Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
The GKNA Site Director is accountable for achieving the People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost targets through the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model.
The Site Director is accountable for attaining Operational Excellence in their Performance Centr, in line with the execution of the Industrial Strategy.
The Site Director is accountable for creating a great place to work through developing first class leaders and driving a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.
Job Responsibilities
1. Role modelling a culture throughout their site that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace Great Place to Work value drivers and Culture Principles.
2. Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied and that their Performance Centr is a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment.
3. Developing first-class leaders who are readily able to progress to the next level of leadership, when required, and who embody the GKNA culture principles.
4. Leading and developing the Performance Centr Leadership team in the delivery of People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments.
5. Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across their site, with active involvement in problem solving and the management system. Go to Gemba is the approach taken to understand and solve problems
6. Ensuring that the LOM is the single methodology for the deployment of the strategy for their Performance Centre and ensuring that this is coordinated across the Site Leadership Team.
7. Contributing to the GKNA global industrial strategy as part of the BL Operations Leadership Team, and ensure its execution within their Performance Centre
8. Holding the Sites functional leadership and the BL Business Process Owners (BL BPOs) accountable for deploying the Global standards and meeting their targets within the Site.
9. Ensuring the disciplined execution of Daily Management through the conscientious adherence to Leader Standard Work
10. Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:
11. The companys Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
12. Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
13. Export Control regulations
14. Airworthiness regulators i.e. CAA, EASA, FAA (Accountable Manager, where required)
Required Qualifications
15. BSc degree, or equivalent experience, in an Aerospace Operations, Engineering or Science discipline
16. Minimum of 5 years’ relevant business experience
17. Previous experience in a site leadership team
18. A deep understanding of metric driven performance management
19. The demonstrated ability to influence across functional lines within company and within supplier organisations
20. Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced direct reports
Preferred Qualifications
21. GKN Aerospace Experience
22. Second or advanced degree in Business
23. Experience working with a Lean Operating Model / Production System
24. Lean or Six Sigma certification by a reputable certifying body or benchmark company
25. Aerospace supply chain experience
26. Strong knowledge of government contracting process and proprietary contracts development
27. A passion for the Aerospace industry
28. A track record of people leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams
29. Evidence of leading a site governed through a Business Management System (BMS)
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.
We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.