Shift Team Leader

ALSTOM Gruppe; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobility firm in East Staffordshire is seeking a Team Leader to oversee maintenance operations. The successful candidate will lead a team, ensuring safety and compliance while delivering high-quality service. Applicants should have relevant technical qualifications and experience in the rail industry. This position offers competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributed healthcare

Excellent pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in fleet, maintenance or renovation operations.
• In-depth understanding of rail depot and operations.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead team in maintenance and servicing to meet customer requirements.
• Conduct Start and End of shift briefings.
• Ensure equipment and work environment safety.

Skills

Team leadership

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Technical qualifications

Education

Higher National Certificate or equivalent

Job description

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Date: 30 Jul 2025

Location: Barton-Under-Needwood, STS, GB

Company: Alstom

Location: Central Rivers, DE13

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 13th August

Salary + Benefits: CIRCA £62,000

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

The Team Leader is responsible to support the Production Manager to deliver the service demands of the depot by leading and facilitating effective team working amongst the team members for rolling stock/Infra maintenance/servicing and renovation/modernisation activity.

We’ll look to you for:

• Lead all aspects of the team in the maintenance, servicing to meet customer requirements within the working timetable.
• To deliver Start of shift Briefing (SOSB) / End of shift briefings to team members (EOSB).
• To be responsible for the deployment of team members in line with the shift throughput requirements.
• Co-ordinate line of route ensuring that equipment, tooling and work environment is left in a safe place
• Deputise for Production Manager as required to ensure business needs are maintained.
• Leading and prioritising workloads agreed with the Production Manager/Senior Production Manager/Functional leads where required
• Responsible for leading team members to uphold site safety, including reporting of any unsafe acts, process/procedure deviation, AZDP compliance, Health/Wellbeing. Involvement in EHS raised initiatives, projects and investigation. Competent on accident/Incident reporting
• Provide real time updates to the Production Manager on work progress against the agreed plan, SQDC deviations and adverse events.
• Ensure that all worksheets are correctly provided to the required standard
• Completion of the shift paperwork 100% (exam, daily, safety sheets)
• Ensure that the team follow the standard processes and conform to those standards on the job.
• Ensure all documentation and procedures are at the correct revision and signed off in full when completed
• Conduct regular informal discussions with team members.
• Provide regular feedback on team / individual performance.
• Be proactive in seeking views and input from team members.
• Support with communications from all departments and functions to all team members

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Time served apprenticeship or equivalent with associated technical qualifications (Higher National Certificate/Ordinary National Certificate/City & Guilds) or recognised equivalent
• In-depth understanding of the rail depot and rail industry operations.
• Proven experience in fleet and/or maintenance and/or renovation within an operations role
• Ability to work and lead a team.
• Knowledge of Network rail Rules and Regulations, H&SAWA, COSHH and local safety procedures

On a more personal note, you will be:

• Team Player. Spirit of “Team Trust Action”
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work under own initiative and to stringent timelines
• IT literate

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package,25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.