Depot Facilities Team Leader

TXM Recruit; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail transportation client in Cambridge seeks a Depot Facilities Team Leader to manage a new central team responsible for planned maintenance and reactive repairs. This hands-on role involves supervising engineers while ensuring safety and efficiency in a challenging environment. Candidates should have a background in property or industrial maintenance with relevant supervisory experience and safety qualifications to drive team success.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role within property or industrial maintenance.
• Electrical and mechanical training to at least C&G Level 3 or ONC.
• A recognized safety qualification required (can be provided).

Responsibilities

• Lead and organize the depot facilities team.
• Manage general depot maintenance and oversee safety procedures.
• Provide on-call coverage as part of a rota.

Skills

Team Leadership

Communication

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

C&G Level 3 or ONC

Tools

Plant Equipment

Train Washer Systems

Refueling Machinery

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead a new central team providing planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, and out-of-hours cover for a wide range of newly installed Plant & Equipment as a Depot Facilities Team Leader with a well-established Rail transportation client based in Cambridge.

Role Overview

The Team Leader will be hands-on and provide out-of-hours cover on a 1 in 4 rota (an on-call allowance will apply) with 3 other Technicians. This role involves working an afternoon/evening shift Monday – Friday, 7 hours a day (35 hours a week).

You will lead the team, organize workloads, arrange on-call cover, and liaise with management as required. You will also need to ensure that staff and contractors work safely within this challenging environment. Travel around the Greater Anglia area to other sites may be required.

Responsibilities may include:

• General depot maintenance
• Train washer systems
• Plant equipment
• Refueling machinery
• Sandbox systems
• Numatic systems

What we are looking for

This role is based at our client's Cambridge Depot and is suited for a multi-skilled engineer with supervisory experience, preferably from property or industrial maintenance backgrounds, both electrical and mechanical training to at least C&G Level 3 or ONC. A recognized safety qualification is required but can be provided, along with railway-specific training, assuming the strict PTS medical fitness can be met.

If you are a driven and innovative Depot Facilities Team Leader with a passion for the rail industry, we want to hear from you! Take the next step in your career by submitting your CV.

TXM Recruit is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing assistance or reasonable adjustments during the selection process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions.