Engineering Team Leader

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation is seeking an Engineering Team Lead for the Calibration & Maintenance department in Stevenage. This role involves managing routine calibrations of STTE and COTS, ensuring compliance with standards, and leading a team of engineers. The ideal candidate will have proven management skills, a relevant engineering qualification, and a strong grasp of calibration principles. The position offers a competitive salary and dynamic hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Maximum pension contribution of 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of flexi leave

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Proven people manager experience required.
• Sound technical knowledge of test equipment both theory and practical.
• Demonstrated experience leading audits and managing compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage routine calibrations and report to stakeholders.
• Responsible for KPIs related to routine calibrations.
• Support team development and conduct performance reviews.

Skills

People management

Technical knowledge of test equipment

Calibration principles

Experience with external stakeholders

Education

Minimum NVQ L3 qualification 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/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.

• 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.

You will be working with the wider C&M department supporting the Operations teams to deliver their routine calibration activities and drive continuous improvement.

What we're looking for from you:

• 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.

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