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Operations Manager of Aerial Gondola (m/w/d)

Doppelmayr Gruppe
Brighton
8 months ago
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The Doppelmayr Cable Car team plans, builds and operates custom Automated People Mover systems on the international market, mainly at airports and in cities.Doppelmayr Cable Car UK Ltd. affiliated company in the UK operates the IFS Cloud Cable Car gondola in London, which is integrated in the Transport for London network. Operations Manager of Aerial Gondola London (UK) Full-time Your tasks * Responsible for the site management, daily operation and maintenance of the system * Oversee operational and maintenance goals, status, policies and procedures and report to the HQ * Become point of contact for our clients & our customer * Manage the local operational team and ensure personnel is adequately skilled * Enforce application of Health & Safety measures; monitor and enforce safety rules * Establish site processes in accordance with Group-wide standards & regulations and contribute to global and local process improvement * Communication between the project global team in Austria and the site team Your profile The position is planned for a minimum of 5 years. * Higher education/ diploma in electrical or mechanical engineering or similar with relevant working experience * Relevant experience operating and/ or maintaining ropeway systems * Relevant managerial experience / leadership competences and high ambitions * Good analytical skills as well as hands on mentality for problem resolution, identifying alternative solutions and implementing solutions * High level of motivation and engagement * Excellent English skills & ready to relocate Your Doppelmayr benefits * Comprehensive initial job training at the headquarters in Wolfurt, Austria * Excellent working environment in an international team * Diverse and interesting range of duties * Attractive salary and our excellent Doppelmayr corporate culture You want to move further? Then apply directly to us!Questions? Our recruiting team is happy to help you Aleksander Pakic PersonalreferentTel: +43 5574 604-225 Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH Konrad-Doppelmayr-Straße 16922 Wolfurt Legal notice regarding remuneration: The gross annual salary is based on the collective agreement (KV) of the metalworking industry and is minimum 47,000.00 EUR gross per year for this position on a full-time basis(38.5h/week). Depending on professional training and experience, overpayment is possible. We are happy to also consider your application for other suitable positions within the Doppelmayr Group. For reasons of betterreadability, the simultaneous use of masculine and feminine forms of speech has been dispensed with.

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