Job Description

Location

Denham

Salary

Competitive with benefits

Application Deadline

Friday, November 28, 2025

Job Summary

Why work for Martin-Baker

A career in aerospace with a British engineering firm that is saving lives worldwide. When you work at Martin-Baker, you're providing pilots with their last form of defence.


Martin-Baker is the world's leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world's most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

What you'll be doing

An exciting opportunity has become available within our Finishing Department for a Cell Leader. You'll be guiding a team of experienced staff responsible for all functional activities by leading, mentoring, coaching, recruitment, development, engagement, and performance management.

Aspects of the role to include.

Supervise and provide technical knowledge to the team. Develop and implement Departmental Procedures and KPI's, monitor / track performance and compliance, carrying out individual appraisals. Undertake self-inspection and quality checks of work undertaken. Lead the Team to meet business goals, overcoming challenges and ensuring that they have the support to excel in their roles Ensure that workload and work patterns are regularly reviewed to ensure that work patterns and skills are aligned to targets and KPI's Recruitment - raise replacement/new vacancy requisitions in a timely manner and in accordance with company procedures. Induction - put in place an induction plan for all new employees including regular 121's, on and off the job training, buddying, setting performance expectations Regularly hold team/department comms, setting and monitoring performance expectations, monitor absence, workload. Wellbeing - conduct regular check-ins with individual team members.

Characteristics & Skills

Team Leadership Planning and organising - organises work of self and others Background in Production Manufacturing Understanding continuous improvement methodologies Strong organisational skills Numerical ability, interpreting graphs, percentages and analysing trend data

At Martin-Baker you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business, and you'll develop new skills and gain a strong industry experience.

Your benefits in detail

Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme 4x salary Life Assurance (18+) Lunchtime finishes every Friday. Personalised training and development plan Cash Healthcare Plan 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave (following qualifying period) Cycle to work scheme including e-bikes (following qualifying period) Workplace nursery benefit. Martin-Baker + Discounts Platform Subsidised canteen

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

Martin-Baker is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, showing our support and commitment to our Armed Forces and their families, proudly supporting those who serve.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role's specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company's Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background BPSS security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role.


This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). For more information and guidance please visit https://martin-baker.com/security-vetting/