Operations and Continuous Improvement Leader - Aviation Engineering Centre

QinetiQ

  • South West England
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Role PurposeThe Operations and Continuous Improvement Leader manages all operational aspects of the Aviation Engineering Centre (AEC) including, but not exhaustively; performance metrics and reviews, management and reporting of budgets, communications, facilities, and in collaboration with the AEC Group Lead, generic AEC risk assessments. The Operations and Continuous Improvement Leader owns the BS EN 9100 Aerospace Quality Management manual in collaboration with the Quality Function, adopting this framework to understand AEC performance and drive positive change through the AEC by virtue of managing a programme of Continuous Improvement.Key Accountabilities
  • Generate the monthly AEC Performance Review pack and Compliance Review pack, supporting the Head of AEC in the presentation of the pack at the Air Business, Senior Management Reviews, ensuring any resulting actions are followed through.
  • Deliver a Programme of Continuous Improvement activity across the AEC, identifying key improvement areas from trends in KPIs, Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs), project LfE, and feedback from business performance reviews, team meetings and individuals.
  • Maintain a rolling monthly status of AEC performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics in accordance with the BS EN9100 framework, leading the maintenance and evolution of the BS EN9100 Quality Manual, in collaboration with the Quality Assurance function, and the respective AEC process area owners.
  • As part of the AEC Leadership Team, lead the evolution and maintenance of the AEC 3-Year Strategic Plan, contributing to the AECs strategic future goals and ensuring Continuous Improvement activities and budgets are fully aligned
  • Ensure effective, open and authentic regular communications across the AEC community to create an engaging and informative environment, ensuring the collation and presentation of a monthly AEC-Q-Talk pack
Key Capabilities/Knowledge
  • Recognised as a highly influential leader with extensive experience and proven record of operational management within an aviation environment.
  • Demonstrable experience as a change agent, having implemented and managed continuous improvement to process, ways of working, and ultimately culture, in the pursuit of improved, efficiency, on-time delivery and customer delight.
  • Detailed knowledge and experience of 'lean' methodologies and project lifecycle management.
  • Professional and articulate communicator with a proven record of pragmatically conducting formal and informal reviews in both operational domains.
  • Ability to work independently, influence decision making and drive through change, requiring guidance in only the most complex situations.
  • Able to apply internal and external business factors to influence decision making within.
  • Demonstrable evidence of leading the resolution of complex operational problems by taking a broad, collaborative perspective, drawing on the wider community to evolve solutions.
  • Awareness of wider aviation industry practices, and general engineering best practice that will enable a cultural shift in ways of working.
  • Experience of the QinetiQ finance tools, reports and reporting methods specific to Cost Centre Managers and the requirement to provide input to these in a timely manner.
  • Experience of military and civil aviation, specifically the lifecycle of aircraft modification.
  • Strong appreciation through experience at Senior / Principal Engineer level of the Principles of Project Management, Systems Engineering, Design, Production, Aircraft Integration and Aviation Trials.
Experience & Qualifications
  • Degree in a Business or Engineering subject, or evidence of experience and development to this level through vocational development
  • Demonstrable experience of having operated in a leadership role within an aviation development engineering environment
  • A natural team player with the ability to infuse and motivate teams through change
  • Computer literate and proficient with modern business software's, ideally in the SAP business suite
  • Ideally registered with an appropriate professional body and active within Continuous Professional Development activities
  • Culturally, we look for team members with a 'can do' attitude that supports a thriving environment delivering at pace with their colleagues, whilst ensuring stringent compliance to safety and regulatory requirements and meeting customer's needs.
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.You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience 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 an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture .Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.About QinetiQAs a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.

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