Location: Mill Bay - Squl’ew', Canada
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Coastal Repair Team Lead (CRTL)
Mill Bay or Victoria, BC- Hybrid
Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as personnel will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.
Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level.
Position Summary
We have a current vacancy for a Coastal Repair Team Lead (CRTL) who will manage the coastal repair team with the determination of defect rectification to enable planning and execution of each deficiency, including the allocation, monitoring, communicating and disposition of defects, acting as the primary point of contact between the relevant coastal organizations (FER/Thales) for the prioritization and rectification of known deficiencies. The CRTL will represent Thales as the member of the AJISS Assignment Team (AAT) and will be responsible for communicating between all AJISS stakeholders the status of all deficiencies and their associated repair plans. The CRTL will also act as the coastal OEM Work Package Manager (WPM).
Key Areas of Responsibility
Responsible for managing the effective processing of deficiencies from ND creation to hand off to Service Delivery planning for work period assignment:
Supervising (planning, organizing, leading and controlling) the Coastal Repair Team to achieve agreed outcomes within their delegated authorities and responsibilities;
Structure, manage and administer the Corrective Maintenance data bases, taking ownership of the structuring methodology and evolving management needs and requirements;
Establishing Integrated Project Teams for the effective management of deficiencies;
Overseeing the prioritization, allocation and planning of all deficiencies to ensure material readiness objectives for the platforms are being achieved;
Identifying and managing barriers preventing the efficient closure of deficiencies required to meet operational requirements;
Developing Statements of Work for the execution of rectification of deficiencies and identifying OQE requirements for each task;
Identifying the earliest work period where work can be injected dependant upon Material or Engineering input availability;
Transitioning work requirements to Planning and Scheduling once work scope and material availability have been identified;
Act as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders (internal and external) with respect to the resolution of coastal deficiencies;
Accountable for coordinating and ensuring that FER priorities regarding defect rectification are understood and being effectively managed to ensure that the RCN Operational requirements are being met;
Ensure that Maintenance Repair planning activities are conducted IAW Project Procedures;
Accountable for the rectification of operational defects (OPDEF) within agreed scheduled time frames which may require on-call or out of normal hours support;
Manage and coordinate the recording of Corrective Maintenance data in the THALES suite of tools (JIRA, Maximo, xFracas and DRMIS) from initiation to close out;
Provide weekly reports to the Coastal Operations Manager regarding the status of outstanding defects on each vessel on the respective coasts;
Ensure that issues are resolved at the lowest level and are escalated for any issues relating to changing priorities or impact to operational availability and/or safety;
Prepare and/or review regular reports as required…