Rail Testing Team Lead – Quality & Safety Champion

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles); Newport; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Healthcare plan

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Pension scheme

Eye tests

Employee assistance

Job summary

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) in the UK is seeking an experienced Team Leader - Testing to lead a Rail vehicle testing team. You will drive safety, quality and efficiency, coordinating testing activities and on-board fault-finding before trains are released into service.

Join a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you will mentor technicians, support continuous improvement and ensure production targets are met while developing team capability and compliance with safety

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or recognised apprenticeship in an engineering, electrical or mechanical discipline.
• Experience leading a team within a manufacturing, engineering, testing or production environment.
• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Experience of working to quality, safety and production standards.
• Ability to coach, train and develop others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of prioritising workloads and managing resources effectively.
• Knowledge of safe working practices within a safety-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of Test Technicians within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ensure all testing activities are completed safely, efficiently and in line with quality standards.
• Carry out on-board testing and fault-finding on rail vehicles prior to release into service.
• Monitor team performance and ensure production targets and deadlines are achieved.
• Support troubleshooting and resolve technical issues in collaboration with Production and Engineering teams.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members to build capability and improve performance.
• Deliver team briefings, toolbox talks and support employee inductions.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture and ensure compliance with company procedures.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, efficiency savings and lean manufacturing initiatives.
• Ensure accurate completion of testing documentation, reports and records.
• Liaise with management to ensure appropriate resources, equipment and training are in place.
• Support competence assessments and ongoing development of team members.

Skills

Team leadership

Fault finding

Problem solving

Quality standards

Safety awareness

Communication

Workload management

Coaching / training

Education

NVQ Level 3 / Apprenticeship in engineering, electrical or mechanical

Job description

CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) in the UK is seeking an experienced Team Leader - Testing to lead a Rail vehicle testing team. You will drive safety, quality and efficiency, coordinating testing activities and on-board fault-finding before trains are released into service.

Join a fast-paced manufacturing environment where you will mentor technicians, support continuous improvement and ensure production targets are met while developing team capability and compliance with safety