Location: Halifax - Wilkinson, Canada

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This is for a Hybrid full-time role in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.

Position Summary

The Ship Maintenance Team Lead (SMTL) supports the Ship Maintenance Team Manager (SMTM) to ensure secure, compliant, on-time waterfront maintenance execution and is the main point of contact for FER. The SMTL assists the SMTL with overseeing and coordinating the day-to-day waterfront activities (on board ships, on the jetty, and Thales trailers) during designated maintenance periods, enabling Service Delivery Team members to deliver assigned responsibilities. The SMTL provides operational leadership at the waterfront and may represent the SMTM for defined responsibilities and reporting/escalation requirements.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Canada

Access to Trade Controlled Hardware, Software, Technical Information

Controlled Goods Program Clearance

Security Clearance

- Requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the ITAR or the EAR.
- Requires a positive Controlled Goods assessment as you will have direct access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program.
- Required to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance at the NATO Secret Level.

Key Areas of Responsibility





Assist the SMTM with the following:

- Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E;)
- Comply with and ensure compliance of others to all relevant HS&E; legislative requirements, Thales policies, procedures and framework, with the intent of preventing/minimizing accidental exposures to self, colleagues, contractors, visitors and/or the environment.
- Oversee and/or support the development and execution of the Waterfront Safety Plan and ensure work parties understand/apply applicable safety controls.
- Promote Thales HS&E; programs by demonstrating leadership in a professional and supportive manner.
- Waterfront Operations & Maintenance Execution (Day-to-Day)
- Support oversight of maintenance execution activities for designated maintenance periods to ensure material readiness objectives for platforms are achieved.
- Support timely and complete submission of Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) by participating in/assisting with routine audits of completed work instructions and evidence packs.
- Assist as a primary or delegated point of contact for internal/external stakeholders regarding maintenance execution.
- Provide technical assistance and/or advice to Ship’s Staff and other RCN personnel as required.
- Support supervision (planning, organizing, leading and controlling)



of Thales personnel and subcontractors to achieve agreed outcomes within delegated authorities.
- Support coordination and completion of required activities prior to commencement of maintenance execution (e.g., subcontractor readiness and kickoff coordination; administrative readiness support as delegated).
- Support management of maintenance and ad‑hoc taskings during designated work periods within agreed scheduled time frames.
- Ensure maintenance activities are conducted IAW Project Procedures.
- Support coordination/rectification of operational defects (OPDEF) within agreed timeframes.
- Support management/coordination of recording planned and corrective maintenance data in Thales data management systems from initiation to closeout (as delegated).
- Support collation and acceptance of OQE for planned/corrective maintenance for performance confirmation and data management/invoicing support.
- Provide whole‑ship project support to the Coastal Operations Manager as required to meet availability standards and Full Mission Capability under ISS Contracts (as directed).
- Support progress reporting (daily, weekly and at maintenance conclusion) by collecting/validating execution updates for SMTM review.
- Act as the main Point of Contact (POC) for FER:
- Assist with the Coordination of FER priorities and manage workflow between FER and Thales related activities to maintain continuity and responsiveness.
- Assist with the resolution of day‑to‑day issues arising from FER across all ships (within delegated authority).
- Be available on a rotational, 24/7 on‑call basis (unless formally delegated otherwise) to respond to urgent requests from FER, MEPM(NC), FMF and Ships Staf

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