Production Support

Qinetiq; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & life cover

Generous holiday

Health & dental insurance

Employee discounts

Armed Forces support

Volunteering

Job summary

QinetiQ Farnborough is seeking a Production Support to assist in coordinating manufacturing activities to support multiple projects within the central Production Coordination team. You'll collaborate with internal workshops and external suppliers, inputting and maintaining information in Oracle and Excel.

There is clear progression to a full Production Coordinator with on-the-job training. The role is 37 hours per week at Farnborough, offering hands-on experience in a high-technology

Qualifications

• Experience liaising with customers and suppliers by email and phone.
• Ability to work in a team or alone under tight deadlines and budgets.
• Experience in a workshop environment with mechanical/electrical work.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and manufacturing techniques.
• Proficient MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of electronic and mechanical components using Oracle and purchasing card.
• Purchasing of tooling, components and raw materials for production of non-aircraft parts; speak to vendors, get quotes and chase orders.
• Deal with suppliers plus chasing up quotes and queries.
• Work closely with the Production TLs to maintain understanding of internal workshop capability and manage preferred suppliers.
• Make improvements and deliver timely service within an agreed service level agreement.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Workshop environment

Engineering drawings

MS Office

Education

Engineering or Manufacturing/Production qualifications

Tools

Oracle

Excel

Job description

The Role

As a Production Support, you’ll assist in the coordination of the manufacturing activities that are required to support the many projects that use the central Production Coordination team. You’ll also collaborate with external suppliers and internal workshops.

Day-to-day, you’ll assist the Production Coordination team ensuring prompt delivery of manufactured parts from either internal workshops or external suppliers (or a blend of both) whilst inputting and maintaining information using tools including Oracle and Excel.

Within this role there is ample opportunity (in the medium to long term) to progress and develop into a full Production Coordinator where support and on the job training is available.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Procurement of electronic and mechanical components using Oracle and purchasing card
• Purchasing of tooling, components and raw materials for the production of non-aircraft parts (speaking to vendor, getting quotes, queries, chasing orders)
• Dealing with suppliers plus chasing up quotes and queries
• Working closely with the Production TL’s maintaining a detailed understanding of the internal workshop capability along with external options whilst assisting in the management of our preferred suppliers
• Making improvements and raising standards alongside delivering a timely and efficient service within an agreed “service level agreement”

Essential experience of the Production Support:

• Developed communication skills to help liaise with customers and to deal with suppliers using email and phone
• Working with a team environment (and individually) in a controlled setting to very tight deadlines and budgets
• Working within a workshop environment with some mechanical and electrical workshop style experience
• Understanding of engineering drawings with some understanding of Manufacturing techniques
• Proven computer skills with MS Office experience

Essential qualifications for the Production Support:

• Engineering or Manufacturing/Production Qualifications (desirable)

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at ourFarnborough site.

Farnborough

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Our Recruitment Process

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing . One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

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