Duty Maintenance Manager

East Midlands Railway; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free standard leisure travel on the EMR network

Friends and Family discounted tickets

75% discount on national leisure travel

Various training and development opportunities

Employee benefits portal with generous discounts

Job summary

A leading railway operator is seeking a Duty Maintenance Manager based in Derby, England. The role involves supporting drivers and managing fleet maintenance, requiring strong communication and data analysis skills. A mechanical or electrical qualification at NVQ Level 3 is essential, with railway experience preferred. Competitive salary and various employee benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a maintenance or production environment.
• Knowledge of Rolling Stock and railway experience is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Provide immediate support to drivers and train crew in events of failures.
• Manage the running and maintenance of the class 158, 170 and 360 fleets.
• Work closely with Depot teams to rectify failures swiftly.
• Liaise with Engineering Teams for fleet data management.
• Maintain a log of incident defects and work done by staff.
• Manage responses to train failures with depots and technicians.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to analyse data

Ability to influence and motivate a team

Good IT skills

Education

Mechanical or electrical qualification at NVQ Level 3 or above

Tools

Microsoft Office packages

Job description

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Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing immediate support and advice to drivers, train crew and other members of the team in the event of a train fault or failure in service.
• Working as part of the Control Team managing the running and maintenance of the class 158, 170 and 360 fleets.
• Working closely with the Maintenance Depot teams to ensure failures are rectified promptly to minimise delay and prevent cancellations.
• Liaising with the Engineering Teams to provide data on the fleet status and performance.
• Maintaining a log of incident defects, vehicle histories, faults and defects, and work done by maintenance staff.
• Managing the technical response to train failures working with the depots and mobile technicians to get our customers moving as quickly as possible.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyse data and implement changes based on the information.
• Ability to influence, motivate and work within a team.
• Good IT skills and experience using Microsoft Office packages.

A mechanical or electrical qualification at NVQ Level 3 or above and experience working in a maintenance or production environment are both essential to the role. Knowledge of Rolling Stock and prior experience in the railway is preferable, but training can be provided.

Our team is ready to respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 364 days of the year, so you will need to be able to work 12-hour shifts across these times.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

• Free standard leisure travel on the EMR network and Train Operating Companies under Transport UK & LNER.
• Friends and Family discounted tickets on the EMR network.
• 75% discount on national leisure travel (including partner and dependants).
• Various training and development opportunities.
• Employee benefits portal with access to generous discounts, Cycle 2 Work Scheme …and many more!

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

To apply please complete the online application form and upload your CV. As we operate blind screening, please remove all personal details including your name from your CV.

We promise to treat you fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment and selection process.