Waterfront Mechanical Team Leader
// Role Summary
Lead a vital mechanical team in submarine maintenance at HMNB Clyde, ensuring the availability and operational effectiveness of critical waterfront systems. This role combines engineering expertise with people leadership to contribute directly to national security.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Waterfront Mechanical Fitters team.
- Ensure engineering activities are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
- Implement and promote company safety, quality, and environmental standards.
- Resolve engineering issues to maintain system availability.
- Requires a recognised Mechanical Apprenticeship and HNC or above in Mechanical Engineering.
// Role Specification
About the Role
As a Waterfront Mechanical Team Leader at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, you will play a crucial leadership role in supporting the safe and effective delivery of submarine maintenance activities. Working within a key UK defence facility, you will assist the Waterfront Engineering Manager in leading engineering operations, managing specialist teams, and ensuring critical waterfront systems remain operational.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to leverage your engineering skills and people leadership capabilities, contributing directly to national security. You will collaborate with skilled colleagues and stakeholders within a world-leading engineering and defence organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and managing the Waterfront Systems team, including Mechanical Fitters.
- Supporting the Waterfront Facility Manager to maximise resource utilisation and operational effectiveness.
- Ensuring engineering activities are delivered safely, on time, to specification, and within agreed cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Implementing company safety, quality, and environmental standards, and promoting safe working practices.
- Identifying, investigating, and resolving waterfront engineering issues to maintain system availability and performance.
Essential Experience
- Supervisory experience within a maintenance, repair, or engineering environment.
- Mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial, marine, manufacturing, or engineering setting.
- Knowledge of safe systems of work, including working at height and confined spaces.
- Experience in developing, mentoring, and supporting engineering teams.
- Proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office applications.
Qualifications
- Essential: Recognised SVQ Level 3 Mechanical Apprenticeship or equivalent qualification, and HNC or above in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Desirable: Leadership or management qualification, and IOSH Managing Safely certification.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
What We Offer
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
- Holiday Trading
- ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering