Operations Director, Turbine Services & Repairs

Chromalloy Corporation; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC Glasgow is seeking an onsite Operations Director to drive end-to-end turbine service and repair activities, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery and cost performance in a fast-paced workshop environment.

You will lead the Glasgow site’s workshop, warehousing and field-service planning, own the production schedule for PGT25 HSPT and LM6000 hot-section overhauls, and build a high-performing operations team aligned with Chromalloy’s growth objectives and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, Operations Management, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years' experience in operations/production management within gas turbine, aerospace, energy, or heavy industrial MRO environments.
• Experience managing budgets, KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with industrial or aero-derivative gas turbines (e.g., Frame 5/6/9, LM2500) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations across the workshop, warehousing and field service functions at the Glasgow facility, including use of the on-site 10-ton crane for turbine and hot-section exchanges.
• Own the production schedule for PGT25 High Speed Power Turbine (HSPT) and LM6000 Hot Section overhauls, balancing customer turnaround commitments against capacity, parts availability and workforce planning.
• Ensure all operational activity complies with Health & Safety legislation and TSL/Chromalloy EHS policy; lead site safety culture, incident investigation and corrective action.
• Maintain compliance with relevant quality and regulatory standards for turbine repair/overhaul work; support internal and customer audits.
• Recruit, develop and performance-manage supervisors and shop-floor staff; build a strong, engaged operations team.
• Own the operations budget/cost base for the site, identifying and delivering cost and efficiency improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement (lean/5S/root-cause problem solving) across workshop and warehouse processes.
• Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer Solutions to ensure operational plans align with customer commitments and TSL's growth objectives.
• Report operational KPIs (safety, quality, on-time delivery, cost, capacity utilization) to the General Manager TSL.
• Support integration of new capability and facility expansion as TSL scales its energy/power services business.

Skills

Operations leadership

Budget management

Lean & CI

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety & compliance

KPI reporting

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering

Job description

Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC Glasgow is seeking an onsite Operations Director to drive end-to-end turbine service and repair activities, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery and cost performance in a fast-paced workshop environment.

You will lead the Glasgow site’s workshop, warehousing and field-service planning, own the production schedule for PGT25 HSPT and LM6000 hot-section overhauls, and build a high-performing operations team aligned with Chromalloy’s growth objectives and