Head of Production – Leicester
10 days ago
Leicester
This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of fleet production and maintenance activities on a 24/7 basis. Leading production teams and working closely with customers and internal stakeholders, the role focuses on maximising fleet availability, reliability and train presentation while embedding a strong safety culture, delivering contractual KPIs, developing high‑performing teams and driving continuous improvement across all operational and engineering activities. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving the safe, reliable and efficient delivery of fleet production and maintenance activities on a 24/7 basis. Leading production teams and working closely with customers and internal stakeholders, the role focuses on maximising fleet availability, reliability and train presentation while embedding a strong safety culture, delivering contractual KPIs, developing high‑performing teams and driving continuous improvement across all operational and engineering activities. • Lead and inspire the Production team to deliver safe, reliable and efficient fleet operations that meet contractual performance and availability targets., • Drive a strong safety-first culture, ensuring compliance with quality, environmental and operational standards., • Manage day‑to‑day production activities to maximise fleet reliability, availability and train presentation., • Build, develop and coach high‑performing teams through effective leadership, performance management and succession planning., • Act as the key customer and stakeholder interface for production performance, service delivery and warranty matters., • Monitor and improve operational performance through KPI management, reporting, root cause analysis and corrective action planning., • Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance reliability, optimise maintenance activities and improve operational efficiency., • Lead investigations into safety, quality and performance issues, ensuring timely resolution and sustainable improvements., • Foster effective collaboration across operational, engineering and performance teams to achieve business objectives., • Provide leadership support to the wider site, including deputising for the Head of Location when required and participating in on‑call arrangements., • Significant experience within rolling stock maintenance, fleet operations or a large engineering environment., • Proven track record of leading and developing teams, with at least five years' people management experience., • Experience managing production, maintenance or operational activities within a transport, rail or engineering setting., • Strong background in stakeholder engagement, customer management and cross‑functional collaboration., • Experience driving operational performance through KPI management, continuous improvement and root cause investigations., • Demonstrable experience identifying, assessing and mitigating operational and safety risks., • Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate, coach and develop high‑performing teams., • Excellent decision‑making and problem‑solving abilities, particularly in fast‑paced operational environments., • Sound understanding of fleet maintenance, production processes and through‑life support principles., • Strong knowledge of health, safety, quality and risk management practices., • Ability to analyse complex technical information and translate this into effective operational actions., • Skilled communicator with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels., • Customer‑focused mindset with a commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement., • Working knowledge of Lean, Kaizen, 5S and other modern production improvement methodologies., • Competent IT user with good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications., • HNC (or equivalent) in an engineering, technical or related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience., • Technical and managerial qualification(s) or demonstrable experience operating at a comparable level within a production, engineering or rail environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr