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About the Role

Go-Ahead London is seeking a driven and forward-thinking Engineering Supervisor to ensure the engineering running shift team works effectively and efficiently. This role is crucial for maintaining a sufficient fleet of fit vehicles for service and efficiently addressing breakdowns and on-road faults in a fast-paced, high-tech transport environment.

Responsibilities

• Allocate work and duties to the engineering team to ensure sufficient vehicles are available to provide the required service.
• Ensure the engineering team effectively and efficiently deliver planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Ensure the PVR (Peak Vehicle Requirement) is delivered and managed daily, likely involving cooperation with the Operations Teams.
• Review vehicles and assign a status to each, ensuring unsafe and unfit vehicles do not enter service and logging any lost mileage.
• Highlight any specific mileage challenges that may arise.
• Conduct frequent and regular reviews of the facilities and workshop, covering general housekeeping, health, and safety.
• Report any issues and defects found in the facilities and workshop.
• Ensure visitors or contractors working in the engineering department have the necessary permits.
• Supervise any engineering contractors.
• Carry out quality checks on vehicles, ensuring they meet DVSA and company standards.
• Manage the running shift engineers during your shift, ensuring they have the skills and ability to perform their roles.
• Conduct performance management for running shift engineers.
• Ensure time at work for running shift engineers is effective and productive.

Requirements

• Prior experience managing a team of engineers is essential.
• Ability to motivate colleagues to work collaboratively to deliver required vehicle maintenance.
• Flexibility is required.
• Ability to work under pressure without close supervision.
• Demonstrate initiative and adaptability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to quickly learn technologies unique to our business.

Skills

• Team management
• Motivation
• Collaboration
• Maintenance planning
• Fault diagnosis
• Vehicle inspection
• Health and safety
• Permit to work systems
• Quality control
• Performance management
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Adaptability
• Initiative

Location

• Northumberland Park, N17

Work Type

• Full Time
• Permanent

Experience Level

• Management experience

Education Level

• Professional qualification (e.g., IRTE membership)

Salary/Compensations

• £60,407

About the Company

• Go-Ahead London is the capital’s largest bus operator, with over 8,000 employees.
• We ensure our fleet keeps London moving 24/7.
• Our buses are valued between £125,000 – £450,000 and are equipped with cutting-edge technology.
• We are committed to maintaining our fleet to the highest standards for reliability, safety, and performance.

Equal Opportunity

• Go-Ahead London is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• We welcome applications from women and from people of all backgrounds, including those from under-represented groups.
• We are an equal opportunities employer and select candidates based on merit and ability.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.