Project Officer

Guidant Global; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence is seeking an experienced Project Officer to support their manufacturing projects. The role entails delivering missiles and test equipment throughout their product life cycles, assisting Manufacturing and Production Project Managers with important tasks. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in analyzing and managing manufacturing data. This position offers significant career advancement opportunities in project management.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of how manufacturing data affects project outcomes.
• Experienced in data extraction and cleansing from various systems.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing data and produce actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Support various projects and sites as needed.
• Assist in delivering tasks for Manufacturing and Production Project Managers.

Skills

Understanding of manufacturing data

Data extraction and analysis

Experience with project management systems

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

ARM

JIRA

SAP

Job description

Our client, a trusted partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, is looking for an experienced Project Officer to join their manufacturing project teams. In this role, the Project Officer will be responsible for delivering missiles and test equipment throughout their product life cycles, ensuring adherence to establish the project control methodologies. This position involves supporting a variety of deliverables across multiple manufacturing task areas, offering a valuable opportunity for career advancement within the project management field.

As a Project Officer, you will be expected to support various projects and sites as needed. You will assist the Heads of Manufacturing and Production Project Managers in delivering tasks, including:

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of how manufacturing data underpins cost, schedule, quality, and on-time delivery in a project environment.
• Experienced in extracting, cleansing, and analysing data from project/manufacturing systems (e.g., Primavera/MS Project, ARM, JIRA, SAP).
• Able to convert complex manufacturing/mat...