Operations Lead

MBDA UK Ltd; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An outstanding opportunity to join a leading defense organization as an Operations Lead. In this role, you will oversee the delivery and transition of development Actuation Equipment into Series Production. You will manage multiple projects, ensuring cost, time, and quality objectives are met. This position offers a dynamic working environment with hybrid options and a chance to work on innovative defense technologies. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to significant projects that support the Armed Forces. This is a chance to develop your technical skills and make a real impact in a vital industry.

Benefits

Company Bonus of up to 21%

Pension contribution up to 14%

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Qualifications

• Experience in work package management or equivalent responsibility.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Series Production Manufacturing System.
• Manage Test Capability Development and asset delivery.

Skills

Work Package Management

Strategic Thinking

Hardware Delivery

Communication Skills

Influencing and Negotiating

Gantt Style Planning

Job description

Bolton

An outstanding opportunity to join our Missile Actuation team as an Operations Lead, taking responsibility for the asset delivery, design readiness and transition of development Actuation Equipment into Series Production with corresponding Test Equipment for UK & non-UK programmes.

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Minimum 3 days onsite days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. 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: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• 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:

Our Missile Actuators Centre of Excellence specialises in the design, development and delivery of Complex Electromechanical Equipment's, including:

• Aerodynamic control surfaces
• Gimbal systems
• Reaction control systems e.g. Thrust Vector Control, Divert Attitude and Control Systems (DACS)
• Deployment mechanisms

This role also extends to providing Design Support into Production so has responsibility across all periods of the MBDA Product Life Cycle (PLC) for delivery on cost, time and quality. Reporting to the Group Lead for Post Development, there are 2 parts to the role:

You will be responsible for delivering upstream support to Actuation development programs across the following areas:

• Leading the development of the Series Production Manufacturing System and supporting validation activities.
• Leading the Test Capability Development, Strategy and Asset Delivery.
• Manage the route-map to full rate and series production and facilitate priority calls with respect to equipment builds across a range of multiple projects.
• Defining Hardware strategy for New Product Development.
• Engaging with MEM and CMSE to drive down UPC business objectives.
• Working with the EDAs & CMSE to ensure that the design definitions are of the correct level of maturity to pass to the production teams, and that a consistent approach is being implemented across projects.

You will act as Actuator Design Authority (DA) for selected programs in series production to:

• Lead resolution design issues arising during production.
• Provide Design and Problem Management support to the Actuator Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (ACE) to resolve wider production issues acting with a "One Ops" approach.
• Work with ACE on the introduction of a continuous improvements to Series Production to ensure manufacturing rate and quality can be achieved.

This role will suit an individual who is interested in both Work Package and Technical management in a multi-functional team, requiring the creation and updating of costed engineering plans and working with the Manufacturing, ISP and Test Equipment organisations to ensure customer needs are met in a timely fashion. In addition you'll be supporting the Group's technology sourcing strategies to ensure that the product is aligned with future business needs.

What we're looking for from you:

• Reasonable experience of work package management or equivalent level of responsibility.
• Ability to demonstrate thinking and operating at a strategic level.
• Some past experience working with hardware delivery.
• An overcomer attitude, strong sense of diligence, and conviction to match.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across a variety of functions.
• Able to explain detail of previous Influencing and Negotiating skills in a professional context.
• Confident understanding of Gantt style planning techniques.

What's in it for you?

Being at the core of a multi-project and multi-disciplinary team you will have the opportunity to:

• Experience product development across the full product lifecycle from concept development through to production and in-service support.
• Demonstrate tangible experience of deliverable control with excellent visibility.
• Develop technical skills and knowledge with structured skills development and training programmes.
• Work across multi-national teams on projects for customers across our partner nations.
• Lead business improvement task packages.

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.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...

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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