August 21 2025
We are committed to continuous improvement, which means reviewing established ways of working to ensure they remain fit for purpose in an era of rapid technological advances.
As a result of this open approach, we have recently invested in a newly created ‘Yard Supervisor’ team at our busy Walworth Garage. Eugene Clarke, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, met colleagues on-site at the building earlier this week, who explained how this role evolved, its key responsibilities and future plans.
Gabriel Collins, Fleet Manager (Walworth), takes up the story: “The Yard Supervisor post reinforces the company’s ‘Safety First’ culture. It brings together, in a more accountable manner, elements of certain existing roles and some fresh responsibilities. It covers vehicle preparation, first use checks, effective e-bus charging and supervising departures to ensure they are timely.”
Paul Hennigan, Fleet and Facilities Director said: “Essentially, the position focuses on achieving performance targets by co-ordinating and overseeing the all-important yard operations, in the process ensuring buses are efficiently prepared to be safe, service-ready and legally compliant. Outputs are audited, recorded and measured, which generates a useful data set.
It is a great initiative and really rewarding to see some existing colleagues promoted, at the same time as welcoming new people into the business. Based on a very encouraging start at Walworth, the engineering department plans to introduce Yard Supervisors at all locations over the coming months.”
Patrick Connolly, Electric Bus Support Manager, added: “In addition to getting vehicles ready for service, Yard Supervisors also ensure health and safety compliance in and around the building. I look forward to seeing them at other garages in due course.”
