Engineering Team Leader

MBDA UK Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Stevenage is seeking an Engineering Team Lead for the Calibration & Maintenance department. This role demands managing routine equipment calibrations and driving team performance, ensuring compliance with standards. Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge, people management experience, and a relevant NVQ qualification. The position offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, and various employee benefits including a company bonus and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ L3 qualification or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject.
• Proven people manager experience is essential.
• Strong understanding of calibration principles and technical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage routine calibrations of electrical STTE & COTS.
• Ensure adherence to KPIs such as schedule and lead time.
• Support team development through performance reviews.
• Coordinate with external suppliers on calibration activities.

Skills

People management

Technical knowledge of test equipment

Understanding of calibration principles

Auditing experience

Stakeholder management

Education

NVQ L3 or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject

Job description

This role provides a valuable and technically challenging opportunity to work in a modern defence manufacturing environment, providing essential and decisive military capability to our UK customer and their allies.

Salary

Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working

4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance

British Citizen.

Restrictions and Rights to Work

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What We Can Offer You

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...

The Opportunity

This opportunity is for an Engineering Team Lead to join the Calibration & Maintenance department at Stevenage, which is part of the Manufacturing functional organisation. The Calibration & Maintenance Engineering Team Lead will be responsible for day-to-day planning and completion of STTE (special to type test equipment) calibrations. Knowledge of calibration requirements, calibration controls & equipment capabilities is critical, as well as the ability to work in cross functional teams, reporting to external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage routine calibrations of electrical STTE & COTS and report back to key stakeholders (MOMs & TLs)
• Responsible for KPIs such as start on time, schedule adherence and lead time for all routine calibrations.
• Manage day to day deliverables of both engineers & operators within the team - routine calibrations, calibration failure / non-conformance, COTS workload & backlog.
• Support team development - conducting performance and development reviews in accordance with MBDA PAD2 process.
• Working with external suppliers to manage offload calibration activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ L3 qualification or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject.
• Proven people manager experience.
• Sound technical knowledge of test equipment (STTE & COTS), both theory and practical.
• A strong understanding of calibration principles.
• Demonstrated experience leading audits and managing compliance to relevant standards.
• Experience working with external stakeholders and managing workload.

Our Company

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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