Head of Engineering - Rides Maintenance
hace 9 días
Tamworth
We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering for Rides Maintenance to lead all ride maintenance, reliability, and safety performance across a busy theme park resort. This is a senior leadership role focused on ensuring all attractions are safe, compliant, and available while also driving stronger structure, discipline, accountability, and team development within the department. What We’re Looking For • A mature, highly organised manager, • Process-driven and administratively strong, • Able to build structure, planning discipline, documentation, and control systems, • Strong in stock, spares, and workshop organisation, • Able to create accountability, traceability, and clear escalation routes, • Capable of rebuilding team confidence and stabilising culture over time, • Technically credible and hands-on when needed Key Responsibilities • Lead rides maintenance operations ensuring safety, reliability, and availability, • Deliver maintenance strategy, planning, and performance targets, • Ensure full compliance with HSG175 and safety legislation, • Manage risk assessments, incidents, and corrective actions, • Improve maintenance systems, documentation, and reporting discipline, • Oversee workshop control, spares, and inventory management, • Lead winter maintenance and major outage programmes, • Manage budgets, procurement, and supplier performance, • Develop and lead a capable, accountable engineering team, • Liaise with regulators, manufacturers, and external bodies, • Act as Duty Park Manager on rota basis when required What’s in it for you? • 30 days holiday, • Free unlimited access for you and your family to the theme park, West Midlands Safari Park, and Waterworld, • Discounts on retail, catering, hotel stays, plus free parking and subsidised canteen, • Employee Assistance Programme, ticket swaps, and regular staff engagement activities If this sounds like your kind of challenge, then apply now !