Assistant Manager - Cranes

DP World; Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World in the Philippines seeks a Crane Maintenance Manager to oversee the Quay Cranes and RTGs, focusing on shift management, safety, and availability. You will drive maintenance excellence, coordinate with Planning and Materials, and steer corrective actions to minimize downtime.

The role demands five years of STS/RTG crane experience, an engineering license, and strong leadership. You will manage budgets, ensure inventory readiness, and provide technical guidance across the department.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of STS and RTG crane maintenance experience in port operations.
• Proven leadership and shift planning abilities for maintenance teams.
• Solid knowledge of PLCs, motors and drives, and spare parts management.

Responsibilities

• Act as manager for QC and RTG maintenance and sustaining activities.
• Plan and control the operating budget for equipment and related activities.
• Ensure timely corrective actions from condition monitoring and defects.
• Maintain inventory parts and workshop tools through coordination with Planning and Materials.
• Delegate work orders, assign manpower, and monitor execution including contractor work.
• Coordinate with Planning on planned shift work orders and ensure preventive maintenance quality.
• Review completed work orders with detailed breakdowns and encode data correctly.
• Provide technical advice and assistance as required.
• Manage manpower availability and leaves; schedule critical work as needed.
• Prioritize defects by risk and coordinate with Planning for high priority fixes.
• Ensure proper manpower allocation for critical jobs and requisition spare parts.

Skills

5+ years STS/RTG crane experience

Leadership skills

PLC knowledge

Driver's license

Education

Licensed Mechanical or Electrical Engineer

Tools

PLC systems

Motors & drives

Spare parts management

Job description

This position is with one of DP World’s entities in the Philippines and will be employed under our Ports and Terminals business pillar.

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the Crane department, with a strong focus on effective shift management and operational excellence. The role will ensure that all departmental activities are aligned with the highest standards of safety, equipment availability, reliability, and operational efficiency.

A key responsibility will be to ensure the Quay Cranes (QCs) and Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs) are maintained at optimal availability, while driving efficient troubleshooting and minimizing repair turnaround time and equipment downtime.

Key Accountabilities

• Acts as manager for the QC and RTG related maintenance/repair activities and sustaining activities.
• Plan and Control operating budget related to equipment and activities within his control to support maintenance priorities and other related projects.
• Ensure corrective actions resulting from condition-based monitoring/predictive maintenance and other reported defects are accomplished on a timely manner.
• Ensure availability of inventory spare parts and required workshop tools through proper coordination with Engineering Planning and Control and Materials Management departments.
• Delegates work orders to, Supervisors, assigns manpower, and monitors the execution and completion of these work orders, including contractor-related activities.
• Coordinates with Planning department on the planned work orders intended for the shift and ensures compliance and quality of preventive maintenance conducted on equipment
• Reviews completed work orders and ensures that all necessary information (i.e. nature and cause of breakdown, manpower deployed for the specific task, duration of repair, and feedback other relevant information) are encoded on Mainpac
• Provides technical advice and assistance whenever required.
• Manages manpower availability through proper planning and scheduling of leaves.
• Evaluates all pending defects on equipment and identifies risk priority number through evaluation of severity and likelihood of equipment failure.
• Coordinates with Planning department to prioritize high risk and critical defects which need to be addressed.
• Ensures appropriate manpower allocation to complete critical jobs as scheduled.
• Prepares requisition of all important spare parts and provides technical specifications as provided from the equipment manual.
• Assists in driving stocking item naming convention standardization.

Qualities, Skills and Experience

• Licensed Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• With 5-year work experience in Ship to Shore (STS) and Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) Cranes, Reliability, Equipment maintenance and repair
• Knowledgeable in Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), motors, drives and spare management
• With leadership skills
• With valid driver's License

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of gender, disability, race, religion or belief.

By submitting your resume and application information, you authorize DP World to transmit and store your information in the world-wide recruitment database, and to circulate that information as necessary for the purpose of evaluating your qualification for this or other job vacancies.

About DP World

DP World is reshaping the future of global trade to improve lives everywhere. Operating across six continents with a team of over 115,000 employees, we combine global infrastructure and local expertise to deliver seamless supply chain solutions. From Ports and Terminals to Marine Services, Logistics and Technology, we leverage innovation to create better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

In Asia Pacific, DP World employs over 15,000 people across 22 geographies. We operate 17 ports and terminals, complemented by a comprehensive suite of end-to-end supply chain solutions - to connect the region to the rest of the world.