Facilities Team Leader

• Support the Facilities planner with planning activities to ensure coordinated delivery of TMC maintenance, repairs and call outs with external contracted are coordinated.
• Initiation of “contractor call out” when required and supervision of third party contractors on site
• Raising and completion of the permit to work including working at height, track possessions, and hot working permits.
• Support the Business Assurance organisation with planned safety inspections, safety tours and contractor audits.
• Responsible for routine preventative and corrective maintenance tasks, first line inspection, call out, electrical and mechanical fault finding and repair to all Train Maintenance Centre (TMC) fixed and portable Infrastructure.
• Ensuring shift cover is maintained, cover gaps in the roster when required. Setting work and attending to in-depth faults while acting as mentor to the Facilities Team.
• Responsible for assisting with the planning and delivery of planned and reactive maintenance and minor works ensuring suitable and sufficient labour, materials plant and equipment is available to deliver the works on time, to required specifications and within budget.
• Assisting with contractor management by ensuring contractors are inducted, method statements and risk assessment have been approved and that permits are issued.
• Train Maintenance Centre Winterisation and Summarisation tasks including snow clearance and de-icing of footpaths to ensure a safe working environment is maintained at all times.
• Undertake fork truck and battery operated vehicle driving duties within depot confines in accordance with the depot operating procedures and instructions
• Actively participate in the ongoing continuous improvement activities for Infrastructure maintenance to share experience and knowledge a crossed other TMCs
• Ensure all Infrastructure and plant visual inspections, routine preventative and corrective maintenance tasks and repairs are recorded correctly in the SAP system to provide an auditable record of work undertaken.
• Infrastructure spare parts – Ensure spare parts are requested from the stores, fitted correctly and defect parts returned to the store in line with Hitachi procedures.
• Waste management – monitor all waste streams to ensure staff and contractors are managing waste in line with Hitachi procedures.
• Deputies for the Facilities Manager when required and act as initial point of contact for the Facilities Technicians.

• Act as a specialist subject matter expert with regards to specialist equipment. Be prepared to travel and overnight away from base location for short periods to support other TMCs / locations around the UK with ongoing issues.
• NVQ level 3 (Mechanical/Electrical) or Time served apprenticeship (Mechanical or Electrical)
• Previous experience of routine building maintenance. (Or relevant experience/qualification)
• Must be comfortable working shifts within a team or on their own.
• Ability to investigate complex electrical and mechanical faults and write detailed reports.

We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.

£51,937 per annum + 5% shift allowance

• Group Life Insurance
• Group Income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
• Private medical insurance
• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
• Personal Accident insurance
• Competitive salary