Freightliner Group Ltd

Regional Operations Manager

Freightliner Group Ltd

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Crewe • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will lead a team of Managers who are responsible for maintaining and improving the competence of drivers.
  • Contribute to the achievement of day-to-day UK rail operations.
  • Responsible for the development and provision of a suitably trained, equipped and assessed rail operations team, in order to meet on-going business requirements.
  • The role requires an on-call commitment.
  • Act on any locally identified trends/hot spots within your areas of responsibility e.g. SPADs/ absenteeism/ etc. and influence resolution accordingly;

Requirements

  • Experience of working in a safety Critical environment, ideally within the Rail Industry
  • Where relevant, ensure retention of competence and medical fitness to drive trains, in accordance with internal and external standards;
  • Knowledge of Rules and Regulations as applicable to rail operations, together with at least 3 years practical experience;
  • Competent to undertake risk assessments;
  • Ability to manage budget responsibilities where appropriate, and manage within any delegated spending authority;
  • To ensure that manpower needs are managed proactively, and to ensure that staff numbers are managed to budget/ authorized levels;
  • Ability to build healthy working relationships with all business stakeholders;
  • Ability to interact effectively at a range of levels e.g. Senior / Middle management across Production functions with the company;
  • Ability to work unsocial hours from time to time (e.g. on-call/ weekends, etc);
Benefits
  • Competitive pay
  • 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.

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