Breakdown Team Leader in London

We are currently recruiting for a Breakdown Team Leader to join our fast paced and growing Engineering department based at the London Gateway Port in Stanford le Hope, Essex. This role is responsible for the running of the shift breakdown team along with the supervision of the respective breakdown team technicians, including distribution of work and responsiveness to breakdowns across each asset based across the port.

About The Role

How will you contribute:

• Responsible for the management and leadership of an engaged team, promoting collaboration and ensuring that each is developed and evaluated against goals and objectives which are aligned, specific, measurable, attainable yet challenging, realistic and time bound.
• Lead, motivate, and mentor maintenance engineers/technicians, including managing performance, sickness absence, labour scheduling, coaching, and conducting toolbox talks.
• Ensure rapid response to equipment failures, organizing resources and technicians to repair machinery effectively. Works closely with Operations to manage downtime expectations.
• Enforce Health, Safety and Environmental regulations, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTOTO) procedures and all relevant policies.
• Works closely with Engineering Asset teams to ensure machinery compliance and availability levels are achieved.
• Assess and prioritize maintenance requests based on risk, safety, and production impact.
• Identify recurring failures to improve long-term equipment reliability.
• Provides support for Technical Planning team in the event of labour shortage.

What will you Bring

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• National Qualifications Framework – Minimum Level 3 Qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds etc).
• Has excellent knowledge of equipment maintenance and engineering activities.
• Strong leadership qualities combined with excellent communication skills.
• Prior leadership experience within a fast paced engineering environment (ideally heavy plant).
• Ability to work with resilience and positivity under pressure and in a fast-paced changeable environment.
• Experience and knowledge of HSE regulations related to equipment maintenance and activities.

NOTE: All our roles are subject to the below:

• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• A full valid UK driving licence or appropriate international licence allowing you to drive on UK roads.
• No unspent criminal convictions.
• Due to manufacturing guidance and safety weight limits, our safety critical roles require an individual to weigh under 130kg.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW To Change What's Possible For Everyone.