Delap/Mods Team Leader

Delap/Mods 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? We are seeking a Delap/Mods Team Leader to join our team at Crewe Depot on a fixed-term contract, for 12- Months, and play a key role in delivering modification and refurbishment projects across our rolling stock operations.

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

• Leading and motivating a team of fitters to deliver contracted work safely and efficiently.
• Ensuring compliance with customer Vehicle Maintenance Instructions (VMIs), Vehicle Overhaul Instructions (VOIs), and company work instructions.
• Maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and production performance across the depot.
• Liaising with customers and internal stakeholders to support project delivery and resolve technical issues.
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing team members to maximise performance and competence.
• Supporting the development of competence assessments and training initiatives.
• Driving continuous improvement activities and identifying innovative ways to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensuring work locations remain compliant, safe, and fit for purpose.

As Delap/Mods Team Leader, you will be responsible for providing 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.

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong rail engineering background combined with effective leadership and people management skills. You will be confident communicating with customers, colleagues, and stakeholders at all levels and have the ability to solve problems in a fast-paced operational environment.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• A BTEC Certificate or NVQ Level 3 qualification in Engineering, 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.

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.

If you are 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.