Wärtsilä is a world leader in marine technology and leading the industry's transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. With the world’s widest portfolio and service network, we – Wärtsilians - deliver efficient, safe and sustainable integrated products and solutions to enhance the business of our customers. The opportunities presented through digitalisation and new technologies are offering a new era of shipping. We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together.

Business Unit Parts and Field Service is a global organisation with harmonised ways of working and tools to deliver the best possible services for our customers. In our global team we value, respect, and embrace different opinions and diversity. Safety, environment, and wellbeing are our foundation, and we never compromise them.

We are now looking for a Manager to lead Trieste Investigation Laboratory team, joining our five investigators to analyze components received from the field. The location for the position is in Trieste, Italy.

What will you be doing

In this position, your work will include ensuring high quality technical services, the achievement of highest level of Customer satisfaction, and the motivation a highly performing team, while holding the team accountable for results. The laboratory manager establishes a stable and reliable investigation process, implements control on the investigation time distribution, while keeping a strong focus on the excellent level of technical results.

For us to be the best match, we expect you to support the Customer through the product lifecycle thanks to your troubleshooting experience. As an ideal candidate, you have up-to-date knowledge of material analyses methodologies and optimal understanding of mechanics and alteration phenomena. For you to succeed in the position, we hope you secure that the products in the field be strictly monitored by laboratory investigations in case of unexpected damage, to prevent major issues and to avoid recurrence at the first onset of appearance.

As a Manager of the Investigation Laboratory in Trieste, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Coordinate resources and task assignment, defining priorities within the list of investigation requests.
• Guarantee safety requirements of Laboratory operations, complying with related legislation.
• Directly follow up major failures in the fields, serving the Customer as project leader.
• Report to management deliveries, KPI status, major technical issues and solved investigation cases.
• Monitor new products reliability when assessing field tested parts.
• Collaborate with FS&WS to reduce reworks, with R&D to provide first-hand feedback, with Supply Management to safeguard wartsila quality specifications.
• Keep laboratory equipment at the best standard and work area clean and organized.

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

• Commitment to Customer safe operations.
• Orientation to knowledge growth, ensuring the lab be a reference point in the field.
• Entrepreneurial approach, to develop analysis services for a more sustainable future.
• Behavioral skills to lead multiple party investigations, facilitating that a potential Customer conflict turns into a resolution opportunity.
• Earlier 5 years of experience in Wärtsilä or analytical technical department.
• MSc Engineering degree and metallurgy knowledge.

In this role, some travel is required to meet with Customers and external party laboratories around the world. Thus, we hope you to be ready to travel approximately 10%, even though most of the meetings are held virtually.

Why you and us?

You are valued – as your true self. At Wärtsilä YOU matter. We value diversity and are committed in supporting inclusive work community.

Your growth is supported. We believe in continuous learning & teamwork. Wärtsilian community has your back when it comes to development opportunities – so you can develop beyond your potential.

You get to make a difference. Innovation and sustainability are important for us. Every day, we - Wärtsilians - put our hearts and minds into enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services into reality.

Contact & next steps

Please reach out to Paola Machetta, Manager Laboratory Investigation, through email paola.machetta@wartsila.com / phone +39 3346215640, with any questions related to this position.

Please apply by June 12th at 23:59 EEST. Our recruiting tool recognizes the time zone where the job ad has been published and closes the application period according to same time zone.

Last application date: 12/06/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

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

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 18,300 professionals, in more than 230 locations in 77 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com. 

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