Operations People Manager United Kingdom
Job description
Driver Manager – Liverpool
A strong and effective people manager?
Do you have drive, enthusiasm and a passion to help take the North further? If yes, then come and be part of our amazing team here at TransPennine Express.
We are an intercity train company connecting people and communities across our cities and major towns in the North of England and Scotland. Together we will continue to transform rail travel with faster, easier journeys that offer a step change in services with our fleet of new high-tech trains.
The North is a vibrant place to live and work and here at TransPennine Express our services are helping to keep the country moving. If you want to be involved in something truly transformative, that will have a lasting impact on how we travel, then please join us and help us to take the North further.
As a Driver Manager, you'll be directly responsible for all aspects of effective people management. You'll get the most out of your team of train drivers, delivering operational excellence for both our customers and our business performance. You'll work hard on increasing employee engagement levels developing your team into true professionals, committed to delivering their best. You'll have a tight grasp of individual performance levels, managing problems as soon as they arise, whilst equally recognising consistency and discretionary effort. To support the needs of your team and our customers you'll need to show flexibility, working some late nights and weekends.
This is no job for a beginner; you should be an expert in people management. Naturally, you're a people person, professional and confident, skilled at developing great relationships. You have what it takes to influence people and inspire them with new ideas. You're passionate about high standards and place challenge appropriately, leading change with consideration and diplomacy. One last thing: Ideally you'll have some experience of working within a Unionised or regulated and safety conscious environment.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, then we'd love to hear from you! please visit FirstGroup Careers, complete an application form and upload a copy of your CV and a Covering Letter.
What we offer?
- Excellent career prospects.
- A personal development plan.
- Fully funded structured training and development*.
- Competitive salary paid on 4 weekly basis.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- Free TransPennine Express rail travel for you and your dependants*.
- Travel discounts of up to 75% off other train operating companies, plus international rail travel after 1 years' service* for you and your dependants*.
- Friends & family rail and bus travel offers with FirstGroup services*.
- Free & Confidential Employee Assistance Program and Wellbeing Portal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you with any finance, family, health, or wellbeing issues you have. We make sure there's someone on-hand to offer guidance, advice, and useful information for our people when they are experiencing hardship at work or at home.
- Option to join the Railway Pension Scheme with significant employer contributions.
- Family friendly maternity and paternity benefits.
- Plus, high street and lifestyle discounts as well as a cycle to work scheme*.
- Terms and conditions apply.
Help take the north further.
Why Work with us?
Our colleagues are from all walks of life with varied personal experiences and career journeys into rail. We want the best people for our roles. We are proud of our region and committed to connecting and reflecting the diverse communities that we serve across the North of England and Scotland. Our values are central to this, especially being ‘Supportive of each other'. As an inclusive employer we value individuals' contributions, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion, or belief.
