Night Traffic Depot Manager – Reading & Kidlington

Lanes Group; Grazeley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Lanes Group plc is seeking a Night Depot Manager for the Thames Water contract, splitting duties between Reading and Kidlington depots. The role involves managing night operations, ensuring SLA adherence, and coordinating handovers with the day teams.

A company van is provided for travel between sites. Key responsibilities include managing jobs after 5pm, monitoring logs and invoices, and maintaining real-time data accuracy across depots.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with up to 6 penalty points.
• Experience leading and supervising a team.
• Confident in systems and functions.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily and nightly handovers with the Reading and Kidlington Depot Managers.
• Allocating all jobs after 5pm.
• Complete depot On Hire Off Hire Logs.
• Night Operative Audits.
• Monitor inbox and Big Change to avoid missed SLAs and late bookings.
• Accurate time booking in real time.
• Coordinate night MOS audits.
• Health & Safety welfare calls to nights Operatives.
• Create new jobs on Big Change for real-time updates.

Skills

Driving licence

Team leadership

System confidence

Education

NRSWA accreditation

LANTRA 12ABCD

M6 qualification

Tools

Big Change scheduling

Job description

Lanes Group plc is seeking a Night Depot Manager for the Thames Water contract, splitting duties between Reading and Kidlington depots. The role involves managing night operations, ensuring SLA adherence, and coordinating handovers with the day teams.

A company van is provided for travel between sites. Key responsibilities include managing jobs after 5pm, monitoring logs and invoices, and maintaining real-time data accuracy across depots.