[Hiring] Rail Depot Manager @OCS Group

Role Description

We are currently recruiting for Rail Depot Manager (Cleaning) to join our passionate and driven team based at our client’s site.

• Accountability for all financial overtime and stock control within your location.
• Working collaboratively with all employees in your location and across OCS where applicable, you will be a champion for change; implementing new policies and processes and be an advocate of new ways of working, influencing employees, to ensure buy-in.
• Leading the effective operational delivery and facilitation of all services within your location.
• Liaise closely with the Supervisors, Team Leaders and your employees to ensure common service delivery standards and collaborative working are met.
• Working closely with Senior Operations Manager to review and implement new initiatives, legislation, and other changes both internal and external.
• Authorise expenditure as agreed by the Account Director.
• Ensure that budgets and expenditure for your location is robustly monitored through regular reviews and stock spot checks.
• Provide regular reports (Daily Report / Equipment / Night Report / Cabin Trackers / Additional Work / Overtime / Stock / Training Records) regarding the Operation to the Senior Operations Manager.
• Interface with the clients, service providers and stakeholders, to ensure the expectations are being met and any additional services can be supported.
• Lead, own and be responsible for liaison with supervisors and teams in your location to enable them to supply the required staffing, that ensures fulfilment of contract and service requirements.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK
• A proven track record in cleaning service delivery.
• Experience of implementing, reviewing, and achieving the standard for safety, quality, time and cost.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to operate and build credibility with employees.
• Excellent diplomacy skills combined with the confidence and resilience to handle potential conflict situations.
• A willingness to travel to sites across the contract region at short notice.
• Good IT skills including use of Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Explorer.
• Organisation skills for meeting deadlines and supporting others to do the same.
• Recognised Health and Safety qualifications e.g. IOSH.
• Due to the working environment, you will be required to complete a track safety awareness course and drug and alcohol screening prior to starting in this role.

Benefits

• ✅ Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.
• 🚀 Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.
• 🙂 Retail Perks: With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards, and wellbeing resources.
• 📝 Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!
• 💰 Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

Company Description

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security, and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers, and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.