Lead Engineer - Baggage Operations (Hiring Immediately)

JR United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading airport as a Lead Engineer in Baggage Operations, where you will manage critical baggage systems ensuring safety and efficiency. This role involves leading a skilled team, driving performance improvements, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. A competitive salary and benefits package awaits, along with opportunities for career growth in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Share Scheme

Pension

Lifestyle Insurance

Career Progression Opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven proactive leadership to promote health and safety culture.
• Educated to degree level in an engineering discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Baggage Engineering team.
• Manage costs and contracts to ensure adherence to operational budgets.
• Drive EH&S culture across all teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Health and Safety

Education

Degree in Engineering

HND in Engineering

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Lead Engineer - Baggage Operations (Hiring Immediately), Surrey

Client: Gatwick Airport Limited

Location: Surrey, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 3

Posted: 19.05.2025

Expiry Date: 03.07.2025

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 – a system that manages one of the three major flows within the Airport (the others being aircraft and passenger). This involves taking full accountability for the Baggage Systems to ensure high levels of system safety, reliability, and availability of one of Gatwick's operationally critical infrastructure systems.

The role requires strong leadership of the maintenance team and 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 against 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 all stakeholders, such as GAT teams, Airlines, and handling agents to enable smooth operation.
• Manage costs and contracts to ensure adherence to operational budgets.

Do you have what we're looking for?

• Educated to degree level in an engineering discipline preferred; HND level with significant experience accepted.
• Proven proactive leadership to promote health and safety culture, ensuring processes and procedures protect employees and contractors.
• Lead, manage, and develop the baggage team to deliver against Gatwick's strategic priorities.
• Ensure system performance meets and exceeds required OBP and CSS measures.
• Lead 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. Opportunities for career progression and training for personal and professional development are also available.

At London Gatwick, we're well connected—just 30 minutes from central London and directly linked to over 100 towns and cities. We aim to make your journey to work as convenient and cost-effective as possible, whether by cycle, electric car, or train.

Wherever your interests and ambitions lie, London Gatwick could be the place where your career truly 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.