Job Description

Purpose and Scope

To provide guidance, instruction, direction and leadership within your department for the purpose of achieving company aligned objectives whilst also working within the team carrying out the same job roles as other members of the team.

Key Accountabilities

- Lead by example, motivate and develop team to ensure planned output requirements/quality and safety standards are met

- Strive to achieve on time production to customer within the team

- Communicate (documentation) any issues that may affect the quality or safety of the product

- Monitor usage of labour and data capture to ensure the department is working effectively and efficiently

- Review team performance regularly to identify areas for improvement, and encourage progress of individual team members through performance appraisal review, and develop and deliver agreed personal development plans.

- Ensure all site specific housekeeping standards are kept up to 5S standards

- Develop team working across the factory applying continuous improvement principles.

- Ensure daily communications occur with the team ensuring all relevant information is available to carry out their duties to maximum effect

- Assist with safety inspections and audits and submit to H&S committee for action.

Person Specification

Essential attributes (Experience, knowledge, skills, education):

- Ability to manage a team of individuals

- Demonstrate a professional attitude

- Knowledge and practical implementation of Lean Manufacturing

- Familiar with logical Bills of Material structures

- Production of manufacturing documentation in support of detail manufacture

- Proven capability in creating a "can-do" environment

- Continuous improvement will be deployed across all activities

- Where appropriate you will be responsible for liaising with the customer on any issue

- Good understanding of manufacturing methods, tooling requirements, workability and Aerospace Materials

- Validating processes in manufacture

- You will be expected to demonstrate a proactive attitude to your team at all times

- Ensuring that the highest quality standards are maintained

- Understand customer requirements, and determine the appropriate resolution or area of responsibility

Desirable attributes (Experience, knowledge, skills, education):

- Good communication skills with all audiences

- Computer literate

- Completion of an apprenticeship with in the aerospace industry or similar

- Experience with AS9100 quality requirements

- Experience of working with the demands of key customers

- Experience in the following disciplines would be an advantage; Sheet Metal, Coppersmith, Welding and Machining

- Evaluation of the appropriate processes to be employed in manufacture and provisioning tooling, gauging and production equipment in support.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 40,680.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Work Location: In person