Global Offshore Support Supervisor

Are you an experienced Supervisor, with excellent technical and operational insights? Are you a great people leader with a great passion for Vestas' values and driving excellence in all that you do? Are you looking to take the next step and help drive Vestas' ability to scale up globally? If so, then then becoming a Global Offshore Support Supervisor could be a great fit for you!

Service – Global Service operations – Global Offshore Operations

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting and coaching Offshore Service Site Supervisors at new Offshore Service sites across all Regions during the Service Readiness and site ramp-up phases. The aim is to ensure that there is sufficient knowledge sharing across Global Offshore Service operations and that best practices and new learnings are implemented across the whole value chain, minimising lost production from day one.

As a mentor and coach, you will provide guidance and support with day-to-day operations of the windfarm to help train the local site team operate windfarm to maximum efficiency.

During your first year you will undergo Vestas technical training at our training facilities in Denmark, along with field training alongside your colleagues at one of our first V236 operational sites before you will be placed at one our new Offshore Service sites across the globe.

You will be required to work either onshore or offshore on a rotational shift pattern working from sites utilizing either an SOV or CTV, supporting our first V236 sites up to 12 months prior to service commencement. You'll be working alongside the site team using your knowledge and experience to train them in the operation the windfarm optimally with the overall goal of reducing LPF.

Responsibilities

As a Global Offshore Support Supervisor, you support the Regional Service Readiness teams in the 12 months prior to Service Commencement with technical input for site documents and processes as well as tooling, spares and training readiness. You will act as a mentor and ambassador for operational excellence within the region and promote the OneVestas philosophy.

Your typical tasks would be as follows: 

• Support the site team in using Vestas processes and best practices to ensure that we operate in a standard way, enabling the scale up of Offshore Service, globally. You will act as a global anchor in the feedback of lessons learned to the whole value chain
• Support the site team in managing and prioritizing technician workload and providing support to technicians offshore. Support in the creation service work orders
• Support in the use of SAP to prepare, plan and execute the operations
• Support in the organizing of vessel (CTV or SOV) transfers in line with weather forecasts
• Support the site team in planning annual service campaigns, statutory inspections and CIM case/Upgrade implementation (Resources, Materials and Tools)
• Providing general support to the Service Manager and training new starting Supervisors and Deputy Supervisors from early recruitment
• Taking morning brief and toolbox talks. Using knowledge and experience to set the teams to work in the most efficient way
• Support in the transfer of Wind Turbine Safety Rules knowledge
• Support with knowledge of contracts and contractual deliverables

Qualifications

• Technical education / degree qualified or relevant industry experience
• Previous experience in operating offshore wind farms is essential.
• Knowledge of V164/V174 or EnVentus platform
• Solid experience from working in a similar position in an international service organization within the wind or offshore industry is preferable
• Proven experience with leadership and people management
• Good business skills and a customer-focused, solution- and improvement-oriented mindset
• Fluency in English, both verbally and in writing.

Competencies

• Good leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and teach others
• You take full ownership of issues in your area until a solution has been identified and implemented
• Great communication skills, combined with a commercial and strategic mindset
• Experience with change and conflict management
• Good stakeholder management skills and a can-do attitude, always aiming to understand the needs of our customers
• Structured and focused on the important details, while thriving in an innovative and fast-growing environment
• Good IT skills, and skilled with Office applications
• Experience with SAP (e.g. enrichment and ordering of spare parts and materials)
• Full driver's license

What we offer

Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. We offer an exciting work environment with great opportunities for professional and personal growth with one of the most sustainable companies in the world.

Vestas offers flexibility and agility, giving you the freedom to work creatively in an international environment with highly diverse teams. We give you extensive on the job and multi-functional training. We will provide you with the platform to ensure you are growing in the role regardless of your previous experience.

Additional information

Location: Flexible to the following Vestas offices located in Europe: Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands.

If all the above matches your interest and qualifications, please apply no later than 6th of April 2025.

Please note: We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognise the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 185 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 30,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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