Manufacturing Team Leader

MBDA UK Ltd; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Team Leader to manage shop floor operations. You will lead a blue-collar team, ensuring safety and efficiency in delivering various hardware builds. Ideal candidates will have relevant engineering qualifications and proven operations management skills. This role offers a hybrid working model and competitive benefits, including a company bonus and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunities

Flexi leave up to 15 additional days

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Health and Safety awareness is essential.
• Proven ability to manage a blue-collar team effectively.
• Experience in maintaining manufacturing metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team to deliver hardware builds.
• Ensure safety compliance and effective resource deployment.
• Promote stakeholder relationships and maintain manufacturing metrics.

Skills

Operations management

Team leadership

Flexibility

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 vocational qualification (NVQ)

Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 academic qualification (ONC, diploma, etc.)

Engineering / Manufacturing Apprenticeship (Advanced Level or L3 Standard)

Job description

Salary

Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working

5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance

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 experienced Manufacturing Team Leader to join the Manufacturing team supporting the management of the shop floor. You will be providing Operations leadership to an integrated team to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

• Leading, developing and managing a blue-collar team to deliver a variety of hardware builds, ranging from small fixtures through to complex missile systems, during all phases of the product lifecycle
• Managing day-to-day deployment of resources and facilities to achieve programme needs
• Maintaining a safe working environment in-line with 5S policies
• Promoting and maintaining effective working relationships with the trade unions
• Maintaining key Manufacturing metrics to enable effective tracking of deliverables
• Supporting a variety of meetings including health & safety, defect management, forward planning, cost and continuous improvement reviews

What we're looking for from you

Ideally qualified as below:

• Engineering / Manufacturing Apprenticeship (Advanced Level or L3 Standard)
• Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 academic qualification (ONC, diploma, etc.)
• Engineering / Manufacturing Level 3 vocational qualification (NVQ)

• Health and Safety awareness
• Proven Operations and People Management skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Stakeholder management and organisational skills

Our company

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

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

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We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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