Team Leader

The company
Vanderlande is the market leader in efficient logistics process automation within the airports and parcel sector. In addition, we are a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. Vanderlande has a strong strategic partnership with Heathrow Airport. Heathrow, with more than 80 million passengers a year, is the most active airport in Europe having the most connections to other airports. All these passengers expect their luggage to reach the same destination. That’s where Vanderlande comes in as a strategic partner with full responsibility of the performance and maintenance of Heathrow’s baggage handling systems.

Your role
Working within London Heathrow Airport, the Team Leader will be responsible for providing daily leadership and continuous guidance to your team, ensuring Health and Safety is paramount during all operational and maintenance activities along with interaction with internal and external customers. You will be performing the following tasks:

• Ensuring that Safety is always paramount during all Operational and Maintenance activities.
• Conducting quality auditing of work, and productivity checks and taking appropriate action if/when required.
• Constantly displays the desire to learn and help others in their progression.

Additional responsibilities:

Day Shift:

• Issue PPM work orders out to shifts, close off all PCM and CM’s.
• Attend system outages, to assist technicians in resolving the faults before escalating to LLCST.
• Keep daily report up-to date with system issues and handovers, including raising work orders for the night shift.
• Stepping in to cover Duty Engineers in their absence.
• Attending H&S meetings.

Night shift:

• Plan the shift PPM maintenance / project work including handovers from the day shift.
• PPM work orders to be completed and filled out to the required standard.
• Complete and send out nightly report e-mail of works completed, including handovers, project work, system issues etc.

What we expect from you
As a Service Technician you make an important contribution to customer satisfaction, whereby the continuity of the customer process is central. You therefore have an enthusiastic and proactive attitude and are flexible. We expect the following of you:

• Working in Airports and/or Conveyor Systems in a Supervisory capacity preferred.
• Multi skilled Electro/Mech, minimum at senior tech level, preferred supervisory experience.
• Qualifications, Minimum NVQ 3 Electro/Mech, preferred HNC or equivalent.

What we see as a nice to have:

• 18th Edition (BS 7671 / wiring regs).
• You have gained experience within an FMCG manufacturing or automated environment.
• Experience in training/coaching.

What we offer:

• Performance related pay.
• 288 Hours Holiday.
• Aviva Medical Cover & Pension.
• YuLife - Wellbeing membership with fast access to GP appointments, promotion of health and wellbeing along with daily quests to gain Yucoins that can be swapped for shopping vouchers.
• Achievers – Employee social recognition and rewards platform.
• A challenging work environment with lots of opportunities of career progression.

Are you looking to develop your career and satisfy your ambitions at a company where you can aspire to new heights, enjoy personal growth and thrive on achievement? We are the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports – from London Heathrow to Singapore Changi – and in the parcel market for leading players such as UPS and FedEx. Furthermore, we are also a leading supplier of solutions for warehousing giants, including Walmart, which seamlessly integrate innovative systems, intelligent software, and life-cycle services.

If you aspire to a position of responsibility and want to make a difference by facilitating the delivery of what matters most to consumers, passengers, and businesses, the next step on your path to global opportunities is to join Vanderlande. As part of our network and unique culture of freedom and flexibility, you will be able to express yourself and become connected to our dedicated people, building strong relationships and rising to the challenge of industry-leading projects.

To achieve our collective goals, you will seize the initiative and have a hands-on role working in a positive environment to deliver tangible, state-of-the-art products and improve the competitiveness of our highly visible customers. As an integral part of our team, you will have the enthusiasm and be driven to reach our destination before your next journey with Vanderlande begins.

So, if you would like to join a profitable and growing company that will enable you to reach your goals and focus on your future, please get in touch with us. You will grow, take ownership and make every day better as you continue on the road to success with your spirit of adventure – and fulfil your ambitions for personal development through our Academy. Vanderlande will give you the necessary knowledge, tools, and support so that together we have the confidence and ability to exceed our customers’ expectations in over 100 countries.