Job title: Head of Operations SHE Location: Barrow-in-Furness. (Onsite) Salary: 90k+ depending on skills and experience, plus car allowance and bonus This is a senior leadership position at the hear of one the UKs most complex and high-profile manufacturing programmes. As Head of operations SHE, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the site runs safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Working closely with Senior Operations and Manufacturing leaders, you will balance day-to-day operational performance with long-term strategic improvements, responding to challenges at pace while driving continuous development across people, processes, and systems. The role offers opportunity to shape operational delivery in a fast-moving environment while leading a highly skilled team and engaging directly with regulators, stakeholders, and business leaders. What youll be doing: * Provide leadership across operational activities, ensuring performance targets, efficiency, and programme delivery are met while maintaining a safe and sustainable working environment * Partner with Senior Operations and Manufacturing Leaders to address site challenges, improve processes, and deliver strategic change * Oversee the effective integration of Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) into operational decision-making, supporting risk management and programme resilience * Drive improvements across operations, ensuring rapid response to urgent site issues while balancing long-term sustainability and compliance needs * Maintain effective engagement with regulators and stakeholders, ensuring smooth operations and compliance with legal and company requirements * Lead, mentor, and develop a team of SHE professionals, ensuring resources are aligned to operational needs and fostering a culture of continuous improvement Your skills and experiences: Essential: * Bachelors degree in Operations, Engineering, SHE Management, or a related discipline or equivalent professional experience * Experience managing large-scale site operations with complex regulatory oversight * Proven track record in senior leadership within a large manufacturing or complex operational environment * Strong understanding of operational performance, risk management, and change delivery in fast-paced industries * Experience embedding SHE into business operations with knowledge of international standards (ISO45001, ISO14001) * Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive both immediate improvements and ling-term strategic initiatives * Demonstrated success in leading and developing teams, optimising resources, and creating a culture of collaboration and improvement Desirable: * Chartered membership of a professional body (e.g., IOSH or equivalent) Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The team: The key responsibility of this role is to lead the SHE function within a demanding manufacturing environment, driving sustainable improvements across the site. Reporting to the Health & Safety Director, the position requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting, address operational challenges, and implement strategic and tactical initiatives. The role will involve managing urgent site issues, working closely with senior operations teams, and ensuring strong engagement with regulators to sustain programme effectiveness. We offer relocation support across all Submarine roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria