Role: Workshop & Field Team Leader
Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £45000 - £50,000 per annum
Location: Rochester
Our client is a dynamic global business in Rochester who are dedicated to delivering a range of sophisticated metering and data acquisition solutions to the power industry. Their portfolio includes both hardware and software products, developed in-house or sourced from trusted third-party suppliers. They specialise in tackling complex network solutions, Dynamic System Monitoring, Power Quality, and Generator performance monitoring.
You will be responsible for leading the assembly and commissioning teams, both locally and remotely, based on customer sites. Reporting directly to the Workshop & Field Manager you will
act as deputy on a wide range of project delivery responsibilities.
Duties will include:
- Lead, develop and motivate a group of dedicated qualified workshop and field team members to achieve the targets set
- Ensure adherence to defined guidelines, processes and procedures; Support overtime and expenses claims review and approval
- Coordinate engineering activities performed by a team and control execution according to the organisational guidelines
- Preparation and review of RAMS and job cards
- Provide suitable work environment and implement people management processes; Own and manage training and tools log for all team members
- Support planning and allocation of resources and budgets to engineering projects and activities
- Collaborate with Project Coordinator and Tendering Engineer
- Perform work-in-progress and post-completion audits, also on customer sites
Personal Specification:
- Electrical/technical background required
- Self-sufficient and organised; Self-starter keen to pick up new skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability and an engineering curiosity mindset
- Excellent administration written and verbal communication skills
- Stakeholder management skills across all levels of seniority
Great to have:
- People management and leadership experience
- Knowledge of power industry, transmission and distribution networks
- Knowledge of Information security and Cybersecurity
- Ability to interpret and use project planning software (AutoCAD knowledge)