Team Leader x 2

Team Leader (Rail Vehicle Maintenance) x 2

Do you have excellent people management skills and supervisory experience gained within rail vehicle engineering or aircraft maintenance? If so, this is a superb opportunity for two experienced Team Leaders to join the quality focused Heavy Maintenance team at Arriva TrainCare, at the Eastleigh (near Southampton) depot, working on a major new Class 180 Project.

Who will I be working with?

Arriva TrainCare provides Light and Heavy Train Maintenance services to the railway industry from its five strategically located maintenance depots. The successful, rapidly evolving organisation, is going through a massive transformation at real pace, with a strong order book for 2017 and beyond. Arriva TrainCare is part of Arriva, which is part of the Deutsche Bahn group, one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing over 55,900 people and delivering more than 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 15 European countries every year.

You’ll be part of a professional team with these core behaviours at heart;                      

• One Arriva - We work as one team, ‘together we are Arriva’;
• Great customer experience - We keep our customers happy every day;
• Doing the right thing - We look after our customers, colleagues and the environment, and always put safety first;
• Thinking beyond - We are curious and inspired to think beyond today for an even bigger and better Arriva tomorrow.

What will the role of Team Leader entail?

As a Team Leader, you will play a key role in supporting the management team to successfully deliver the Class 180 Project on time and in budget, by leading a team of highly skilled Fitters, Electricians and Vehicle Builders. Duties will include, although not be limited to:

• Implementing and maintaining safety systems, production efficiency and quality output
• Liaising with the Project Engineer and Project Manager to ensure work programmes are implemented and technical problems are resolved
• Implementing customer requirements and assisting with continuous improvement innovations
• Ensuring the safe movement of vehicles
• Assisting in developing competence assessments for team members
• Mentoring and coaching team members to ensure job requirements are fulfilled
• Ensuring work locations are fit for purpose and compliant with standards

What will I need to be considered for this Team Leader role?

• Experience of leading a team working within rail vehicle engineering or aircraft maintenance
• Time served mechanical and/or electrical engineer with a solid understanding of rail or aircraft heavy maintenance activities
• Qualified to a minimum of a City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or BTEC in Engineering
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings
• Formal training in people management would be advantageous
• Understanding of production efficiency techniques
• Superb organisational and problem solving skills

What will I receive in return?

Salary:                          £34,375 per annum

Attractive Benefits:        26 days per annum including bank holidays, pension, healthcare cover, Arriva Travel Pass, Cycle to Work scheme, Arriva Village retailer discount scheme, and childcare vouchers.

Working Hours:             40 hours per week, 4 x 10.5 hr shifts, working 4 days on, 4 days off

Contract Type:              14 month fixed term contract

Location:                      Eastleigh (near Southampton, Hampshire)

This Team Leader vacancy is advertised by JVP Jobs on behalf of the employer Arriva TrainCare. At JVP Jobs we believe in providing complete transparency for you the job seeker to help you make informed decisions. By applying for this role you are submitting your CV directly to our above named client. Please note that we DO NOT operate as a recruitment agency, all applications will be reviewed directly by the employer Arriva TrainCare, and should they wish to progress your application further they will be in contact with you.

Arriva TrainCare requests for no recruitment agency contact please.

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