Head of Production, Defence & Aerospace

QinetiQ; Farnborough; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Matched contribution pension

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant support

Volunteering opportunities

Résumé du poste

QinetiQ Limited in Farnborough seeks a Head of Production to design and scale a high-performance manufacturing organisation, delivering production excellence, operational readiness and through-life support for advanced defence technologies. Lead across manufacturing, engineering and logistics with a focus on LRIP, full-rate production and export-readiness.

The role demands senior leadership within regulated environments, developing governance, KPIs and capacity across multiple sites, while

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership in defence, aerospace, or complex engineering environments.
• Experience establishing or scaling manufacturing capability for highly engineered products.
• Delivery of industrialisation and production readiness activities.
• Transitioning products from development to production with LRIP and export considerations.

Responsabilités

• Define and own Manufacturing Strategy and Industrialisation for the business.
• Lead Manufacturing Operations and Production Engineering functions across sites.
• Develop scalable processes, tooling, fixtures and test solutions.
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement across production.
• Ensure governance, safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

Connaissances

Senior leadership

Defence industry experience

Industrialisation

Lean & Six Sigma

Production optimisation

Formation

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Outils

Manufacturing systems (MES/ERP)

Quality management systems

Description du poste

QinetiQ Limited in Farnborough seeks a Head of Production to design and scale a high-performance manufacturing organisation, delivering production excellence, operational readiness and through-life support for advanced defence technologies. Lead across manufacturing, engineering and logistics with a focus on LRIP, full-rate production and export-readiness.

The role demands senior leadership within regulated environments, developing governance, KPIs and capacity across multiple sites, while