Driver Team Manager- Edinburgh

Arriva Group; City of Edinburgh; Presencial; GBP 50.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arriva Group in Edinburgh is seeking a Driver Team Manager to lead and motivate the Driver team, ensuring professional standards and safety performance. The role requires a Fully Qualified Train Driver with at least five years of experience.

You will be accountable for safety, performance, and budgetary targets while developing team strengths and managing shifts. A hands-on leadership style and strong communication are essential.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years experience as a Fully Qualified Train Driver.
• Proven leadership and people management abilities.
• Ability to deliver safety and performance targets.
• Experience in budgeting is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Lead Drivers and motivate the team to maintain professional standards.
• Coach and develop each team member and create opportunities for contribution.
• Be the first point of call for safety or performance issues.
• Manage a safety critical environment and make firm decisions when objectives are not met.
• Be on-call and support during disruptions to maintain service for customers.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Team management

Safety standards

Communication skills

Report writing

Investigatory skills

Budget management

Shifts

Decision making

Descripción del empleo

Driver Team Manager Edinburgh

An opportunity has arisen for a passionate individual to fulfil the role of Driver Team Manager at Edinburgh.

• PLEASE NOTE: You must have minimum of 5 years experience as a Fully Qualified Train Driver, we are not able to consider applications that do not meet these criteria*

As a line manager for the Drivers, you will require leadership and an ability to motivate the team to deliver professional standards at all times. You must be a Fully Qualified Train Driver, with at least 5 years experience, to apply for this role.

You will need to be accountable for the team achieving the set standards in safety and performance as well as financial targets. You will be expected to demonstrate a real commitment to delivering ever-higher standards of driving excellence. Alongside your initiative and your positive, proactive, professional approach, your most important asset is your ability to manage people.

From effective coaching and communicating, to developing the strengths of each team member and creating opportunities for them to make a positive contribution.

You will be the first point of call for follow up in the event of safety of the line or performance issues with your team. This leadership role is in a technical environment with direct responsibility for the achievement of the assessment and competency requirements for the team and maintaining professional driving standards. This role requires a ‘hands on’ approach coupled with an ability to manage effectively from a distance.

You must be willing to take action when objectives and targets are not met. Whatever difficulties your team may face - it’s imperative that you are capable of making firm decisions in a safety critical environment to achieve our business objectives.

There is an on-call and out of hours duty requirement for this position, as well as the commitment and flexibility to support the business during periods of disruption in order to maintain service for our customers.

To be successful in this role you must clearly demonstrate on your application the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of on-train safety requirements and railway operations
• Ability of report writing / investigatory skills
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as managing a team
• Liaising with external suppliers and colleagues
• Previous experience of managing a budget (desirable)
• Ability to work various shifts
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to deal appropriately with difficult situations

This is a safety critical post.

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