Senior Operations Expert

Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality. Our ultimate aim is to provide increased value to both our customers and society. New, game-changing ideas and continuous improvement have been part of our DNA since 1834. Together, we can create new business opportunities and more sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

We want to transition the world towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. We are always on the lookout for future-oriented talent – want to join the ride?
Wärtsilä is an innovative technology company known for being a forerunner in the Marine and Energy markets. Every day, we – Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into turning Wärtsilä's purpose of enabling sustainable societies with smart technology, and our Smart Marine and Energy visions into reality. Our ultimate aim is to provide increased value to both our customers and society. New, game-changing ideas and continuous improvement have been part of our DNA since 1834. Together, we can create new business opportunities and a more sustainable future that we can all be proud of.

We want to transition the world towards a cleaner future. By pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology, we can make it work. We are always on the lookout for future-oriented talent – want to join the ride?

Wärtsilä Performance Services Marine Agreement Delivery is now looking for an Operations Expert for the Contract Centre in Vaasa. The Operations Expert works for the global execution of marine agreements supporting our Customers in solving Technical and Operational issues. The Senior Operations Expert is a key person together with other stakeholders in the delivery of the agreement.

We offer you interesting and challenging tasks in the growing marine agreement business. In this position, you are a member of the Operations Management team at Vaasa Expertise Centre. Possible locations for the position are Vaasa or Turku, Finland.

As a Senior Operations Expert, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Provide technical and operational support to external and internal customers
• Solve complex technical and operating problems of the customer assets as well as report and propose product improvement needs to reach quality and cost targets and ensure customer satisfaction
• Identify and actively seek to improve operational reliability and up-time of customer assets
• Ensure that the performance targets for the installations are reached according to the contract in your responsibility area
• Proactively provide recommendations to customers based on data/information received
• Report and escalate product improvements to relevant internal stakeholders

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Preferably BSc degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Several years of field and hands-on experience in Dual Fuel-engines required
• Structured and planned way of working
• Focused and can-do attitude
• Good knowledge of Operations & Maintenance
• Good cooperation and technical communication skills
• Good technical mechanical and automation knowhow
• Strong analytic skills
• Contract business understanding
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Good IT skills

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position.

Note that we are also at the same time recruiting a (Senior) Remote Diagnostics Expert to the same organisation. This other position will proactively analyze data from the engines to detect issues at an early stage and communicate issues to ships. (https://careers.wartsila.com/job-invite/42435/)

Contact & next steps

Please submit your application by 31.08.2024 through our Careers portal. Applications submitted via email will not be considered. After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email.

For more information, please contact:

Mikael Nykvist
Manager, Operational Support, Four-Stroke Marine EUAF & MEA Operations Management Performance Services
mikael.nykvist@wartsila.com

Last application date: 31/08/2024

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