Enablement Support Lead

Meritus; Broughton in Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation company is recruiting an Enablement Support Lead for a 12-month contract in Broughton. The role involves driving continuous improvement and implementing new technologies to support production growth and sustainability goals. Key responsibilities include leading enablement activities, developing governance frameworks, and ensuring compliance with EHS and airworthiness standards. Strong leadership and change management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and motivating team performance.
• Proven skills in stakeholder negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Strong understanding of production support processes is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead enablement activities to increase production rates.
• Develop governance frameworks for strategy and tooling.
• Explore technology solutions to support sustainability.

Skills

Strong leadership and facilitation skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Conflict resolution

Change management

Cross-functional team engagement

Understanding of safety compliance

Job description

MERITUS are recruiting for an Enablement Support Lead to support our aviation client on an initial 12 month contract from their major site in Broughton.

The Enablement Support Lead will drive continuous improvement, introduce new ways of working, and implement tooling and technology solutions to support production growth and sustainability targets. The role is key to leading enablement teams, managing compliance, and ensuring delivery against safety, quality, cost, and performance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead enablement activities for production rate increases, embedding new practices and process improvements.
• Develop and maintain governance frameworks for future strategy, tooling, and capital planning.
• Explore and implement new technologies and tooling solutions to support sustainability goals.
• Provide leadership and direction to Enablement teams, ensuring capability and empowerment to deliver.
• Manage daily tool control processes, LOLER compliance, and FOD reduction initiatives.
• Drive EHS and Airworthiness compliance while promoting SQCDP improvements across operations.
• Support production areas and act as key liaison with Capex and other business functions.

Requirements:

• Strong leadership and facilitation skills, with experience motivating and enabling team performance.
• Proven stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Experience in managing change and engaging cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of safety, compliance, and production support processes.

Additional Info: Reports into Enablement leadership team, with a focus on innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence.