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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
A Truly Global Business
Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £3.35bn. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!
Our purpose-built, modern manufacturing facility at Western Approach (nr Severn Beach) is an International Centre of Excellence in composite wing structure design and production. With circa. 350 employees, we manufacture composite wing spars and Fixed Trailing Edge assemblies for some of the world's most popular aircraft.
A rare opportunity to become our Maintenance Manager has arisen. In this role you will lead a team of 10 people to manage our 24/7 facilities and assets to ensure continuous production. You will help us to continually develop site work processes, ensure regulatory compliance and help us continue to deliver results which are the best of industry practice level. This is a Monday-Friday role.
How You'll Contribute
In This Key Role, You Will
* Manage a multi-disciplined team
* Deliver incremental improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
* Manage service contracts, having responsibility of a budget of circa. £2million
* Collaborate with Continuous Improvement Function partners, be accountable for deploying the Global Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Programme.
* Implement the short and long term Maintenance people strategy
* Implement the standard ("One GKNA" process) and KPIs for the Maintenance function;
* Exemplify a safety-first mindset
* Drive asset uptime and reliability through tactical and strategic activities
* Support quality and manufacturing engineering
* Collect and analyse data to support continuous improvement activities
* Work with Operations Lead in presentation of data to senior stakeholders
* Manage contractors and ensure services are delivered in line with expectations
* Drive TPM
What You'll Bring
Essential Experience
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with thefollowing skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
* Experience leading a maintenance team, preferably within a manufacturing environment
* Technical expertise in maintenance management
* Experience of working to implement functional capability
Desirable Experience
* Experience of Continuous improvement and LEAN methodologies
* Experience of working on complex technical projects in global organisations
* Project / Programme Management
* Detailed knowledge of Maintenance Systems (CMMS)
Behaviours
* Proven change agent
* Advanced communication and influencing skills
* Proven structured Problem Solving experience
What We Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
* Competitive salary dependent on experience
* Up to 15% Bonus annually
* Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
* Life Assurance 8 x salary
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Flexible working hours
* Income protection
* Shopping discounts
* Cycle To Work Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
* A collaborative, dynamic working environment
As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!
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.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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