Aerospace Group Leader - Lead Teams & Quality

GKN Aerospace company; England; On-site; GBP 86,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

GKN Aerospace seeks a manufacturing leader to oversee a group of teams and production areas, delivering conforming aerospace products safely and on time. You will translate strategic priorities into daily execution, lead Team Leaders, and ensure quality, cost, and delivery targets are met.

You will own site performance, balance staffing and workflows, and drive continuous improvement through structured problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Seven years of progressive experience in a regulatory environment such as automotive, aerospace or medical products.
• Three years of manufacturing supervisory or leadership experience, including frontline leaders or multiple production teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and workforce performance in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience with daily management, performance metrics, structured problem solving, corrective-action follow-through, and cross-functional issue resolution.
• Strong communication, coaching, prioritization, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work on-site in an active manufacturing environment and support the schedule required by the assigned operation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a manufacturing group comprising multiple teams and production areas to deliver conforming aerospace products on time and to required quality, cost and productivity targets.
• Translate priorities into disciplined execution through Team Leaders and establish operating standards while removing cross-team barriers.
• Serve as the second-line manufacturing leader connecting Team Leaders with the Operations Leader for performance direction.
• Own manufacturing performance and translate requirements into executable near-term priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement, problem solving, and escalation to resolve safety, quality, delivery, and cost issues.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

GKN Aerospace seeks a manufacturing leader to oversee a group of teams and production areas, delivering conforming aerospace products safely and on time. You will translate strategic priorities into daily execution, lead Team Leaders, and ensure quality, cost, and delivery targets are met.

You will own site performance, balance staffing and workflows, and drive continuous improvement through structured problem solving and cross-functional collaboration.