Workshop Supervisor - #25415

Workshop Supervisor - Full Time - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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SULZER is looking it's new Workshop Supervisor, in Kuwait. Join our Services_EMEA team within Services division in United Arab Emirates as Workshop Supervisor to help us take our new workshop to the next level.

Purpose of the job:

Provide supervision of workshop overhaul, repair, overhaul installation and commissioning services for pumps, compressors, steam turbines, blowers, fans and ancillary equipment.

Main tasks and responsobilities:

• Assessment of various rotating equipment types, identification, and planning of appropriate work scopes.
• Planning, organising, and supervision of manpower, resources, materials, and equipment required to execute work scopes.
• Providing technical guidance and recommendation in accordance with relevant industry standards and best engineering practices.
• Adherence to ISO9001 Quality Management System, ensuring accuracy and reliability of work carried out, records kept, and reports generated.
• Liaise with technical departments within Sulzer to develop engineering solutions and offering technical support to other SC’s as required.
• Liaise with operations manager to update job schedule’s route sheet, technical clarifications, update on job status and completion.
• Communicating job progress updates to clients effectively, including anticipation of delays and disruption to schedules.
• Develop and maintain good and effective relationships with clients to optimise further service opportunities.
• Equipment strip down, inspection, fault finding and RCFA.
• Develop detailed repair plans.
• Equipment rebuilds, final inspections, and completion sign off.
• Onsite service / repair work and commissioning.
• Familiar with the risks and hazards within the activities and processes of the role and procedures, practices and measures in place to mitigate the risks.
• Strong understanding of Quality control, EHS / Risk assessments and method statements, COSHH control.
• Responsible for creating, planning and pre-authorisation of lift plans and safe execution of all lifting operations (subject to LEEA certification).
• Participate and actively support company initiatives.

Qualifications/Experience and Knowledge Required :

• ITI, SVQ Graduate (or equivalent).
• At least 10 years’ experience of overhauling and repairing mechanical rotating equipment.
• Workshop supervisor's experience.
• Considerable level of experience in the relevant discipline (e.g. machining, repair and maintenance of pump equipment).
• Middle East experience.
• Awareness of general engineering products.
• Sound understanding of the engineering workflow for a project, and manage priorities.
• Hands on experience in machines and equipment.

Competencies and behavior required:

• QC requirements for workshop performance.
• OEM trained in pumps/ compressors.
• Good communication skills in English language, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrate technical capability to supervise in a machining and repair environment.
• Able to train workshop personnel.
• Supervisory experience.
• Lifting supervisor.

Location: The position is based in Kuwait.

Apply via our SULZER job portal. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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