Job Description Summary
We are seeking an experienced Lead Production Engineer for the Haliade 150 Offshore Wind Fleet in Europe. The successful candidate will have a solution orientated mindset and a result delivery style. Strong communication and listening skills with the team are essential. You can identify operational problems from various forms of feedback and see them through to a standardised solution. With excellent attention to detail, structure, and organizational skills, you can apply a proactive problem-solving view on turbine work scopes and take the initiative to deliver efficient outcomes. You have a safety conscious mindset and can build trust and steer by influence to form strong relationships and team ethos. You have a project orientated mindset and understand that good results are achieved in collaboration with internal and external parties.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
* Ensure safe and efficient WTG operations by improving preventative and corrective maintenance activities, helping the organization fix issues on the first try and provide top-quality scheduled services.
* Develop and maintain standardized technical solutions in collaboration with our customers to meet SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) targets effectively.
* Support the GE Lean program, by identifying opportunities for process optimization, facilitating waste reduction initiatives, and fostering a culture of efficiency and excellence across the organization.
* Facilitate customer queries to GE Engineering teams, enabling exceptional customer service through the life of the project.
* Oversee the production engineering team, establishing priorities and managing key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive operational efficiency and meet strategic objectives.
* Monitor and manage the production-based availability metrics within your area of responsibility and ensure that the transparent recording and reporting is aligned with the customer.
* Streamline and centralize the process for deploying documentation, including customer discussions, approval processes, and engineering coordination for improvements
* Prepare Maintenance Instructions and Troubleshoot Guides for operational deployment into planned work packages, integrating documentation, part requirements, customer approvals, PPE, tooling, special tooling needs, and equipment bagging and kitting.
* Support the feedback process for alarm handling to continually improve and standardize corrective maintenance documentation and procedures.
* Ensure the effective execution of deployable work scopes by promoting the implementation of a safe system of work, including low voltage (LV), high voltage (HV), Wind Turbine Safety Rules (WTSR), and other electrical requirements
* Facilitate alarm handling feedback to ensure continual improvement and standardisation of corrective maintenance documentation and processes.
* Coordinating with central engineering teams to support the prioritization of issues, efforts for root cause analysis, plans for implementing corrective actions, and programs for preventative measures.
* Enhancing knowledge of wind turbine technology to enable more effective conclusions on technical prioritization.
* Support the wider team on authorisation panels and technician competency development.
* Utilizing Problem-Solving Reports and the DMAIC methodology to guide a culture of continuous improvement within your area of responsibility, ensuring high-quality knowledge is maintained and enhanced, and facilitating feedback to the necessary stakeholders across the organization.
* Provide support and guidance to the planning, supply chain management, and parts coordinators regarding tooling requirements and spare parts
* Serve as the point of contact for tooling suppliers regarding new technologies and addressing issues with tooling in the field.
* Manage the tooling budgets, ensuring expenditures are controlled, and prepare and present capital expenditure requests for tooling.
Qualifications/Requirements
* The role will be predominantly based at Hamburg, Paris, Salzbergen or Nantes Office.
* The role requires international travel.
* Degree in an engineering discipline or professional education / apprenticeship in a technical discipline with extensive professional experience.
* Capable of working offshore at site operational wind farms.
* Significant experience of offshore wind Maintenance operations.
* Known ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment, with remote teams as a solid team player who can enable change and get work over the line.
Desired Characteristics
* High motivation level; self-starter with excellent leadership and communication skills.
* High capability with various office and cloud based software.
* Demonstrated ability to research and resolve problems in a structured manner.
* Demonstrated ability to Steer Projects.
* Demonstrated leadership experience.
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Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes