Production Supervisor (T5)

We are seeking a Rolling Stock Production (Deputy) Supervisor to lead and supervise a team of technicians in our Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot in Hornsey. The supervisor will play a critical role in delivering safe, efficient, and high‑quality maintenance across the depot, ensuring work is completed in line with operational priorities, safety standards, and technical requirements. The role is shift‑based.

You’ll make a difference by…

• Leading and supervising maintenance activities, ensuring all work is delivered safely in line with depot procedures, safe systems of work, and isolation requirements.
• Challenging unsafe behaviours and stopping work where necessary.
• Allocating tasks based on competence, priority, and resources, clearly communicating targets and monitoring progress against the production plan, escalating risks or delays as required.
• Providing hands‑on technical guidance and supporting fault finding within your competence, ensuring timely resolution of issues and escalation of complex or recurring faults.
• Ensuring availability and control of parts, materials, tools, and equipment, maintaining accountability, serviceability, and readiness to support maintenance activities.
• Maintaining accurate records across systems (e.g., DPPS, CORMAP), ensuring staff location tracking, asset swaps, and maintenance data are correctly recorded, complete, and traceable.
• Upholding high standards of work quality, ensuring completion of post‑work checks, and delivering clear, structured shift handovers covering risks, isolation status, and outstanding work, while promoting a zero‑harm culture.

What you’ll need to succeed…

• Leadership experience
• Good knowledge of IT systems/software
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong organisation and planning skills: ability to track multiple projects and work orders simultaneously
• Relevant Engineering experience or Engineering ONC/equivalent qualification
• Good understanding of Health, Safety, and Environment requirements, preferably in rail or similar environments

Must Haves

• Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock maintenance procedures/practices
• Basic understanding of continuous improvement principles
• Experience working with maintenance tools such as CORMAP or SAP
• User‑level understanding of computerised maintenance management systems
• Contract/Commercial knowledge

Benefits

• Wellbeing: flexible working, 24/7 mental health support, subsidised gym memberships, subsidised Bupa healthcare, enhanced sick pay
• Financial: match and more pension, life assurance, perks at work discounts, cycle‑to‑work scheme, annual bonus
• Family: day‑one parental rights, shared parental leave, extra holidays for length of service, 26 days annual leave (plus public holidays), flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 days each year, volunteering days and sabbaticals
• Personal growth: access to online learning, support for external training and development opportunities, inclusive culture, active employee networks, opportunities to grow skills and career

We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter. At Siemens, we promote a growth mindset, the self‑belief that we can learn and grow, take on new challenges and adapt to change. If you don’t match all the criteria for this role but feel you have transferable skills to enable you to succeed, we encourage you to apply.