Area Delivery Manager - Fabrication

BAE Systems - UK; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense and aerospace company is seeking an Area Delivery Manager to oversee operations in Barrow-in-Furness. This role focuses on team leadership, compliance with safety regulations, and delivery of production contracts. Candidates should have leadership experience and a relevant engineering qualification. A competitive salary of over £60,500, bonuses, and extensive benefits await the right candidate.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Employee share plans

Green car scheme

Private health plans

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a complex production environment.
• Experience as a middle manager in a large organization.
• Understanding of compliance in site regulations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team compliance with internal and regulatory requirements.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders.
• Manage delivery of strategic plans and production contracts.

Skills

Leadership experience

Engineering/Management qualification (Level 5)

Control Account Management

Earned Value Management

Education

Engineering/Management qualification (Level 5)

Job description

Job Title: Area Delivery Manager - Fabrication

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (on-site)

Salary: £60,500+ depending on skills and experience plus car allowance and performance bonus

What you’ll be doing

• Ensure you and your team are trained and compliant with all relevant internal, legislative, regulatory, and contractual requirements
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with your team, peers, customers, suppliers, partners, and stakeholders
• Provide regular communication and feedback to senior management on productivity, engagement, and emerging concerns
• Give ongoing performance feedback to team leaders and peers, taking corrective action where required
• Manage and deliver the strategic plan for your business unit and ensure production contracts meet delivery dates and payment milestones
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, tooling, and working methods
• Deliver operational excellence by setting local targets aligned to KPIs, and regularly reviewing progress
• Ensure adherence to all governance requirements and the operational framework
• Resolve non-conformances promptly, escalating issues where appropriate, and provide relevant management information and trend data

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Engineering/Management qualification (Level 5) or equivalent experience
• Leadership experience of working in a complex production environment
• Control Account Management and Earned Value Management
• Experience as a middle manager within an organisation, of an equivalent size and scope
• Experience of operating in an environment where compliance is key and understanding of the management of processes critical to site regulations

Desirable:

• Experience working within a steelwork, welding, or caulking environment

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team

The Area Delivery Manager will lead the preparation and scheduling of good-to-go work for the Tradal teams to execute. Working with the FDM/Trade Leads to deliver tasked work orders to the trade teams, along with supporting functions to complete. Delegated authority from the General Manager or Facility Delivery Manager for enablement for leading the execution of the contracted work scope at an Area level in accordance with SQCDP principles. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 21st November

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.