Yard Supervisor

Transportukbus; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free travel on TfL routes for you and

Counselling & legal advice via EAP

Pension scheme with employer match 5%+

Life insurance (pension scheme)

Employee discounts

Job summary

Transport for London is seeking a Yard Supervisor at Beddington Depot to oversee vehicle movements and ensure safety and efficiency within the depot. You will monitor movements, supervise audits, and maintain high standards of vehicle and driver presentation.

The role requires PCV with CPC, strong literacy and numeracy, and the ability to work with multiple departments. A permanent, on-site position with London-based responsibilities and benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from Operations, Engineering, and other departments.
• Good knowledge of bus operations.
• PCV licence with CPC is essential.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all colleagues and stakeholders.
• Willing to undertake training as seen fit by operations manager.
• Ability to work to deadlines and be punctual.

Responsibilities

• Ensure vehicle cleanliness and driver presentation standards meet London buses BCES Surveys requirements.
• Ensure audits are carried out in a timely and accurate manner.
• Manage vehicle and pedestrian movements within the depot.
• Ensure all visitors including deliveries comply with local H&S requirements.
• Ensure timely departures from the depot and monitor meal reliefs and changeovers.
• Manage vehicle parking to ensure drivers adhere to H&S procedures.
• Ensure TfL equipment such as Oyster/ETM and modules are managed correctly and faults reported via the ERF to TfL as required.
• Ensure required driver first use checks are undertaken where needed.
• Daily reconciliation of first use checks, VCR checks and ramp audits.
• Have a duty of care for health and safety of yourself and colleagues at all times, including reporting unsafe acts or omissions.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the Grade.

Skills

Literacy & numeracy

Collaborative work

Bus operations knowledge

PCV licence with CPC

Communication

Training willingness

Time management

Job description

Yard Supervisor

Application Deadline: 13 October 2026

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Beddington Depot

Reporting To: Operations Manager

Compensation: £45,055.92 / year

Description

To build strong working relationships with colleagues to ensure consistent team approach to achieve the required performance. This will involve monitoring movements of vehicles within the depot and are effectively deployed.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure that vehicle cleanliness and vehicle and driver presentation standards meet the requirement of the London buses BCES Surveys.
• Ensure that required audits are carried out in a timely manner and accurately.
• Manage vehicle and pedestrian movements within the depot.
• Ensure that all visitors including deliveries comply with the local H&S requirements.
• Ensure timely departures from the depot as well as the monitoring and supervision of meal reliefs and changeovers as appropriate.
• Manage the vehicle parking within the depot to ensure that all drivers adhere to H&S procedures.
• Ensure TfL equipment such as Oyster/ETM and modules are being managed correctly and faults reported via the ERF to TfL as required.
• Ensure that where required comprehensive driver first use checks are undertaken.
• Daily reconciliation of first use checks, VCR checks and ramp audits on a daily and weekly basis.
• Have a duty of care for the health and safety of yourself and your colleagues at all times, including a duty to report unsafe acts or omissions to safety.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the Grade.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• It is essential that the successful candidate has good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Must have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from Operations, Engineering, and other departments.
• Good Knowledge of bus operations.
• PCV licence with CPC is essential.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with all colleagues and internal and external stake holders.
• Must be willing to undertake training as seen fit by operations manager.
• Must have the ability to work to deadlines and be punctual.

Benefits

• Free travel on all TfL routes for you and a friend or family member (once you’ve worked with us for three months)
• Free online and face-to-face counselling, legal advice and more through our employee assistance programme
• Our contributory pension scheme – you put in 5% of your salary each month and we’ll add 3% on top. Our pensions also include a death-in-service benefit which pays out a tax-free lump sum if you die while you’re employed by us
• Life insurance (if you sign up to the pension scheme)
• Employee benefits from shops and retailers – including Apple, Adidas, Nike, Vue, Odeon, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and more