Equipment & Maintenance Director

Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) is a leading global investor, developer, and operator of container terminals, with a strong track record of forming strategic joint ventures with other major terminal operators. Since its founding in 2000, TIL has rapidly grown into one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse terminal operators, with a presence in 26 major trade ports across 21 countries.

Our terminals are strategically situated in key locations around the globe, including major origin and destination (O&D) and transshipment hubs in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and West Africa. Positioned at the crossroads of global trade, five of our terminals rank among the world’s top 20 container ports by throughput. These prime locations enable us to serve major trade routes and provide access to both established and emerging markets, reinforcing our role as a critical player in global supply chains.

TIL Terminals:

• Our terminals have been selected for their important and strategic locations around the world, including major origin and destination (O&D) and transshipment trade hubs and gateways in Europe, Asia, North America, South America and West Africa.
  
• Our terminals are positioned at the heart of world trade, with five of the terminals located in the world’s top 20 container ports in terms of throughput (source: Drewry)
  
• Our terminals are well placed to serve major trade routes and provide access into key mature and developing markets.

Equipment & Maintenance Director

Main Responsibilities

DESCRIPTION OF SPARROWS POINT CONTAINER TERMINAL

Sparrows Point Container Terminal (SPCT) is a joint venture between Terminal Investment Limited and Tradepoint Atlantic to build and operate a new container terminal in Baltimore, Maryland. The terminal will be located on a 330-acre parcel within the Tradepoint Atlantic Development in Sparrows Point, MD. The project will generate over 8,000 jobs within the region once operational and will increase the container handling capacity in the Port of Baltimore by 70%, elevating the Port into the top tier of East Coast US Ports. The project is currently in the design and permitting stage, with construction expected to commence in Q3 2025.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

 
Responsible for cargo handling equipment deployment, commissioning, testing and start-up, for all the equipment fleet as well as with IT and integration for the correct design, procurement and installation of all technology components. The role must ensure compliance with TiL equipment specifications, which will be integrated with the specific procurement processes, across the different engineering workstreams

Position may transition to permanent role as Equipment M&R Manager following Go-Live milestone.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

 
Development Phase:
Oversee delivery and commissioning of new equipment.
Ensure proper IT integration of equipment systems with TOS and other operational technologies deployed.
Ensure procurement and installation of operational technology components.
Ensure procurement of critical spare parts in line with both anticipated corrective maintenance events as well as preventative planned maintenance cycles.
Establish or implement parts storage and inventory tracking system consistent with TiL best practices.
Establish performance criteria and KPIs for M&R team at all levels once terminal reaches Go-Live phase (MTTF, MTBF, MTTR, etc.).
Oversee the recruitment of mechanical and electrical maintenance engineering teams at managerial, supervisory, and technician levels in advance of Go-Live milestone.
Aim to establish a culture rooted in continuous improvement, leveraging key strategies and philosophies such as Lean Kaizen, 6Sigma, and others.
Mentor Go-Live team to establish budgets, preventative maintenance schedules, procurement policies, repair task order logs to measure mechanic effectiveness.
Standing Organization Phase:
Candidate provides direction to maintenance contractors and/or in-house maintenance technicians.
Works closely with other business managers for the preparation of equipment maintenance and energy budgets.
Sets priorities for maintenance of equipment and approves equipmen