Senior Repair Manager

At Vestas we are powered by the dream of changing the world. And to create a sustainable future, we are building a team of motivated visionaries. Would you like to join us?

 

Vestas is the world's largest wind turbine manufacturing company with significant operations in the United States.

 

Senior Repair Manager

As the manager of the Wind Turbine Repair Shop, you will oversee all aspects of operations to ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient repair and refurbishment of wind turbine components. You will promote a culture of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and operational excellence, while maintaining strict adherence to safety and environmental standards

 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure full compliance with all safety regulations and company policies by implementing initiatives that improve workplace safety and reduce risk
• Promote a proactive safety culture through training, audits, and incident investigations 
• Manage daily shop operations including scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and resource allocation 
• Oversee quality control processes to ensure repaired components meet OEM and customer specifications 
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for quality issues
• Collaborate with engineering and Quality Assurance teams to implement best practices 
• Implement and sustain lean principles to optimize workflow, reduce waste, and improve productivity 
• Manage 5S initiatives to maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work environment
• Facilitate Kaizen events and continuous improvement workshops 
• Monitor KPIs such as throughput, turnaround time, and cost efficiency as well as execute strategy through Strategic Deployment targets  
• Ensure timely delivery of repaired components to internal and external customers 
• Build and maintain stakeholder relations across Vestas' full value chain (technology, manufacturing, service) 
• People performance and development dialogue, including one-to-one, target setting, training and development plans 
• Identify and pursue new growth opportunities 
• Encourage a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth
• All other duties assigned 

 

Qualifications:

• 3 - 5 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility (lead, supervisor, manager) 
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Experience in wind, large scale manufacturing or aerospace required 
• Technical background in mechanical, composites, or electrical engineering  
• Certifications in Lean Six Sigma, (Green Belt or higher), OSHA, ISO 9001, 45001, 14001 

 

Physical Demands: 

• This work is completed in a production environment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision and Distance vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

 

Competencies:

• Able to handle changing priorities and work under ambiguous circumstances
• Self-motivated and self-directed 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, focusing on good teamwork 
• Ability to balance competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 
• Capable of operating with minimal supervision while providing leadership to colleagues and outside stakeholders
• Ability to problem solve using analytics  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) 
• 10% travel may be required 

 

What We Offer:

We offer an exciting position with great development opportunities in an inspiring environment at the world's number one wind turbine producer. We value initiat