Head of Manufacturing Engineering

2 weeks ago

Lancaster Lancashire, United Kingdom JobFlurry-WhatJobs-GB Full time

Job title:

Head of Manufacturing Engineering

Location:

Barrow (Cumbria) / North of England / Hybrid - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary:

£70,600 + (Commensurate with skills and experience)

What you'll be doing:
  1. Establish and manage the manufacturing system, ensuring the application of Industry 4.0 principles, and enabling the execution of manufacturing operations in line with the Integrated Business Plan.
  2. Establish and deliver the strategy to grow the manufacturing engineering team and capability to deliver the vision; engaging with suitable industrial organizations, such as High Value Manufacturing Catapult and The Welding Institute.
  3. Champion, develop, and deploy new manufacturing technologies, systems, and processes to improve efficiency and reduce cost across the suite of WSUK products and services.
  4. Responsible for influencing an achievable engineering solution, through Design for Manufacture and assembly analysis, to ensure the product(s) can be manufactured to the project requirements with the following responsibilities.
  5. Responsible for supporting the Operations function manufacture the products, through build line support and collaboration.
  6. Organize and control any relevant manufacturing systems and processes documentation to support build across different sites and facilities.
Your skills and experiences:

Educated to degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline with demonstrated proven experience in a manufacturing and engineering business environment. Member of a recognized professional Engineering institute. Depth and breadth of leadership capability, truly understands the need to enable people and development core technical and behavioral competence in the function. Demonstrated ability to manage a diverse range of technical and leadership deliverables. Requires understanding of Manufacturing Technology, and Digital Manufacturing processes; their development and deployment.

The Manufacturing Engineering Team:

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Head of Manufacturing Engineering within Weapons Systems UK, based in the North of England. As Head of Manufacturing Engineering, you will be the driving force in delivering on the plan to re-establish the manufacturing capability of artillery systems within the UK. You will lead the function and be fundamental in the development of the plan and growing this part of the business. As part of BAE Systems Platforms and Services sector, Weapon Systems (UK) designs, develops, manufactures, and supports artillery systems, naval guns, and provides engineering capability to the wider BAE Systems business. Our global reach brings our customers a depth and breadth of expertise that meet critical needs in the air, on land, and at sea. Our mission strives for us to be our customer's trusted and affordable weapons provider, delivering enhanced effects on target and complete mission solutions. We are looking for innovation, commitment and drive to help define the future of Weapon Systems capabilities. The ideal candidate will be a confident self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills and the credibility to gain the confidence of the Engineering, Manufacturing and Procurement senior management teams, therefore influence and direct decision making at all levels. The role will be based in the North of England, supporting multiple sites, including Barrow, and with some overseas travel.

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance program, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfill your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Closing Date:

10th April 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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