Arriva Group
HM Manager
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Join the Arriva TrainCare Team as a Heavy Maintenance Manager!
Organisation - Arriva TrainCare (ATC)
Contract – Permanent
Location - Bristol
Working Hours – 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary - £57,506.60 per annum
About Us:
At Arriva TrainCare we provide high quality overhaul, maintenance and servicing of passenger rolling stock, locomotives, freight wagons and track plant. We operate throughout the UK from six strategic locations – Crewe, Bristol, Eastleigh, Cambridge, Tyne Yard and Scarborough. Arriva TrainCare is part of Arriva, you’ll be part of a professional team with these core behaviours at heart;
- We care passionately
- We do the right thing
- We make the difference
Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays, pension, life and healthcare cover, Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass, Cycle to Work scheme and Arriva Village retailer discount scheme.
The Role:
We are on the look out for new talent to join our team based in the Bristol depot to join us as a Heavy Maintenance Manager. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the successful mobilisation, deployment, and commercial delivery of our heavy maintenance projects.
What You’ll Do:
- Develop effective internal and external working relationships that deliver all key elements of Heavy Maintenance contracts
- Ensure all work undertaken is in line with ATC, customer, technical and legislative standards and specifications.
- Adherence to and delivery of all relevant tasks as detailed in ATC-1098 Heavy Maintenance Process Document and support with the continual improvement of the document processes, including but not limited to
- Develop and maintain safe systems of work in accordance with relevant customer, business or legislative standards, ensuring all risk assessments are suitable and sufficient.
- Provision of regular management information and key performance indicators that report key project deliverables.
- Support the bid team as required with input to support potential new work opportunities.
- Responsible for mobilisation elements of new projects, including recruitment, development of deliverables such as resource plans, work breakdown structures, tooling requirements, risk register, Bill of materials, specification review in line with the companies Heavy Maintenance Mobilisation procedure.
- Improvements and delivery in HSEQ areas including but not limited to: Safety Tours, Accident/Incident investigations, ensuring work locations and equipment are fit for purpose and compliant with relevant standards
- Deliver pro-active customer management identifying and developing possible opportunities on maximising revenues and cost savings.
- Understand and recognise new stakeholder opportunities and maintain existing stakeholder relationships
- Responsible for the close out of accident, incident and near misses in a timely manner.
- Input/support into the production delivery process.
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What You Bring:
- Qualifications – Degree or Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing or Rail Engineering or an equivalent trade qualification with heavy maintenance experience.
- Experience – previous experience in heavy maintenance, overhaul or refurbishment of rolling stock, heavy vehicles or similarly complex industrial equipment. Previous experience supervising depot, workshop or production teams.
- Knowledge – Strong understanding of maintenance planning, work sequencing, quality assurance and safe systems of work.
- Full and valid driving licence
Ready to start your next journey? If you’re passionate about making a difference and supporting Arriva TrainCare, we want to hear from you! Let’s build the future together!
Due to the energising nature of our vacancies, application close dates, when stated, are indicative and may be subject to change so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Shortlisting and interviewing will take place whilst the advert is open and will close once a successful candidate has been identified.
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At Arriva we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success...
Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.
The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.
Thanks for your interest in working on our team!! Our expansion is opening up exciting prospects! As our team grows, we’re on the lookout for the brightest talent to join us. Our ongoing success hinges on this! After reviewing our available positions, we encourage you to apply to those that resonate with your skills. Stay updated on your application status and be alerted to new opportunities that capture your interest! We’re grateful for your consideration to become a part of our dynamic team!
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