Team Leader Field Service Resources, Electrical & Automation

Team Leader Field Service Resources, Electrical & Automation

Wärtsilä Parts and Field Service is now looking for an enthusiastic Team Leader Field Service Resources to join our skilled team in Canada.

Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe, and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. Did you know that shipping is the world’s most efficient mode of transportation and that approximately 90% of world trade is carried by sea?

We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Are you ready to jump onboard?

What will you be doing?

As a Team Leader Field Service Resources, you will be responsible for leading and developing a Field Service Resources Team in the AMER Region, Electrical & Automation, in accordance with the strategy, action plan and business needs.

Effective April 2025, Wärtsilä companies in Canada will implement a new hybrid work model. Most employees who live within 60 kilometres of an office will work 2 days per week in office. This model will provide our employees the flexibility of working from home, while also providing the benefits of in-person collaboration twice a week. We will be happy to provide more information during your interview process.

This position reports to the General Manager Field Service Resources.

Candidates are expected to display a high level of critical thinking and reasoning skills, identify as high performers, as well as being self-motivating.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the Field Service demand during the year and define appropriate actions (including recruiting).
• Development of your team competencies as required to address current and future needs.
• Ensure that the team is utilized effectively, having the right people in the right place at the right time.
• Foster strategic relationships with institutes of leaning to attract and develop talent.
• Manage and maintain internal and external relationships, focused on achieving company targets.
• Facilitate good collaboration with key stakeholders throughout the delivery chain (Sales, Lifecycle Support, Agreements, Technical Service).
• Contribute to the annual budget preparation and service forecast evaluations.
• Set the individual performance and development targets of your team.
• Monitor and control the monthly process KPIs in Resources, seeking to provide information to those responsible for identifying potential failures and improvements through action plans.
• To comply with the company's Quality, Health & Safety and Equal Opportunities policies.
• In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, the post holder must be prepared to undertake such additional duties within their capabilities which may result from changing circumstances, but which may not, of necessity, change the general character or level of responsibility of the post.

Main Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or technical university or 3-5 years of equivalent work experience in a technical service-minded organization is desired
• 3-5 years of job-related experience with a technical degree and/or bachelor’s degree, and some project management experience or training is required
• Service management skills and/or experience with coordinating service teams is desirable.
• Experience with Electrical & Automation equipment in a Mechanical/Maritime environment is required
• Thorough understanding of the Field Service process
• English language proficiency (Spanish and/or Portuguese considered as plus)
• Be proficient with process tools such as SalesForce (CRM), Qlikview and FS Mobility

As an ideal candidate, we expect you to have:

• High integrity
• Passionate about people
• Customer focus
• Strong focus on quality and safety
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) in languages needed to support the team
• Good negotiating skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Team player mindset
• Ability to lead persons of different cultural backgrounds
• Good understand of profit and loss and cost to serve

Successful applicants must be authorized to work in Canada without sponsorship.

For applicants that reside in BC, the annual salary wage range is $100,000 CAD - $117,000 CAD.

The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education, individual skill set, level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered and consideration of internal equity.

Why you & us? 

Wartsila is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities.

If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will work with you to support your request.

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Contact & next steps:

Does this sound like the job for you? If yes, we hope to hear from you before the application deadline by submitting your application in our Career portal. Our recruiting tool recognizes the time zone where the job ad has been published and closes the application period according to the same time zone. We aim to keep you informed along the way.

Last application date: 24/03/2025 

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,000 professionals, in more than 200 locations in 68 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com. 

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