Rolling Stock Modifications Team Leader

Location: Crewe Depot, Cheshire
Department: Light Maintenance
Reporting to: Crewe Depot Manager

Are you an experienced rail engineering professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for safety, quality and operational excellence? Do you thrive in a fast-paced depot environment where quality, teamwork and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything you do?

If your answer is yes, then your next journey starts right here at Arriva TrainCare.

📄 12-month FTC
⏰ 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday
💷 £50,934 p/a

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.

You will 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 at Arriva TrainCare

• 25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life and healthcare cover
• Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Arriva Village retailer discount platform

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to lead a team of skilled fitters, ensuring that contracted modification and refurbishment work is completed safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards while meeting customer requirements and project deadlines.

As the Rolling Stock Modifications Team Leader, you will provide day-to-day leadership and direction to a team of engineering professionals working on vehicle modification and maintenance projects. You will drive a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement while ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with company procedures, engineering instructions and customer standards.

What You'll Do

• Lead and motivate a team of fitters to deliver contracted work safely and efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with customer Vehicle Maintenance Instructions (VMIs), Vehicle Overhaul Instructions (VOIs) and company work instructions.
• Maintain high standards of safety, quality and production performance across the depot.
• Liaise with customers and internal stakeholders to support project delivery and resolve technical issues.
• Coach, mentor and develop team members to maximise performance and competence.
• Support the development of competence assessments and training initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement activities and identify innovative ways to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensure work locations remain compliant, safe and fit for purpose.
• Promote a positive safety culture and ensure all work is carried out in line with company, customer and legislative requirements.
• Support the Crewe Depot Manager in the successful delivery of modification and refurbishment programmes.

Full job description available on request.

What You Bring

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong rail engineering background combined with effective leadership and people management skills. You'll be confident communicating with customers, colleagues and stakeholders at all levels and capable of solving problems in a fast-paced operational environment.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• BTEC Certificate or NVQ Level 3 qualification in Engineering (essential) preferably Rail Traction & Rolling Stock.
• Experience managing or supervising engineering teams.
• A comprehensive understanding of rail vehicle maintenance and depot operations.
• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering principles.
• The ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Experience working with Class 15X DMUs.
• A thorough understanding of health, safety, environmental and quality requirements.
• Strong IT, communication and report-writing skills.

Why Join Arriva TrainCare?

This is an opportunity to join a professional and forward-thinking rail engineering team where your leadership will directly contribute to operational success, customer satisfaction and the development of skilled engineering professionals.

You'll be empowered to influence improvement initiatives, support workforce development and play a key role in delivering high-quality outcomes across the depot, helping us maintain safe, reliable and efficient rail services for our customers.

Ready to Start Your Next Journey?

If you're a proactive rail engineering leader looking for your next challenge in a dynamic depot environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us deliver safe, reliable and high-quality engineering solutions for our customers.

Application closing dates are indicative only. We will be reviewing applications and interviewing on an ongoing basis and may close the vacancy early once a suitable candidate is found. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

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.