Production Engineering Manager

The Boeing Company; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defense and aerospace is seeking a Production Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers. This role involves managing engineering processes and supporting multiple programs, ensuring efficient operations and contributing to business development. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of engineering practices.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual incentive plans

Continuous learning opportunities

Inclusive culture

Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options

Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution

Company paid BUPA Medical Plan

Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks

Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week

6x annual salary life insurance

Learning Together Programme

Qualifications

• Understanding of Material Review Board and Manufacturing Engineering processes.
• Excellent Systems Engineering process knowledge.
• Ability to influence staff and achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day direction for a team of Engineers.
• Manage Manufacturing Planning and Engineering tasks.
• Develop and maintain Statement of Work (SOW) for programs.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Team Building

Leadership

Customer Facing

Technical Planning

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Overview:

BDUK is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 2,000 people in the UK. BDUK is responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK Defense customers including E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Through Life Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services.

The Role:

This post is for a Production Engineering Manager reporting to the BDUK Design, Maintenance, Modifications and Manufacturing Engineering Manager. The role will be the First Line Leader providing day to day direction for a team of Engineers supporting multiple programmes.

This position will have day to day direction over the Material Review Board (MRB), Manufacturing Planning (MP), Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Product Support Engineering team members across the Chinook, Apache and future program teams at Middle Wallop. They will directly interface with the on-site leadership to ensure the team is operating efficiently and providing the required support to the programs.

Responsibilities:

In addition to being the first line leader, the role will provide direct input to the team in order to deliver the Engineering work scope to the programmes and business development opportunities across the company. Examples of key tasks included:

• Growing the Engineering capability for the company from both a strategic and tactical perspective
• Continuous Improvement across the capability including interfaces to other engineering teams and other functions within the business
• Engineering inputs to programmes
• Input to Business Development campaigns and proposals
• Management associated tasks for your direct reports
• Develop and maintain Statement of Work (SOW) to satisfy current and emerging programme requirements.
• Respond to changes to SOW, assesses the impact and negotiate proposed changes to determine modifications to deliverables, resources, costs and schedules.
• Identify metrics and report to leadership to provide a status of functional performance.
• Compare actual results to baseline plan to assess project performance, efficiencies, productivity and lessons learned.
• Plan, identify, and coordinate resources required to support the programme through the management of functional resource requirements and reporting into weekly reviews.
• Define plans for risk, issue and opportunity mitigation ensuring items created through the execution of engineering activities are managed and reported appropriately.
• Provide technical coordination for the development and execution of project

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans

• Continuous learning - you’ll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next

• Success as defined by you - we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way

• Inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs

• Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options

• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year

• Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution

• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan

• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks

• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week

• 6x annual salary life insurance

• Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development

• Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives

Required skills/qualificatons/experience

The successful candidate shall be able to demonstrate the following qualifications and experience;

• An understanding of the Material Review Board, Manufacturing Planning and Manufacturing Engineering and Product Support Engineering processes and activities
• Experience in Technical Planning; Excellent Systems Engineering process knowledge and skills; Good IT skills; Excellent Customer Facing, Team Building and Leadership Skills
• Able to influence staff not directly within their span of control and achieve desired results, able to think out of the box in challenging circumstances
• The ability to obtain UK Security Clearance is essential

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 08, 2025

Export Control Requirements: This is not an Export Control position.

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a BPSS clearance.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.