Technical Administrator

MBDA UK Ltd; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Bolton is seeking a Technical Administrator for the Calibration & Maintenance team. The role involves managing calibration spares, using SAP for stock control, and creating service kits. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and experience with SAP. The position offers a hybrid working model, competitive salary, and various employee benefits including bonuses and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus

Pension contributions up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in managing spares.
• Working knowledge of SAP (Systems Applications and Products in data processing).
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing spares for calibration & maintenance.
• Creating calibration and service kits.
• Ordering new stock and organization of current stock.

Skills

Managing spares

Knowledge of SAP

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Creating material masters

Tools

SAP

Jira

Job description

Salary

Circa £42,558 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working

5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance

British National. 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: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• 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...

Opportunity

We are seeking a Technical Administrator to join the Calibration & Maintenance team at our Bolton site. The main focus of the role will be to manage all parts used in the calibration & maintenance of bespoke test systems on site. This will need to be managed in our SAP system.

Working as part of a small Control Team within the wider Calibration & Maintenance department, you will produce and review technical reports for the management of spares and look at introducing better working practices on how we control them within SAP. You will also work on producing service kits for regular maintenance that is performed on our manufacturing facilities.

Key areas of responsibility

• Managing Spares.
• From COTS (commercial off the shelf) down to components e.g. IC's, connector savers & service kits.
• Creation of calibration and service kits and their redeployment back into our stock holding.
• Creation of material masters with our SAP management system.
• Working with engineers to ascertain min / max quantity levels.
• Organisation of current stock and regular stock taking.
• Ordering of new stock.
• Using Jira to notify people of where items are up to.
• Assisting the Control Team Lead in the management of critical spares.
• Liaising with relevant Engineering function to determine their requirements.
• Deploying critical spares packages and managing calibration requirements to minimise downtime to production.
• Providing SAP training and producing documentation for calibration and maintenance specific activities for the control team.

What we're looking for from you

• Experience and knowledge of managing spares.
• Working knowledge of the SAP (Systems Applications and Products in data processing) enterprise resource planning system.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in creating and managing material masters and min / max levels.
• Whilst not essential, a good understanding of calibration principles and processes would be beneficial.
• The ability to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently.

About MBDA

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.

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