent with associated technical qualifications (Higher National Certificate/Ordinary National Certificate/City & Guilds) or recognised equivalent
• In-depth understanding of the rail depot and rail industry operations.
• Proven experience in fleet and/or maintenance and/or renovation within an operations role
• Ability to work and lead a team.
• Knowledge of Network rail Rules and Regulations, H&SAWA, COSHH and local safety procedures

On a more personal note, you will be:

• Team Player.  Spirit of “Team Trust Action”
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Problem resolution skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work under own initiative and to stringent timelines
• IT literate