Ship Maintenance Team Lead

Thales Canada; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Canada is seeking a Ship Maintenance Team Lead to support the Ship Maintenance Team Manager in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The role focuses on safe, compliant, on-time waterfront maintenance, serving as the main contact for FER and coordinating day-to-day activities on ships, jetty, and Thales trailers.

The position requires leadership of waterfront operations, oversight of maintenance periods, and collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure readiness and

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Health, Safety & Environment requirements.
• Experience coordinating waterfront maintenance and shipboard activities.
• Ability to provide technical guidance to ship staff and RCN personnel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with HS&E policies and lead waterfront safety planning.
• Oversee maintenance activities to achieve material readiness for platforms.
• Coordinate with internal/external stakeholders and assist with audits of work instructions.
• Provide timely technical advice and support to ship staff.

Skills

Leadership

HS&E Compliance

Maintenance Oversight

Stakeholder Communication

Technical Assistance

Job description

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

This is for a Hybrid full-time role in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.

Position Summary

The Ship Maintenance Team Lead (SMTL) supports the Ship Maintenance Team Manager (SMTM) to ensure safe, compliant, on-time waterfront maintenance execution and is the main point of contact for FER. The SMTL assists the SMTL with overseeing and coordinating the day-to-day waterfront activities (on board ships, on the jetty, and Thales trailers) during designated maintenance periods, enabling Service Delivery Team members to deliver assigned responsibilities. The SMTL provides operational leadership at the waterfront and may represent the SMTM for defined responsibilities and reporting/escalation requirements.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:

Canada
Access to Trade Controlled Hardware, Software, Technical Information

Controlled Goods Program Clearance
Security Clearance

• Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
• Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as you will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.
• Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Assist the SMTM with the following:

1) Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E)

• Comply with and ensure compliance of others to all relevant HS&E legislative requirements, Thales policies, procedures and framework, with the intent of preventing/minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues, contractors, visitors and/or the environment.
• Oversee and/or support the development and execution of the Waterfront Safety Plan and ensure work parties understand/apply applicable safety controls.
• Promote Thales HS&E programs by demonstrating leadership in a professional and supportive manner.

2) Waterfront Operations & Maintenance Execution (Day-to-Day)

• Support oversight of maintenance execution activities for designated maintenance periods to ensure material readiness objectives for platforms are achieved.
• Support timely and complete submission of Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) by participating in/assisting with routine audits of completed work instructions and evidence packs.
• Assist as a primary or delegated point of contact for internal/external stakeholders regarding maintenance execution.
• Provide technical assistance and/or advice to Ship’s Staff and other RCN personnel as required.
• Support supervision (planning