Operations Manager - Passenger & Freight Rolling Stock
Location: Warwickshire
Summary
A leading owner and asset manager of passenger and freight rolling stock are looking for an experienced exceptional Operations Manager, to join their team at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre (RIC) in Warwickshire,
Role Purpose
To lead the safe delivery of on-time rail operations carried out at Long Marston RIC (LM RIC) through effective planning and management of the site rail operations team.
To deliver strong operational leadership and embed a strong safe delivery culture within the rail operations team, ensuring risk-based compliance with relevant operational standards, procedures, and rules at all times.
To be a highly visible people focused manager, enabling high performance and strong levels of employee engagement to drive continuous improvement and deliver best-in class rail operations.
Responsibilities
- Management of the rail operations team, ensuring effective utilisation of competent resource to safely deliver rail operations plans
- Development of rosters for the rail operations team, ensuring sufficient available resource to deliver operations plans at all times
- Management of welfare of rail operations team members in line with company procedures
- Lead the planning of all rail operations carried out at LM RIC, ensuring plans are suitably prioritised, and effectively visualised & communicated to the rail operations team and all other affected stakeholders on a daily basis
- Work with the Operations Trainer & Assessor to ensure that rail operations team members have the required competence to carry out the full range of their duties and that such competence is maintained at all times
- Work with the Operations Safety & Standards Manager to implement the fatigue risk management system (FRMS) to proactively monitor levels of fatigue within the rail operations team, and enable timely intervention to mitigate associated risk
- Work with the Operations Safety & Standards Manager to ensure that operational standards, procedures, and rules are fit for purpose
- Carry out operational audits and quality checks
- Develop and implement a suite of KPIs to enable proactive monitoring of operational delivery performance - delivering or exceeding against agreed targets
- Management of capacity planning within all yards and sidings across the site to support pipeline planning
- Act as the main point of contact for external rail operations customers/ stakeholders and third-party suppliers
- Gain, and maintain depot driving and shunting competence to enable such duties to be performed as a contingency measure as required
- Ensure all operational safety events and near misses are reported and investigated in a timely manner
- Assist the Operations Safety & Standards Manager with the production, review, and update of risk assessments to cover the full scope of rail operations at LM RIC to ensure associated safety risk is managed to a level As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)
- Ensure operations notices, bulletins, and urgent safety alerts are produced and briefed to all affected parties in a timely manner - and displayed on the operations notice board
- Provide coaching and mentoring to the Operations Team Leader to support continued development and enable robust operations management cover capability during periods of absence
- Responsible for the delivery of operations team actions and recommendations following audit, inspections, and investigation findings
Skills / Experience needed for the Operations Manager role
Thorough knowledge of training driving, and shunting techniques within depots, yards & sidings
Previous line management of rail operations teams - including train drivers and/ or shunters
Formal management qualification (Desirable)
IOSH Managing Safely (Desirable)
Trained Accident Investigator
Personal Track Safety (Desirable)
Behavioural Based Safety training (Desirable)
Excellent knowledge of railway operations (Mainline & Depot)
Conversant with the Railway Rule Book
Familiar with relevant Health & Safety Legislation and Rail Industry Standards
Knowledge of ORR guidance document 'Managing Staff Competence - Railway Safety
Excellent knowledge of non-technical skills in a railway operational environment
Desirable
Extensive experience in performing rail operations including train driving (mainline & depot), and shunting
Salary: £75,000 - £80,000+ Negotiable dependant on experience plus package including:
- 10% annual bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Flexible Working
- 25 Days annual leave plus bank holidays- ability to buy & sell up to 5 days
- Healthcare cash plan & life Assurance
For further information and to apply please get in touch with a copy of an in depth CV and cover letter detailing your suitability
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