Field Service Team Leader

SMITHS DETECTION MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE

Every minute of every day, in nearly every country across the globe, Smiths Detection people and technology make the world a safer place. We safeguard people, business and infrastructure with the latest innovations and screening technology for aviation, ports, borders, defense, and security across 55 countries around the globe

Life At Smiths –

• Global leader: We impact critical systems every day with sites in 17 countries and six centers of research excellence. From pioneering to powering life-changing innovation, we’re delivering threat detection and screening solutions to safeguard the world from threat
• Digital growth: A key part of our capability is the integration of digital technology across our business and our operations in more than 55 countries, will be critical to our continued success
• Exciting opportunities: Our growth is creating exciting opportunities to work with experts in physics, chemistry, electronics, mechanics, production, computer science, and AIML
• International environment: With some projects, work requires global collaboration and the potential to travel and grow with the busines

Job Description

We are looking for a qualified Team Leader to manage our Field Service engineers and provide effective guidance at Melbourne Airport. You will be responsible for supervising, managing and motivating team members on a daily basis. As a Team Leader, you will be the contact point for all team members, so your communication skills should be excellent. You should also be able to act proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration. Ultimately, you should lead by setting a good example and engage the team to achieve goals set by Smiths Detection management.

Duties & Responsibilities

• This is on-the tools role, with average 70/30 split expectation (70 on tools, 30 team management)
• Manage the Team of direct reports and all internal and external stakeholders, work closely with Regional Service Manager and Service Admins hand in hand to achieve the common service departmental objectives
• Rostering to accomplish day to day service activities like Installation, corrective & preventive maintenance, Site inspection, Training, 24/7 Shift coverage, Trace workshop support etc
• Oversee Field Service operations ensuring adequate staffing exists to cover the quantity and variety of products deployed to meet the KPIs
• Check, monitor and drive the team for regular time sheets management, service order creation and closing the work orders, Dynamic risk assessments preparation, near miss reporting and HSE compliance, Submission of personal dose reading, Service report submission, Expense statement submission etc. as per departmental compliance
• Verify and approve the expense statement of the team members in SAP within the cut-off date provided by Finance department
• Assumes ownership for achieving defined customer performance metrics (SLAs)
• Take ownership of mentoring, motivating, and developing the team members.
• Conduct performance evaluation of the team and provide necessary guidance for improvements and provide personal development plans
• Provide technical assistance to the team and be part of their day to day activities in the field
• Provide guidance with regard to cross-training activities, defining the number of resources needed to accomplish any given field support objective
• Communicate internally and externally as necessary to ensure timely and consistent progress of completion of tasks required to advance the service operation and compliance of KPIs
• Comply with and ensure department compliance with Company health, safety and environmental policies as an individual and team
• In depth equipment log files analysis, system performance analysis, detailed reporting
• Able to develop detailed technical documentation for the installation and projects
• On-site stock management, including regular stock takes and all other related activities
• Auditing the engineers tools and calibration data of tools used in the field to perform service activities
• Auditing preventive and corrective maintenance in the filed ensuring the quality of service provided to customers
• Respond to emergency support request as and when necessary

Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 5 years of related experience is required. Equivalence achieved through comparative work and life experience is acceptable.
• Computer literacy, competency in use MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio and aptitude for learning specialised software programs.
• A minimum of 5 years technical Field Service experience, providing solutions to customers for complex technical problems, Experience in managing and working with the team proven with leadership quality.
• Extensive product knowledge in Smiths Detection Products range. 
• Must possess a strong orientation for customer focus and teamwork.
• Good leadership and technical skills.
• Requires excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good knowledge in SAP and SMAX for service modules. 
• Lead service KPIs as required; define disciplines needed, assemble teams, and supervise the work of others to ensure objectives are achieved
• Ability to make timely decisions in complex situations.
• Ability to work closely with team and support for any changing requirements as well as continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership and technical skills, demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently and within established time frames.
• Ability to think logically and use analytical skills and apply practically.
• Self-motivated, reliable, and accountable individual who assumes task ownership
• Mental and physical fitness to adapt to various environments.
• Clean drivers licence Ability to acquire and maintain relevant security clearance and industry related licences

To find out more about life at Smiths Detection check out our LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/company/smiths-detection/life/c58d0d07-ffe6-4a79-aa69-062062454d6d/and follow our story

Join us for a great career and competitive compensation & benefits whilst keeping the world a safer place.

Diversity & Inclusion:

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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