Location: Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom Job ID: R0079961 Date Posted: 2025-02-20 Company Name: HITACHI RAIL LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Other Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No About Us A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in. Job Description: Team Leader Up to £42,080 per annum 18-month FTC Monday – Friday, early and late shifts on a weekly rotation (7-3/3/11) Onsite - Arlington Your new role As a Team Leader for our Arlington site, you will be managing a team of employees to ensure targets for quality, throughput, cost and safety are consistently met. You will be assigned to either our Technician or Welding Team dependant on experience. Day to day operational management of a team to achieve KPIs on cost, quality, delivery and safety. Lead team to operate in a safe environment ensuring H&S policy and PPE requirements are adhered to. Support health and safety initiatives, accident investigations and promotion of the use of near miss/ hazard reporting. Dedicated and focused supervision on the units driving the required behaviours and performance. Being the initial point of contact for the team and liaising with other departments to resolve issues through the line call and TQ / QN process. Informal management in regards to performance, attendance and behaviours of the team members including raising and discussing employee record entries. Be involved in departmental investigations. Leads team to achieve SOP’s to production schedule and within process master time through team motivation, correct time bookings, completion of time trials and engagement of cross functional support where required. Responsible for ensuring all tasks (eg. SOP sign off, oils, faults) for their team are completed at handover of the car to next station / process. Management and control of legacy work. Leads team to strive for the achievement of zero defects through communication, training, route cause identification and implementation of improvements. Clear communication to section leader, escalating issues by exception. Minimise none value add time through planning, task allocation and development of team. Responsible for team members and self-development to ensure competency are at the required level. Together with section leader responsible for completing mid and end of year appraisals. Manage tools and materials in an appropriate and efficient way (eg. Pick release, calibration, pre use checks, storage). To develop, promote and adhere to departmental housekeeping and audit policy. Support and co-ordinate continuous improvement activities. Identifying the need for overtime and agreeing it with the Section Leader. Deputise for and support section leaders as required with daily activities (team briefing, attend meetings etc.) About you Welding experience or qualification Experience within an Operational Railway Environment would be advantageous. Experience leading a team of people. Management qualification or previous experience in a production/manufacturing environment. What we offer We value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to: Competitive salary Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis. 25 days holiday Pension scheme with contributions up to 9% Private medical insurance Personal Accident insurance Group Income protection Group Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programme We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle. Applications for this role will close on Friday 7th March 2025. LI-AH1 Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers. At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We would be delighted if you would be one of our followers at https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachirail