Waterfront Mechanical Team Leader

Description:

As a Waterfront Mechanical Team Leader, you’ll play a vital leadership role in supporting the safe and effective delivery of submarine maintenance activities at HMNB Clyde. Working at the heart of one of the UK's most important defence facilities, you'll support the Waterfront Engineering Manager in leading engineering activities, managing specialist teams, and ensuring critical waterfront systems remain available and operational.

Day-to-day, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to combine your engineering expertise with people leadership, helping to deliver work that directly contributes to national security. You'll work alongside highly skilled colleagues, collaborate with key stakeholders, and build a rewarding career within a world-leading engineering and defence organisation.
 

• Leading and managing the Waterfront Systems team, including a team of Mechanical Fitters.
• Supporting the Waterfront Facility Manager to maximise resource utilisation and operational effectiveness.
• Ensuring engineering activities are delivered safely, on time, to specification and within agreed cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Implementing company safety, quality and environmental standards and promoting safe working practices throughout the operation.
• Identifying, investigating and resolving waterfront engineering issues to maintain system availability and performance.
  
   

This role is full time, 36 hours per week and is based on site at HMNB Clyde.

Essential Experience Of The Waterfront Mechanical Team Leader
 

• Supervisory experience gained within a maintenance, repair or engineering environment.
• Mechanical maintenance experience within an industrial, marine, manufacturing or engineering setting.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work, including working at height and confined space activities.
• Experience developing, mentoring and supporting engineering teams.
• Good information technology skills, including Microsoft Office applications.
  
   

Qualifications For The Waterfront Mechanical Team Leader

Essential:
 

• Recognised SVQ Level 3 Mechanical Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• HNC or above in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
  
   

Desirable:
 

• Leadership or management qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.