T6 Supervisor

We are currently recruiting for a T6 Supervisor to join our Rolling Stock division based in Bedford. You will be responsible for leading the team to effectively deliver the daily Train Service Agreement and accountable for ensuring work is carried out safely and to the required standard whilst identifying and delivering opportunities to maximize productivity and efficiency in the workplace. You will also ensure continuous development of team to create a high-performance culture.

This role will be based at Bedford so you will need to live within an hour commutable distance from the Bedford depot.

This is a shift-based role where the working pattern consists of a mixture of days and nights.

**What are my Responsibilities?**
- Implementation of safe systems and controls within your area of responsibility.
- Understand, implement and comply with the Siemens Rolling Stock HSQE policies.
- Communicate health and safety responsibilities to your team and ensure employees raise issues and participate in implementation of agreed changes.
- Actively promote 4 steps to Zero Harm and the RL behavioural safety agenda to ensure you and your team work safely.
- Engage with Line Manager to agree targets and priorities to communicate and cascade to team.
- Take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions that may have an environmental impact.
- Carry out safety and 5s audits according to the plan and implement any recommendations found.
- Investigate any incidents thoroughly, complete relevant reports and implement agreed preventative actions.
- Accept personal responsibility to take care of ourselves and any others affected by one’s own acts or omissions.
- Ensure required fleet quality standards are met by checking completed work and records.
- Plan and manage all resources including people, plant, material, tools and third-party services to meet the daily operational requirements.
- Execute production plan to meet business targets, improve productivity and keep deferred work to a minimum.
- Ensure all maintenance activity is undertaken in accordance with the relevant maintenance instruction and Group Standards.
- Ensure optimum shift coverage minimising downtime, complaints, or delay to our customers.
- Understand customer requirements to ensure plans are kept up to date and relationships maintained.
- Actively encourage identification of continuous improvement activities and empower team members to implement agreed changes that benefit customers and the business.
- Facilitate audits in accordance with the audit plan and implement any recommendations made within the agreed timescale.
- Monitor productivity and identify potential cost-savings.
- Identity opportunity for additional services.
- Monitor compliance to meet internal control procedures and take appropriate corrective action.
- Delivery of team briefs, business information and change initiatives to the team, actively listening and acting on feedback
- Develop a high-performance culture with strong employee engagement using the Siemens People Management policies and tools
- Monitoring team’s daily performance against indicators and produce plans to improve performance.
- Conduct management reviews and create effective personal development plans to enhance capability in the team (e.g. on the job shadowing, training, coaching).

**What do I need to qualify for the role?**

**Essential**
- Leadership experience of small/medium sized teams
- Good knowledge of IT systems/software
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong organization/planning skills
- Good understanding of Health, Safety and environment requirements

**Preferred**
- Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock maintenance procedures/practices
- Engineering ONC or equivalent qualification or experience is preferred
- Basic understanding of continuous improvement principles is preferred
- Contract/Commercial knowledge

**What else do you need to know?**

**Organization**: Siemens Mobility

**Company**: Siemens Mobility Limited

**Experience Level**: not defined

**Full / Part time**: Full-time