Rail Vehicle Testing Team Lead – Drive Quality

Caf Rolling Stock Uk Limited; Newport; Presencial; GBP 34.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CAF Rolling Stock UK Limited is seeking an experienced Team Leader - Testing to head our testing team. You will lead testing of rail vehicles, ensuring all activities are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality before trains enter service.

You will drive performance, support continuous improvement, and develop team capability to help meet production targets. This is a collaborative role within the UK rail fleet projects.

Formación

• Leadership in manufacturing/engineering/testing environments.
• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering quality and safety-compliant work.
• Ability to coach, train and develop others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience prioritising workloads and managing resources.
• Knowledge of safe working practices in safety-critical environments.
• Lean manufacturing tools and continuous improvement (desirable).

Responsabilidades

• Lead and coordinate a team of Test Technicians within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ensure testing activities are completed safely, efficiently and to quality standards.
• Carry out on-board testing and fault-finding on rail vehicles prior to release.
• Monitor team performance and ensure production targets are met.
• Support troubleshooting and resolve technical issues with Production and Engineering.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members to build capability.
• Deliver team briefings and inductions; promote safety culture.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and lean initiatives.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Test execution

Fault-finding

Quality & safety

Coaching & development

Communication

Workload planning

Safety-critical knowledge

Educación

NVQ Level 3 or apprenticeship in engineering/electrical/mechanical

ILM Level 3 Leadership & Management (desirable)

Descripción del empleo

CAF Rolling Stock UK Limited is seeking an experienced Team Leader - Testing to head our testing team. You will lead testing of rail vehicles, ensuring all activities are completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality before trains enter service.

You will drive performance, support continuous improvement, and develop team capability to help meet production targets. This is a collaborative role within the UK rail fleet projects.