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Fleet Planning Manager

  • Location

    Shepton Mallet

  • Sector:

    Rail

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £50000 - £60000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Adam Marriott

  • Contact email:

    Adam.Marriott@txmrecruit.co.uk

  • Contact phone:

    1332974922

  • Job ref:

    BH-33499

  • Published:

    12 months ago

  • Expiry date:

    2023-05-22

  • Startdate:

    2023-05-10

  • Consultant:

    ConsultantDrop

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Fleet Planning Manager to join one of our key Rail clients based in Somerset on a permanent basis.
 
As a Fleet Planning Manager, you would manage all planning activities at the Mendip freight maintenance facilities (Merehead and Whatley), working fully in accordance with QMS and the depots HSE policies and procedures.

As a Fleet Planning manager, you would be offered a competitive salary dependant on experience and the role is open to all industries.
 
As a Fleet Planning manager your role will include various tasks such as:
  • Planning and setting wagon maintenance activities using the customer issued wagon
  • maintenance reports.
  • Updating the customers’ maintenance management system and training staff on the use of
  • the system.
  • Daily internal and customer reporting (including stoppage reports)
  • Responsible for carding and releasing of wagons through Freightliner central control.
  • Responsible for accessing TOPS (Total Operations Processing System).
  • Reporting and administration relating to wagon damage repair costs.
  • Ensuring paperwork and information is obtained from site in a timely manner.
  • KPI and utilization reporting.
  • Liaise with shunting staff at both sites and attendance at shunting / planning meetings at
  • both sites.
  • Monitor maintenance dates and prepare and publish weekly / daily maintenance requests.
  • Work closely with the Merehead and Whatley Site Managers to integrate site requirements
  • and movements into the maintenance plans.
  • Working closely with the customers fleet manager to maximise fleet availability.
 
Competencies required for a Fleet Planning Manager would be:
  • Customer facing and able to communicate and present at all levels.
  • Very computer literate with a high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Organised and able to work to deadlines.
  • Data interpretation experience with experience of working with computer data systems.
  • Good geographical knowledge
  • Railway knowledge and / or previous planning experience would be beneficial.
 
If you are a Fleet Planning Manager and interested in this role and feel you have the above skill set, please click to apply.