Process Operations Manager

Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG; Penyffordd; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the United Kingdom is seeking a candidate with aerospace and operational manufacturing experience. This role includes defining and leading process improvements, supporting auditing, and implementing cost-efficient strategies. Candidates should demonstrate leadership and quality analysis capabilities. The position offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits to promote work-life balance and personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual profit share

Contributory pension

Free onsite parking

Bupa health insurance

Flexible working hours

Personalized development plan

Responsibilities

• Define and lead deployment of processes in the local area.
• Provide essential inputs for various performance and documentation metrics.
• Support process improvement feedback to the Process Management Team.
• Implement cost improvement actions and perform benchmarking.
• Contribute to process maturity and support internal and external audits.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Operational manufacturing background

Leadership skills

Quality experience

Compliance awareness

Job description

SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check),

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Responsibilities

• Define, improve (based on operational feedback and local inputs), and lead the deployment of the process in the local area, ensuring adequate resources and a robust link to local Operational Managers.
• Provide essential local inputs for the Risk Mitigation Plan, Process Performance measurements, resource model, and process referential documentation.
• Serve as the local channel for process improvement by providing feedback to the Process Management Team, supporting Change Request Management, and implementing necessary changes and adjustments after deployment.
• Provide and support cost improvement actions (analysis, concept creation, technical solutions) and perform Benchmarking activities (internal and external) to benefit the organization.
• Contribute to the overall process maturity and adherence strategies and support internal and external audits (e.g., EASA, EN9100).

Qualifications

• Aerospace experience.
• Operational manufacturing background.
• Some level of proven leadership skills.
• Some level of quality experience (root cause analysis and investigations).
• Awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.

Benefits

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, shopping discounts and much more.
• Work / Life Balance: 35 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, option to buy/sell holiday.
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing: Bupa health insurance (including assisted fertility treatments and gender dysphoria & reassignment support), wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime yoga / meditation.
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave, purpose built maternity rooms on site.
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi‑faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity).

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