Depot Manager Kananook

Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city – a city that is becoming increasingly reliant on public transport networks. Since 2009, Metro proudly continues to operate and maintain a world-class train service and network through to delivering significant transport projects that will shape how Melbourne moves. With Zero Harm at the foundation of everything we do, we want everyone to get home safely. We are one team, helping to connect and shape a better Melbourne.

Applications close 14/03/25.

About the role

This is a newly created position for a Depot Manager, at our brand-new maintenance facility in Kananook. We are seeking an energetic and driven leader, eager to embrace this exciting challenge and lead with enthusiasm. With Kananook maintaining both the XT100 and XT2 train fleets, you will have overall management of 30 head count, when at full capacity. You will be responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, efficient, and reliable operation to support both morning and evening activities.

Beyond daily operations, this role drives strategic continuous improvements, aligning maintenance with organizational goals, alongside fostering collaboration, high performance and an environment to sustain operational success. In addition to overseeing daily operations, this role will lead strategic continuous improvements, ensuring maintenance aligns with organizational objectives, whilst promoting teamwork, encouraging high performance, and cultivating an environment that ensures long-term operational success.

We welcome applicants with experience leading high-performing teams, even if your background is outside of the rail industry. This is a unique opportunity to help establish and shape a brand-new team at our newly opened depot.

Key role responsibilities

• Managing a multidisciplinary team, including supervisors, maintainers, administrative staff, and stores personnel
• End deliver of safe, clean, and reliable trains for daily passenger service
• Workforce coordination and resource allocation
• Monitoring of maintenance operations to meet service requirements demonstrated through business-led key performance indicators
• Fostering a culture of continuous improvement and strong alignment with MTM’s values and behaviours
• Strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and industrial consultation with an end goal of a flexible and sustainable workforce that can adapt to future network changes
• Oversight of depot budgets to maximize efficiency and deliver the best value for the business

Qualifications & Experience

• 5 + years demonstrable success in leading teams in a high-pressure reactive environment, OR; 10 years + rail experience in a supervisory or management role successfully leading large diverse teams, OR; Graduate / post graduate level engineering, management or associated business degree
• Knowledge and experience of risk / safety management in an operational environment
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of data acquisition, processing and application across maintenance systems
• Core strengths in communication, team building and mentoring / coaching
• A natural problem solver
• Experience of industrial relations matters 

Metro’s commitment to an inclusive workforce

At Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), we recognise that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive workplace are vital to our mission and success and will lead us to being a world class rail network. In today’s interconnected and multicultural world, our ability to understand, appreciate, and leverage the unique perspectives of our employees, passengers, partners, and the community is essential for driving innovation and achieving sustainable growth.

We offer and encourage flexible work and purchased leave arrangements for all employees to support wellbeing, family or carer commitments and other personal circumstances. We are committed to removing barriers and welcoming applications from people of all ages, abilities, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and the LGBTIQA+ community. We are happy to make adjustments to our recruitment process to support your full participation.