Mobile Wagon Supervisor: Lead Maintenance & Safety

Freightliner Group Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Final-salary pension scheme

Maternity & paternity pay

Training and development

Life assurance

Employee benefits

Job summary

Heavy Haul Rail in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Mobile Wagon Supervisor for our North Business Unit. This first‑line management role offers leadership development and a chance to drive maintenance outcomes.

You’ll oversee wagon maintenance teams, promote safety, coordinate activities, and deliver improvements while travelling occasionally. A strong engineering background and people skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Three+ years' experience in traction and rolling stock or similar engineering environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Collaborative and organised leadership approach.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
• Ability to motivate teams and build positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example and promote a strong safety culture across your team, contractors and stakeholders.
• Plan, manage and coordinate maintenance activities undertaken by mobile wagon maintenance teams.
• Ensure maintenance delivery supports production, reliability and quality targets.
• Monitor team performance, inspections, safety observations and maintenance outputs, adjusting plans where necessary.
• Maintain training and competency standards in line with company requirements.
• Manage people processes including attendance, objectives, recruitment and first‑line disciplinary matters.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Support the Wagon Maintenance Manager with operational activities and business objectives.
• Deliver clear and effective communication through team briefings, toolbox talks and engineering updates.

Skills

Traction & rolling stock

Leadership

Communication skills

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Safety & continuous improvement

Team motivation

Job description

Heavy Haul Rail in the United Kingdom is recruiting a Mobile Wagon Supervisor for our North Business Unit. This first‑line management role offers leadership development and a chance to drive maintenance outcomes.

You’ll oversee wagon maintenance teams, promote safety, coordinate activities, and deliver improvements while travelling occasionally. A strong engineering background and people skills are essential.