Train Carer Supervisor Nights (3355)
- Salary:£32,055 + Sunday and Southern Allowance
- Location:Brighton
- Contract Type:Permanent
- Closing Date:1 February 2026
Train Presentation Supervisor – Night Shift
Are you an experienced leader with a passion for high standards, safety, and operational excellence? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and enjoy leading teams to deliver exceptional results?
We are looking for a Train Presentation Supervisor (Night Shift) to take ownership of train cleaning operations at depot level, ensuring our fleets are presented to the highest standards for our passengers every day.
This is a key leadership role where you will manage people, performance, compliance, and quality – playing a vital part in delivering a safe, clean, and reliable service.
What You'll Be Doing
As Train Presentation Supervisor, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of all cleaning activities on the night shift. This includes:
- Leading, motivating, and managing depot-based cleaning teams and the Train Presentation Team Leader
- Ensuring full compliance with cleaning, health & safety, and quality standards
- Delivering operational cleaning plans and managing daily KPI regimes and reporting
- Conducting internal and external cleaning audits, in-process checks, and quality assessments
- Managing contracted cleaning activities across GTR fleets
- Working closely with the Production team to ensure trains are cleaned to the required standards and timescales
- Planning materials, equipment, and staffing in line with operational requirements
- Recording all cleaning activities, KPI results, and failures via the appropriate IT systems
- Developing strong working relationships with key stakeholders across the depot
- Promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring all accidents and incidents are reported via GTR Zero Harm
- Supporting other depot locations when required
- Taking ownership of continuous improvement in cleaning standards and performance
- Actively participating in HSE and quality audits
- Providing accurate and timely reports to the Train Presentation Manager
You will also be responsible for ensuring:
- All cleaning operatives are fully trained and competent
- Cleaning materials, chemicals, and equipment are used correctly and economically
- Sufficient stock levels are maintained at all times
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion policies are actively supported
About You
You are a confident, proactive leader with strong operational experience and a keen eye for detail. You take pride in delivering high standards and creating a safe, positive working environment for your team.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Delivering high-quality cleaning standards within a transport or industrial environment
- Strong knowledge of heavy industrial vehicle cleaning practices
- Outstanding safety awareness and understanding of H&S regulations
- Experience managing teams and contracted staff
- Knowledge of KPI regimes, audits, and performance reporting
- Experience in waste management and recycling
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
- Strong report writing ability
- Intermediate IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to carry out equipment checks and maintenance procedures
- Experience working in an operational railway environment (desirable but not essential)
Why Join Us?
- Play a critical role in keeping our trains clean, safe, and ready for service
- Be part of a professional, supportive, and safety-focused team
- Opportunity to lead, develop, and make a real impact on passenger experience
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and lead by example in a safety-critical, high-profile role, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 Apply now and help us set the standard for train presentation excellence.
Benefits
Pension
Staff Travel
Childcare Vouchers
Extra Holidays
Discount Scheme
Long Service Awards
Employee Assistance Programme
The Transport Benevolent Fund
In-House Occupational Health Department
Cycle to Work Scheme
Testimonials
What our staff say
“I work as part of the Fleet Infrastructure team, which means ensuring our 18 Engineering locations operate safely and efficiently. We oversee all building and track maintenance works as well as various minor and major projects across the network.”
Hannah Richards
Fleet Infrastructure Administrator
“I started in a small ticket office back in 1996 and have continued to work my way up ever since. A previous manager told me about a job he’d seen advertised for a trainer. ’d never considered a job in HR or mentoring before then, but he said I’d be perfect for it and I haven’t looked back since!”
Zoey Hudson
Head of Talent, Diversity and Inclusion
“Since April, I’ve helped to support our Kickstart Scheme. It’s been a really rewarding process to be part of because I know first-hand how tough it can be to find work once you’re out of it.”
Jack Gow
Mobile Station Manager
“I love the freedom that comes with being a train driver. Obviously, there are rules and regulations to follow as well as duties and commitments to carry out, but in a way, you’re sort of your own boss, which is nice.”
Ashley John
Train Driver
“I’m a Thameslink passenger host and team leader based at Luton station and I’m currently doing a Level 3 Supervisor apprenticeship so that I can improve my skills even further. I was hesitant to do the apprenticeship at first because of my age – I left school over 60 years ago without any qualifications! It’s been hard to get back into the routine of learning again.”
Bob Bryce
Passenger Host Team Leader
“It was my brother’s suggestion to join the railway. He was already working in the industry and knew I had some university bills to pay off so told me to give it a go, get out of debt and see what I wanted to do next. After a while, it just felt like actually – this is exactly where I’m meant to be. I’m part of a great team and the on-board department as a whole are brilliant to work with. I feel at home here.”
Tonderai Matizha-Johnson
Area Operations Manager
“When I saw that GTR was advertising places for its apprenticeship scheme I looked into it straight away because I thought it was a great opportunity to learn whilst getting real life experience in a 9-5 job. I applied for a level three business administration apprenticeship and was thrilled to find out I had a place on the course! I was so excited that I didn’t even mind it was based 250 miles away from where I lived.”
Harriet Dee
Team Administrator
“Working for GTR is very rewarding and fulfilling. You really feel like you're making a difference to customers, no matter what role you're in as at the end of the day they're the heart of our business. I’ve had lots of opportunities to explore other aspects of the business including supporting our station staff and gaining my Train Dispatch Licence which has been enriching for my experience here.”
Maggie Luckhurst
Platform / Train Dispatch
“If you’ve always had an interest in rail, or maybe you’re just curious to find out what working in the railway might look like, GTR is the operator to go for. Not many companies do an official work experience program and this unique opportunity will give you a good grounding with varied activities to help you find the best place in the railway for you. It certainly did it for me.”
Nathaniel Owen
Station Manager