SMMD Depot Manager

time left to apply End Date: January 18, 2025 (20 days left to apply)

job requisition id ATR-3936

Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market. Freightliner has operations across Europe offering both Intermodal and Heavy Haul rail freight services seamlessly connecting European countries and the UK.

In the UK the Freightliner Group operates under a number of legal entities including Freightliner Group Ltd, Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd, Freightliner Ltd, Pentalver Transport Ltd, and Pentalver Cannock Ltd.

Freightliner was recently voted Rail Freight Company of the Year at the 2024 Multimodal Awards. We are a proud WORK180 endorsed employer for women, highlighting the company’s commitment to increased diversity and a supportive work culture for all employees.

Depot Manager

Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd

Location: Southampton

Who are we looking for?

A vacancy has arisen for a Depot Manager at our Southampton Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF). The successful candidate will form part of the management team of the Engineering Intermodal business that takes responsibility for the delivery of safe, reliable and cost-effective maintenance of locomotives and wagons to meet and exceed customer requirements.

The successful candidate will be assisting the delivery of the Diesel Locomotive fleet, ensuring that all maintenance activities comply with the Company Engineering standards and procedures.

On your first day, we’ll expect you to have:

• Demonstrable experience in an engineering / maintenance environment
• Demonstrable experience in a people management role
• Proven track record in leading teams.
• The ability to make sound engineering decisions.
• Ability to engage and grow teams.
• Be analytical, innovative and constantly striving for improvement.
• Have financial experience with budgets, productivity and efficiency analysis.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Be a Safety leader - develop a proactive safety culture through positive engagement, continuous improvement and a complete focus to ensure the site and its team create and maintain the highest working standards.
• Support audit teams and ensure daily management of the required standards to ensure workmanship, equipment, and safety / environmental procedures meet both company and legislation requirements.
• Enable production - overcome obstacles to ensure safe, quality and reliable production. Adopt lean practices and a cycle of continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Direct and control the management of the inspection, maintenance and repair activity of Freightliner Rolling Stock at Southampton VMF to ensure that the business requirements of the engineering department are delivered.
• Lead in driving service reliance delivery and improve productivity in asset and equipment utilisation.
• Develop a robust training and competency plan in line with company standards to ensure smooth delivery of production.
• Identify and action employee development needs making use of the apprenticeship levy, internal and external training courses and assessments.
• Depot P&L - implement financial controls over maintenance and facility expenditure. Monitor performance of the rolling stock maintenance function. Provide explanation of expenditure variances. Management of site CAPEX plan.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently - ensure the VMF team are kept up to date with all communications and relevant information using toolbox talks, team briefs, safety and engineering bulletins.
• Depot related on call duties as required.

Our perks and benefits

Our people are our most important asset. We strive to empower our employees, ensuring they are trained and competent, fit for work, always informed, and completely engaged in our culture that places safety and wellbeing firmly at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for the most committed and reliable individuals who possess the knowledge, skills and experience needed for their roles. In return we can offer considerable career progression, and a rewarding career in an award-winning team alongside:

• Competitive pay
• Company bonus scheme
• Fantastic final-salary pension scheme after an initial qualifying period
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Access to the company's life assurance scheme
• A range of benefits to make your own so you can get the most of your work and home life which will also help save you money and hassle. From reimbursement on health treatments, to savings on new cars.

This post is subject to standard pre-employment checks including employment references, medical & D&A screening and successful DBS background checks.

Apply today!

Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential.

About Us

Freightliner is an established rail freight provider with businesses in the UK and Continental Europe.

Offering customers a wide range of rail freight solutions to cater for the requirements of a diverse market sector, we provide a safe, reliable and cost effective rail freight partnership.

At the core of all we do are our employees. Their hard work is fundamental to our success and we are equally committed to their growth and safety.