Manager, Corrective Services

Vestas • City of Fredericton, NB

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Corrective Services Manager, you are responsible for the safe and profitable execution of wind turbine repairs at Wind Farms with or without existing service contracts with Vestas or its subsidiaries. You will hire, develop, train, and manage a designated number of technicians to work safely and efficiently while executing the designated turbine repairs within your regional area of responsibility. While executing these repairs, you will also be expected to identify and deliver process improvement projects to increase safety and efficiency of turbine repairs.

Requirements

• 3 - 5 years of experience as a project manager, project lead, or other management experience, preferably in a related service, industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Ability to build and develop a skilled team of technicians.
• General technical background with experience developing repairs, tooling, and procedures
• Technical understanding of mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience developing repairs, tooling and procedures.
• Valid driver's license, passport, and ability to travel as needed to meet business goals (could be up to 25% of the time).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite computer skills (Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook)
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to understand commercial terms and negotiation strategy, balancing business profitability, and customer needs.
• Ability to interact frequently with others in a professional and courteous manner.
• Ability to effectively cross-functionally supervise a team.
• Advanced leadership skills; demonstrated ability in coaching, mentoring, motivating and developing employees to create a highly aligned, motivated, and engaged team. Converts strategy into action-oriented objectives and communicates the direction with commitment.
• Effective change and conflict management; demonstrated ability to make sound decisions with balanced risk taking; applies knowledge to get results leveraging group interaction and areas of specialty.
• Highly motivated with demonstrated accountability and ownership; functions effectively in a time-sensitive setting, in environments of frequent shifts and conflicting demands; enjoys managing multiple tasks simultaneously; responds promptly in meeting commitments
• Demonstrated continuous improvement and quality methodology skills; effective issue resolution and structured problem-solving methodology; recommends and drives improvements in existing products / services to better meet customer needs.
• Experienced with customer interaction and business development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safety and to profitably plan and coordinate assigned turbine repair projects.
• Hire, train, develop, and support between 8 to 12 technicians responsible for implementing designated repair projects within their regional area of responsibility.
• Implement corporate safety standards and ensure team members are properly trained and comply with organizational standards.
• Develop and coordinate project plans for assigned repair projects.
• Communicate project plan and status to internal and external stakeholders. as well as resolve any project issues that may arise with the appropriate stakeholders.
• Provide support to sales team in proposal development.
• Provide input to development team on requisite improvements to tooling, work instructions, and spare parts.
• Identify and facilitate requisite changes to team functions to improve safety or efficiency.
• Develop and mentor managers at Vestas service contract sites to efficiently deliver turbine repair work that is out of scope from their service contract. This repair work is generally for major corrective and infrequently completed repairs.
• Collaborate with Resource Group to coordinate a team of technicians in a multiple-project environment across North America.
• Identify and develop key vendors necessary to implement project strategy.
• Support organizational continuous quality improvement processes to reduce defects in parts, repairs, and service.

Benefits

• Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry
• Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision
• Generous Paid Time Off policies
• Great 401(k) plan (with employer match)
• Tuition assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed