Maintenance Team Leader (0979)

Transport for Wales; Gwaelod-y-garth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welsh language learning support

Job summary

Transport for Wales is seeking a skilled supervisor to allocate servicing, examinations and repairs on Traction and Rolling Stock, directing a team to meet safety, productivity, availability and reliability targets. You will ensure staff are competent and trained, monitor quality checks, and collaborate with the Production Manager on training and employee relations, with Welsh language skills welcomed.

The role requires leadership, hands-on craft experience, and the ability to manage resources

Qualifications

• Qualified craftsmen with leadership experience.
• Experience of managing resources.
• Strong leadership and people management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and direct the team to carry out repairs and examinations on Traction and Rolling Stock in accordance with the DMS, VMI or Local Instructions.
• Carry out quality checks on examinations and identify training needs.
• Ensure staff are certified competent to undertake maintenance tasks and comply with depot instructions.
• Ensure competencies are maintained.
• Assist the Production Manager in developing good employee relations and report on disciplinary matters.

Skills

Leadership skills

Craft experience

Resource management

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

The Role

Allocate servicing, examination and repair work to staff under you oversee, ensuring that safety standards, productivity, availability and reliability targets are met at all times.

The Role

Allocate servicing, examination and repair work to staff under you oversee, ensuring that safety standards, productivity, availability and reliability targets are met at all times.

Role Responsibilities

• To allocate and direct the team under your leadership, ensuring they carry out repairs and examinations on all Traction and Rolling Stock in accordance with the DMS, VMI or Local Instructions, as supplied by the Technical Department.
• Carry out Quality checks on Examinations as per Depot Quality System. Identifying deficiencies within the team skill base and liaising with the Shift Production Manager to ensure training requirements are met.
• Ensure that all staff are certified competent to undertake maintenance tasks as well as any other Depot Working and Technical Instructions.
• Ensure competencies are maintained.
• Assist the Production Manager in developing good employee relations and report on disciplinary matters.

Who We're Looking For

• Qualified Craftsmen (Minimum NVQ level 3 or equivalent)
• Craft experience
• Leadership skills
• Experience of managing resources

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application. TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels.

Who We Are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

Next steps

If you want to find out more about what we're doing in Wales, see our Annual Report.

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications.

This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above.