Day Team Leader
FIRSTGROUP PLC
Day Team Leader
Salary Not Specified
FIRSTGROUP PLC, Bristol
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 561e708aae3c46c7a80ad4f979184470
Full Job Description
- The Team Leader must be prepared to work to tight targets and deadlines to provide a full service to our customers. This will involve weekend work which is rostered.
- Leading of an Experienced team is essential, with the ability to manage effectively.
- Instruct, supervise, and give information to the team.
- The workload will be on a variety of Railway Traction.
- Recruitment of new staff to the depot., We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
- The successful candidate MUST be flexible, committed, and enthusiastic.
- Proven ability to remain calm under pressure while maintaining high safety standards at all times is essential.
- All applicants must be multi-skilled: Apprentice trained or attained NVQ level 3, in an appropriate technical engineering discipline
- Experience of Leadership
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain 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.
We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
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As a minimum, you will need to have:
About the location?
GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.
We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers. Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel - relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.
About the team?
This role works closely with an established and efficient team.
About the job?
This is role for an 18-month Fixed Term contract to become the day team leader; this is one of the most impacting positions at SPM depot and comes with many responsibilities.
SPM depot is the Home Depot of the West Fleet, servicing several different fleets of traction, SPM is in the centre of the GWR network.
Since 2018 we have seen the introduction of the turbo fleet from Reading Depot.
SPM depot complete BXs on over 40 trains on a mileage based exam programme, the main role of the successful candidate will be to ensure the weekly BX rate is met.
As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.