Job description
DB Cargo UK – For Our Customer – For Our Climate – For Our Economy
Job Title: Operations Supervisor
Location: West London
Salary: £29,499 per annum raising to £31,697 per annum once competent
£3,454 shift allowance per annum
plus 9% London Allowance
Contract Type: Permanent
*Please note, this position is for the talent pool only*
Are you looking to start a career in the rail industry or looking for a career change?
DB Cargo UK is on an ambitious journey to become Europe’s leading rail logistics provider with a long-term plan to shift traffic from roads, protect our climate and grow the economy. To achieve this, we are looking for an Operations Supervisor to join us as part of our groundstaff team. As an Operation Supervisor you’ll be on the go each day, overseeing the preparation of our trains to ensure they go out safely each time.
Rail is one of the safest and most eco-friendly means of transport with one single freight train able to carry enough materials to build 30 houses. Our services replace the equivalent of over 22 million truck movements every year, saving 7 million tonnes of carbon emissions! As an Operations Supervisor you’ll be directly contributing to reducing carbon emissions and shifting traffic from roads to the rail.
If you would like to know more about the role and DB Cargo UK, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on recruitment.team@deutschebahn.com and we can send out the recruitment pack for this vacancy.
Here’s what you’ll be doing…
Ensuring the safe operation of trains in all aspects of the LDC
PIC (Person in Charge) of the location
Plan the whole operation for the location – shunting, loading, unloading, inspections etc
Responsible for the performance of the location
Liaise with other sections of DB (engineers, managers, drivers), customers and any visitors/contractors
Instruct and control both mobile operatives and drivers during their shift
Manage multiple trains arriving and departing, and other on-site operations
Problem solving and forward planning
Train preparation; shunting, marshalling
Site Operator including loads examination, Auto Hopper and Side Tipper operations
Work with the rostering and planning teams to resource the LDC (Local Distribution Centre)
Any other duties to ensure the train plan is delivered
You will directly contribute to our service delivery and have the opportunity to influence the service we offer to our customers. The role will cover a varied number of customer sites, DB Cargo UK sites and infrastructure worksites as required.
You will be required to work outside in all weather conditions come rain or shine.
Your standard hours of work will be 35 hours per week. Flexibility is a must as Freight never stops, so naturally this role will involve working shift patterns which includes unsociable hours.
If you’re looking for a career change or a new challenge this role could be the perfect fit for you!
Previous rail experience would be a bonus, however, this is not essential as we offer full training to ensure that you’d be ready to take on the role by yourself and help us in our journey to shift freight from road to rail.
To be successful in the Operations Supervisor role you’ll need…
To be highly motivated and committed to your work
Have a flexible approach to shift working
Have the ability to lead operations and a team
Experience of teamwork and lone working
Be extremely safety focused
You must have a full UK manual driving licence and be located within a 60 minute commute of the hub location (West London).
In return, we offer the following benefits package:
Full training into the role (5 weeks residential training)
Starting salary: £29,499 per annum plus shift allowance of £3,454 per annum
Following probationary period: £31,697 per annum + shift allowance
9% London Allowance
Company pension scheme
31 days paid holiday each year in addition to 2 public holidays
Family Reward Benefit Scheme
The selection process for this role includes
Stage 1 – If your application is successful at the sifting stage, you will be invited to an online assessment where you will be assessed on numerical, verbal and mechanical understanding in a controlled assessment environment.
Stage 2 – upon successful completion of the assessment, you will attend an interview.
Stage 3 – pass a medical and drug and alcohol test.
*Please note, for stage 1 (assessment) you will be monitored via a process called Proctoring which takes snap shots of you whilst you are sitting the test. You will need a desktop or laptop with a working camera and the latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Safari (11+). We are not able to progress your application if you do not allow the system to take a photograph of you sitting the assessment*
*Please do not apply if you have failed the assessment for this position in the last 6 months*
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