Locomotive Maintenance Controller in Knottingley

Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep-sea ports to our national network of inland terminals, as well as a leading operator in the UK Heavy Haul rail freight market. Freightliner has operations across Europe offering both Intermodal and Heavy Haul rail freight services seamlessly connecting European countries and the UK.

Due to a long-term serving member of our team retiring, Freightliner is looking for a Locomotive Fleet Controller to manage the short and long term planning and execution of our locomotive fleet maintenance. You will be based with our control team in Ferrybridge to enable great collaborative working whilst coordinating with our maintenance depots to deliver our train service plan. You will need to be an excellent communicator and driven to deliver results whilst ensuring our high safety and efficiency standards are met.

On your first day, we’ll expect you to have:

• A mindset of “Safety First” and instil an ethos of continual safety and productivity improvement within your areas of responsibility;
• Work confidently under own initiative with the ability to report accurately on your requirements and deliverables.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff across the Freightliner UK/Europe region including both written and verbal.
• The ability to multitask and work well under pressure, prioritising tasks and workload and managing conflicting demands by navigating complex problems and ensuring effective and sound decision making, systematically and under pressure;
• Be able to build healthy working relationships with business stakeholders while exhibiting independence and objectivity in thought and action.

What will be your responsibilities:

• Ensure company maintenance policies and standards for scheduled maintenance are adhered to.
• Day to Day engagement and action with depots and control to ensure we have enough locomotives to meet requirement and that maintenance and repair assignments are being met.
• Ensure all reported defects are actioned.
• Manage the short maintenance plan for our class 90 and 66 locomotives.
• Own the long-term locomotive maintenance plans.
• Lead the planning calls, analysing open work orders, locomotive dwell time, mileage etc.
• Manage our concession process.
• Host the morning engineering production call.

Our people are our most important asset. We strive to empower our employees, ensuring they are trained and competent, fit for work, always informed, and completely engaged in our culture that places safety and well-being firmly at the heart of everything we do.

Competitive pay, fantastic final-salary pension scheme after an initial qualifying period, enhanced maternity & paternity pay, access to the company's life assurance scheme, and a range of benefits to make your own so you can get the most of your work and home life which will also help save you money and hassle. From reimbursement on health treatments to savings on new cars.

This post is subject to standard pre-employment checks including employment references, medical & D&A screening and successful DBS background checks. Our commitment to you, once you join our team, is to foster growth and provide developmental opportunities to ensure you reach your utmost potential.