Senior Production Manager

South Western News UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A major railway operator in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Senior Production Manager to lead the production team at Wimbledon Depot. The role involves ensuring the reliability of train services, managing staff effectively, and improving depot production processes. Ideal candidates will have at least five years in the rail industry, strong leadership skills, and appropriate technical qualifications. The position offers competitive pay and various benefits including travel discounts and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services

75% discount on many other train operating companies

Full training and support with development

Excellent pension scheme

Qualifications

• At least five years experience of working in a rail environment, preferably with electric traction or a related industry.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Experience in production management.

Responsibilities

• Head the production team and ensure safe, clean, reliable train service.
• Monitor production processes and improve depot efficiency.
• Manage contractors and ensure quality workmanship.

Skills

Production management

Team leadership

Mentoring/coaching

High level of literacy, numeric and IT skills

Education

Appropriate technical engineering qualification(s)

Job description

Who are we?

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to bring people together to get the most out of life.

About the job

The Senior Production Manager heads the production team at the Depot and is responsible for all aspects of providing a safe, clean, reliable train service from Wimbledon Depot, and outstations where appropriate. The Senior Production Manager leads a team of Production Managers and Movements Managers to ensure the maintenance and repair activities are carried out safely, timely and to the required standards, plus ensuring correct rolling stock and formations are provided for the service. In addition the Senior Production Manager is responsible for monitoring and continually improving the production processes and depot efficiency.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Ensure that all production activities are completed effectively including:
• Maintenance activities are carried out safely, timely and to the required standards.
• Correct rolling stock and formations are provided for the train service performance.
• Effective management of contractors and customers
• Ensure effective management of wheel wear on all fleets maintained by the depot and external customer requirements.
• Deliver team meetings, briefings and Time With Your Manager at specified intervals to improve communications.
• Ensure the quality of workmanship is maintained at a high level to maintain reliability.
• Quality checks/competency assessments are carried out as required to comply with safety critical legislation.
• Minimise rolling stock repeat defects and prevent service failures.
• Maintain Quality Management system to ISO9001: 2015 specifications for rolling stock
• Monitor production process and take forward continual improvement including development of staff and production management team.
• Support development and integration of computer based maintenance management systems.
• Plan and conduct interviews as necessary for staff selection, discipline, M4A and poor performance.
• Plan and direct plant maintenance activities to maximise productivity facilities.
• Cover for Depot Manager as required including authorisation for the relevant delegated authority.

You’ll need to be:

• Experience in production management.
• At least five years experience of working in a rail environment, preferably with electric traction, or a related industry.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Mentoring/coaching skills, e.g. NVQ Assessor qualifications.
• High level of literacy, numeric and IT skills and the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Appropriate technical engineering qualification(s) essential

About the location

Wimbledon Traincare Depot is a short walk from Wimbledon Park station and recently welcomed its first Class 701 train, marking a significant milestone in the £1bn transformation of suburban travel. Our current fleet operating on the suburban network (Class 455 and 458 trains) will be replaced over a 2 year period with 90 brand new 701's. Drivers, maintenance and other depot colleagues are currently in training to develop the new skills needed for the next generation of trains that will be fitted with all new modern technology. Wimbledon depot will eventually become the new maintenance home for the entire Class 701 fleet.

Working pattern

Working an average of 37 hours per week over 5 days

Mon-Friday 0800-1530, with a requirement to cover out of hours on call on rotation

The Reward

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

• Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
• Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
• 75% discount on many other train operating companies
• Full training and support with development
• Excellent pension scheme

We all belong at SWR.

Our vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

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