Head Of Production

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

HEAD OF PRODUCTION

ATRIUM COURT/DEPOTS

With more than 5,000 employees, ScotRail plays a vital role in serving the people and communities of Scotland. We recognise a modern and diverse workforce, encouraged to use their talents, and develop their skills, is integral to our success in serving and reflecting the communities of Scotland. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and have also set ourselves ambitious sustainability targets including having a carbon-free railway in Scotland by 2035.

ScotRail is four times accredited as a Top Employer, has achieved Leaders in Diversity and is a Disability Confident Employer. We value, celebrate, and respect the diversity our people and aim to inspire, attract, retain, and develop the best talent. Because we value diversity and the benefits it brings, we want to continue improving the diversity of our people and particularly welcome applications from women, young people, LGBT+ people, people with a disability, and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

THE ROLE: Lead and manage the ScotRail maintenance and production teams based across all depots. The role is accountable for depot production performance and as a key leadership role in the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Act as a credible leader, representing the maintenance depots as a highly visible and approachable Head of Service, leading by example.

* Accountability for delivering the required number of trains, in the right location at the right time in order to support the timetable. Availability and fleet utilisation are two critical success measures.

* Ensure all depots are managed and supported with the required resources to deliver a safe and reliable maintenance plan. Fleet reliability is a critical success measure.

* Show a drive to change and improve any and all areas of the team where required.

* Support Fleet Managers to ensure a robust recruitment plan is continually monitored and delivering the right people into the right roles at the right time.

* Represent ScotRail engineering at key business interfaces and meetings, providing the required reports, data and insight into the performance of the depots, fleets, people and processes.

* Take ownership of production and engineering process, identifying opportunities and driving improvement.

* Responding quickly but with a measured approach to challenges in fleet delivery, ensuring that any adverse situations have a recovery plan swiftly shared and enacted.

* Working across all areas of engineering to ensure safety on depots is priority, reducing injuries and lost time accidents and supporting ScotRail’s approach to mental health awareness and action.

* Build and maintain strong relationships with both key stakeholders in all ScotRail’s departments that interface with depots, and 3rd parties that are critical to the supply chain of the depots and production support.

* Represent ScotRail at industry level in relevant forums and meetings, ensuring that best practice from other areas in the industry are investigated for applicability to ScotRail.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

* Time served engineer or engineering graduate qualified to a minimum of SVQ level 3.

* Good Report writing and data analytics skills.

* A thorough knowledge of the technical and safety arrangements for Traction and Rolling Stock maintenance.

* Strong people skills with proven experience of managing large teams, especially those across large geographical areas.

* Experience in the use of quality systems and problem-solving techniques is essential.

* Strong leadership skills are required along with excellent communication skills

The job holder is required to hold a relevant track safety competence.

This post has on-call responsibilities.

Hours of work: 35-hour week. Reference Salary: £80k - £85k per annum.

We’ll ensure you’re rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package that includes:

* Contributory Final Salary Pension scheme

* Free and reduced rate rail travel for you and your family, where applicable.

* Generous holiday allowance

* Hapi benefits package, offered to everyone at ScotRail

* Life Insurance cover for 4 x annual salary

Selection process: Assessment and interview may form the initial stages of the selection process. The final stage for successful candidates will be a medical questionnaire. Appointees must provide a basic disclosure Scotland check and at least 2 satisfactory references and complete a six-month probation period.

Training initially involves attendance on our virtual Induction Training Programme

Please note that due to the volume of interest received these vacancies could close prior to the published date.