Maintenance Team Leader

H-E Parts; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rail company is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader in Doncaster. The successful candidate will oversee maintenance teams, ensure operational safety, and contribute to a positive safety culture. Responsibilities include managing repairs of rolling stock assets and conducting safety tours. This full-time position offers a salary of £55,176 plus a shift allowance.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic self-motivated individual with maintenance experience.
• Strong understanding of safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operational safety of the team and conduct investigations.
• Manage maintenance teams for fault finding and repairs.
• Conduct safety tours and promote positive culture.
• Prioritize routine tasks for planned and unplanned activities.

Job description

Overview

Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job ID: R0107964

Date Posted: 2025-10-21

Company Name: HITACHI RAIL LIMITED

Profession (Job Category): Other

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Job Description

Maintenance Team Leader

Location: Doncaster

Shifts: Days and Nights

Salary: £55176.00 + 15% shift allowance

Company: Hitachi Rail is looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated Maintenance Team Leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The position is based in Doncaster at Ten Pound Walk.

Role: As the Maintenance Team Leader at Doncaster, you will ensure Operational safety of the TMC, conduct post incident investigations, and contribute to a positive safety culture. You will also manage the maintenance teams overseeing fault finding and repair of Hitachi rolling stock assets.

Responsibilities

• Support good quality, health, safety and environmental practices in the workplace
• Conduct or facilitate Start of shift briefings - Including sharing of Safety, Quality, and operational information
• Conduct safety Tours of work site and contribute to building a positive safety culture
• Quality - Conduct In process checks and Finished work inspections to ensure work standards are maintained and improved
• Responsible on a shift basis to ensure that The team delivers the contractual requirements for availability of train to the correct standard to meet the diagrammed requirements of the TOC
• To ensure all contractual KPI’s are complete for each train before entering service
• To ensure that all records are completed and entered into the maintenance management system
• Obtain and use engineering schedules, procedures and specifications for traction and rolling stock activities
• Organize resources and prioritize routines to undertake planned traction and rolling stock engineering activities
• Organize resources and prioritize routines to undertake unplanned traction and rolling stock engineering activities
• Responsible for the safe movement of rolling stock
• Responsible for the recruitment of the maintenance team members
• Responsible for the continued development of the maintenance teams
• Control costs through planning of resources
• Identify and deal with hazards in the railway environment
• Gather information and support the execution of the maintenance plan from the PCPC
• Development of improvements in maintenance processes
• Deal with disciplinary issues within the maintenance teams
• Carryout assessments in line with the depot competence management system as required
• Accept and confirm responsibility for the control of traction and rolling stock assets
• Assist as required

Application Notes

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please visit https://www.hitachirail.com/careers for more information.

Equal Opportunity

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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