We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers, doing the right thing and putting customers at the heart of our sustainable railway for the East Midlands. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful, and the Fleet Production team make a crucial contribution to this. Ten times accredited as a Top Employer, we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. 

At EMR we want to proactively embrace diversity across our workforce and recognise that we are under-represented in terms of females and ethnic minority groups. We’re therefore taking positive steps to promote a positive and inclusive culture; we welcome applications from those that identify with these groups to better represent our communities.

We have an exciting opportunity to join #TeamEMR as a Site Services Team Leader at Etches Park, Derby.

About the role

The Site Services Team Leader will lead the team responsible for plant, equipment and buildings management, repair and refurbishment programmes as dictated by the Site Services Manager.

Key Responsibilities

The Site Services Team Leader will:

• Control all aspects of the Plant & Machinery team, ensuring all statutory, mandatory and safety legislation is met.
• Assist with the supervision of contractors on site, ensuring safe systems of work prevail whilst work is being undertaken.
• Maintain up to date inventory of plant and equipment using the IT system.  
• Provide auditable records/history of all planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure all staff are competent to undertake tasks allocated and are fully conversant with maintenance and installation requirements, meeting statutory, mandatory and safety legislation.
• Carry out first line management actions with respect to poor performance, attendance monitoring, discipline, accident reporting etc.
• Ensure adequate supervision of staff, good discipline, attendance, time keeping and rostering.  Care and utilisation of transport, tools, plant and equipment.
• Maintain and provide a controlled stock of “Key” spares to ensure speedy response to plant defects to minimise cost and disruption to the business.
• Act as COSS as required. Arrange isolation and permit to work requirements.  Have on-call responsibility and drive a road motor vehicle.

About you

We are seeking an experienced Team Leader with a strong background in an engineering/Maintenance discipline. The successful candidate will demonstrate a solid understanding of electrical safety systems, including Permit to Work processes, and have underpinning knowledge of high voltage systems (desirable but not essential). You will also need to have a valid Driving Licence. 

You will adopt a proactive and flexible approach to your work, with a clear commitment to supporting and contributing to the ongoing success of the Site Services team.

The role requires working a shift pattern (days and afternoons), along with participation in an on-call rota.

This is a safety-critical role and as part of the recruitment process, you will need to pass online testing and a company medical, which includes drug and alcohol screening and colour vision testing.  

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

• A great pension scheme
• Free first class duty travel on the EMR network
• Free standard class leisure travel on the EMR network and Train Operating Companies under Transport UK
• Friends and Family discounted tickets on the EMR network
• 75% discount on national leisure travel (inc partner and dependants)
• Flexible working hours 
• 32 days holiday per year increasing to 34 after 2 years
• …and many more!

To apply please complete the online application form and upload your CV. As we operate blind screening please remove all personal details, including your name, from your CV.

We promise to treat you fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment and selection process

Closing Date: 03 May 2026

Department: Engineering

Salary: £41,385.06 rising to £51,731.33 after 6 months probation