Lead Engineer - Baggage Operations (Hiring Immediately)

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company at London Gatwick as a Lead Engineer in Baggage Operations. You will oversee a skilled team, ensuring safety and efficiency in baggage systems. This role offers competitive pay, bonuses, and career progression opportunities in a vibrant work environment.

Benefits

Annual Bonus

Share Scheme

Pension

Lifestyle Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience managing and developing baggage systems teams.
• Proven proactive leadership promoting health and safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Baggage Engineering team.
• Ensure optimal performance of the Baggage asset base.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Management

Education

Degree in Engineering

HND

Job description

Lead Engineer - Baggage Operations (Hiring Immediately), Guildford

Client: Gatwick Airport Limited

Location: Guildford, 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

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

Great journeys happen at London Gatwick

Where will your career take you? Join our energetic team and vibrant community at London Gatwick, where travel and innovation meet. We offer a career that is a world away from the everyday.

Role Overview

The primary purpose of this role is to deliver a safe, efficient, and resilient Baggage System, which manages one of the three major flows within the airport—alongside aircraft and passenger flows. You will be responsible for ensuring high levels of safety, reliability, and availability of this critical infrastructure system.

This role requires strong leadership of the maintenance team, along with effective management of third-party vendors and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Baggage Engineering team of skilled Technicians to deliver maintenance plans.
• Ensure optimal performance of the Baggage asset base, including performance improvements to enhance system availability, achieving OBP / CSS metrics.
• Promote a strong EH&S culture across all teams to reduce incidents and ensure a safe working environment.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders such as ground handling teams, airlines, and handling agents to support operations.
• Manage costs and contracts to stay within the operational budget.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree in engineering preferred; HND with significant experience accepted.
• Proven proactive leadership promoting health and safety culture, ensuring processes protect employees and contractors.
• Experience managing and developing baggage systems teams to meet strategic priorities.
• Ability to ensure system performance exceeds OBP and CSS measures.
• Experience leading failure investigations to identify root causes impacting baggage systems and operations.

What We Offer

We value our employees and offer a competitive package, including an annual bonus, share scheme, pension, and lifestyle insurance. Opportunities for career progression and professional development are abundant. Located just 30 minutes from central London and connected to over 100 towns and cities, London Gatwick offers convenient and cost-effective commuting options. Join us and take your career to new heights.

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