Rail Depot Manager

OCS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning employer

Digital learning

Retail discounts

Professional growth

Flexible pay

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting for a Rail Depot Manager (Cleaning) to lead service delivery at client sites in the London area. You will oversee operations, manage a team, and ensure safety, quality, time and cost targets are met.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and willingness to travel across the contract region. You will liaise with client stakeholders and internal supervisors to drive continuous improvement and compliant performance.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• Proven track record in cleaning service delivery.
• Experience implementing safety, quality, time and cost standards.
• Demonstrable experience managing a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build credibility.
• Excellent diplomacy skills with conflict handling.
• Willingness to travel to sites across contract region.
• Good IT skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer.
• Organisational skills for meeting deadlines.
• Recognised Health and Safety qualifications e.g. IOSH.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for overtime and stock control at location.
• Collaborate with employees and OCS to implement new policies and changes.
• Lead effective operational delivery and services within location.
• Liaise with Supervisors and Team Leaders to ensure standards.
• Work with Senior Operations Manager on initiatives and changes.
• Authorize expenditure as agreed by the Account Director.
• Monitor budgets and expenditure via regular reviews.
• Provide regular operation reports to the Senior Operations Manager.
• Interface with clients, service providers and stakeholders.
• Lead staffing coordination to fulfil contract and service requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Diplomacy

Travel readiness

IT skills (Word/Excel/Outlook)

Education

IOSH certification

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Internet Explorer

Job description

Varied to meet needs of business. We are currently recruiting for Rail Depot Manager (Cleaning) to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site.

About The Role

Working Pattern

Varied to meet needs of business. We are currently recruiting for Rail Depot Manager (Cleaning) to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site.

Key responsibilities

• Accountability for all financial overtime and stock control within your location.
• Working collaboratively with all employees in your location and across OCS where applicable, you will be a champion for change; implementing new policies and processes and be an advocate of new ways of working, influencing employees, to ensure buy-in.
• Leading the effective operational delivery and facilitation of all services within your location.
• Liaise closely with the Supervisors, Team Leaders and your employees to ensure common service delivery standards and collaborative working are met.
• Working closely with Senior Operations Manager you will review and implement new initiatives, legislation, and other changes both internal and external.
• Authorise expenditure as agreed by the Account Director.
• You will ensure that budgets and expenditure for your location is robustly monitored through regular reviews stock spot checks.
• You will provide regular reports (Daily Report / Equipment /Night Report / Cabin Trackers / Additional Work / Overtime / Stock / Training Records) regarding the Operation to the Senior Operations Manager.
• Interface with the clients, service providers and stakeholders, to ensure the expectations are being met and any additional services can be supported.
• Lead, own and be responsible for liaison with supervisors and teams in your location to enable them to supply the required staffing, that ensures fulfilment of contract and service requirements.

The ideal candidate will have

• Right to work in the UK
• A proven track record in cleaning service delivery.
• Experience of implementing, reviewing, and achieving the standard for safety, quality, time and cost.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to operate and build credibility with employees
• Excellent diplomacy skills combined with the confidence and resilience to handle potential conflict situations.
• A willingness to travel to sites across the contract region at short notice.
• Good IT skills including use of Word, Excel and Outlook and Internet Explorer
• Organisation skills for meeting deadlines and supporting others to do same
• Recognised Health and Safety qualifications e.g. IOSH

Due to the working environment, you will be required to complete a track safety awareness course and drug and alcohol screening prior to starting in this role.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer : Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning : The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail Perks : With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth : 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay : Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.