Roster Team Manager

Overview

Roster Team Manager – Crewe, Basford Hall (Full time). Posted Today. End Date:
January 9, 2026 (17 days left). Job

Requisition
-4599.

Freightliner is the UK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, transporting containers from all major deep‑sea ports to our national network of inland terminals. The Freightliner Group operates across Europe, providing intermodal and heavy‑haul rail freight services, and was recently awarded Rail Freight Company of the Year at the 2025 Multimodal Awards.

The Roster Team Manager will lead the delivery of rosters for UK rail activities, ensuring resources meet the train plan within legal and agreed terms and conditions, managing the rostering team at the Crewe depot and driving efficiency improvements.

• Work collaboratively with members of the UK rail business to optimise operational plans, performance and strategic position.
• Manage the roster department, ensuring consistent delivery of rosters in line with relevant terms and conditions.
• Formulate depot‑base rosters and propose alterations to meet business needs.
• Drive a culture of excellence and accountability through efficiencies and performance improvement, creating best practice.
• Support strategic planning of traincrew resources, working with operations teams to ensure business needs are met.
• Focus on continuous improvement ensuring rosters meet agreed industry and internal fatigue standards.
• Financial focus through hour optimisation and ensuring efficiencies reduce expenditure.
• Identify and implement training, mentoring and competency assessment programmes to ensure adherence to Company policies and procedures.
• Undertake regular audits and implement action plans to identify improvement areas and reduce risk.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently, keeping stakeholders updated with relevant information.

• Demonstrable experience in resource and change management.
• Demonstrable experience in a people management role.
• Proven track record in managing teams.
• Excellent communication and strong organisational skills.
• Ability to engage and grow teams.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to ensure effective, systematic decision‑making.
• Analytical, innovative, and constantly striving for improvement whilst driving efficiencies.

• Competitive pay.
• Fantastic final‑salary pension scheme after an initial qualifying period.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
• Access to the company’s life assurance scheme.
• A range of benefits to support work and home life, including health treatment reimbursements and savings on new cars.