Lead Engineer - Baggage Operations (Hiring Immediately)

ZipRecruiter; Horley; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company at London Gatwick as an Engineering Manager for Baggage Systems. You will lead a skilled team to ensure the safety and efficiency of baggage operations, manage costs, and drive a health and safety culture. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Share scheme

Pension

Lifestyle insurance

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in an engineering discipline.
• Proven proactive leadership to promote health and safety culture.
• Experience in leading and managing a baggage team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Baggage Engineering team of Technicians.
• Ensure optimal performance of the Baggage asset base.
• Drive EH&S culture to reduce incidents.

Skills

Leadership

Health and Safety

Baggage Systems Management

Education

Degree in Engineering

HND in Engineering with experience

Job description

Job Description

Engineering Manager – Baggage

From £59,795 + £4,750 Flex Allowance + Up to 20% Bonus + Benefits

Great journeys happen at London Gatwick

Where will your career take you?

The buzz, the energy, the sheer magic of travel… you can feel it in the air all around you. Here, you'll be part of an energetic team and a vibrant community. We can help you thrive in a career that's a world away from the everyday.

What's the role?

The core purpose of this role is to deliver a safe, efficient, and resilient Baggage System—one of the three major flows within the Airport, alongside aircraft and passenger flows. You will take full accountability for the Baggage Systems to ensure high levels of safety, reliability, and availability of this critical infrastructure.

The role requires strong leadership of the maintenance team, as well as effective management of third parties and stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and develop the Baggage Engineering team of highly skilled Technicians to deliver the maintenance plan.
• Ensure optimal performance of the Baggage asset base, including performance improvements to enhance system availability, achieving OBP / CSS metrics.
• Drive EH&S culture across all teams to reduce incidents and promote a safe working environment.
• Produce effective communication and reports for stakeholders, such as GAL teams, Airlines, and handling agents, to enable smooth operation.
• Manage costs and contracts to ensure operational budget adherence.

Do you have what we're looking for?

• Educated to degree level in an engineering discipline; HND level with significant experience is also acceptable.
• Proven proactive leadership to promote health and safety culture, ensuring processes and procedures protect employees and contractors.
• Experience in leading, managing, and developing a baggage team aligned with Gatwick's strategic priorities.
• Ability to ensure system performance meets or exceeds OBP and CSS measures.
• Experience leading failure investigations to determine root causes related to baggage system and operational impacts.

What's in it for you? We value our people and reward every employee fairly with a highly competitive package, including an annual bonus, share scheme, pension, and lifestyle insurance. There are also plenty of opportunities for career progression and training to support your personal and professional development.

At London Gatwick, we're conveniently located just 30 minutes from central London and directly connected to over 100 towns and cities. Whether you travel by cycle, electric car, or train, we aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible.

Whatever your interests and ambitions, wherever you want your journey to take you, London Gatwick could be the place where your career really takes off.

Click apply to begin your journey, your way, with London Gatwick.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please contact us directly.