Lead Department Engineer

BWSR LIMITED; Fort William; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

BWSR LIMITED seeks a Lead Department Engineer to lead day-to-day maintenance across the site, coordinating priorities and resources between departments while managing Department Engineers.

You will ensure maintenance is delivered safely and effectively, mentor apprentices, and drive continuous improvement through strong leadership and CMMS oversight.

Qualifications

• Engineering maintenance experience in heavy engineering environments.
• Experience leading maintenance teams and supervising engineers.
• Strong understanding of planned, preventive and reliability-centred maintenance.
• Good knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Lead safe day-to-day maintenance delivery across all plant areas.
• Set priorities and coordinate planned, urgent and breakdown work and resources across the site.
• Manage and support Department Engineers, holding them accountable for maintenance delivery and performance.
• Coordinate craft resources and apprentices across departments, mentoring and developing towards time-served competence.
• Ensure maintenance personnel are suitably trained and competent for the work they carry out.
• Monitor weekly schedule delivery, work quality, CMMS compliance and maintenance performance.
• Review breakdowns, backlog, preventive maintenance and repeat failures, ensuring actions are progressed.
• Maintain the day-to-day interface with Operations on priorities, plant condition and recovery.
• Escalate significant safety, environmental, operational, reliability and resource risks to the Maintenance Manager.
• Oversee significant contractors and support shutdowns, projects, plant modifications and new equipment installations.
• Support the Maintenance Manager with maintenance strategy, resource planning and continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical/electrical bias

Planned/reactive maintenance

Safety/compliance

Team mentoring

Leadership coaching

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Our client is currently recruiting a Lead Department Engineer who will lead day-to-day maintenance across their site, coordinating priorities and resources between departments, whilst managing Department Engineers and ensuring maintenance is delivered safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Comply with all company policies and procedures
• Lead safe day-to-day maintenance delivery across all plant areas
• Set priorities and coordinate planned, urgent and breakdown work and resources across the site
• Manage and support Department Engineers, holding them accountable for maintenance delivery and performance
• Coordinate craft resources and apprentices across departments, including apprentice mentoring and development towards time-served competency
• Ensure maintenance personnel are suitably trained and competent for the work they carry out
• Monitor weekly schedule delivery, work quality, CMMS compliance and maintenance performance
• Review breakdowns, backlog, preventive maintenance and repeat failures, ensuring actions are progressed
• Maintain the day-to-day interface with Operations on priorities, plant condition and recovery
• Escalate significant safety, environmental, operational, reliability and resource risks to the Maintenance Manager
• Oversee significant contractors and support shutdowns, projects, plant modifications and new equipment installations
• Support the Maintenance Manager with maintenance strategy, resource planning and continuous improvement

Experience/Skills

• Engineering maintenance experience in a heavy engineering environment with a Mechanical or Electrical bias
• Experience leading maintenance teams and managing engineering staff
• Strong understanding of planned, reactive and reliability-centred maintenance
• Good understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation
• Knowledge of industrial process plant, relevant standards and technical procedures
• Working knowledge of CMMS systems and maintenance performance measures
• Strong leadership, communication, prioritisation and coaching skills
• Experience mentoring apprentices and developing technical competence

Please note there is a full relocation package included in this role.