Overview
UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice, certification, training, corporate events, and classic & sportscars festivals.
The Group provides services and systems to customers in mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland, Morocco, Germany; it has subsidiaries in China, Korea, Japan.
UTAC employs around 1,300 people across its various locations.
Our core values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity guide our work, ensuring safety, teamwork, and customer success.
Role
Reporting to Senior Manager – Passive Safety Test, the Servo‑Sled test facility at Millbrook is a sub‑department within our Passive Safety offering. The successful candidate will oversee departmental performance in health & safety and operational delivery, supporting the Senior Manager and Chief Engineer who manage financial performance and technical delivery. They will ensure all work is completed professionally and support the department’s capability and capacity growth, while working within the wider Passive Safety team on systems testing across static rigs.
Responsibilities
* Responsible for Health and Safety, risk assessments and safety observation tours within area of responsibility.
* Management of a small team (<10) of engineers and technicians.
* Work scheduling and resource management.
* Liaise and build relationships with customers to determine future workload and requirements.
* Support the implementation of continuous improvement following established group processes and tools.
* Develop, report and improve department metrics to inform future strategy.
* Financial responsibilities including invoicing, purchase‑order sign‑off and forecast maintenance.
* Support maintenance of ISO 17025, ISO 9001 and other accreditations.
* Staff training and development plans.
* Sled test equipment utilisation, issues and analysis.
* Sled testing procedures.
* Act in accordance with UTAC staff behaviours at all times.
Qualifications
* A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in an automotive discipline.
Experience
* Minimum 5 years’ experience in automotive or aerospace passive safety testing or development to European/Federal/Global standards (essential).
* Management of teams or business of similar size (essential).
* Demonstrable success of planning and organisation (essential).
* Sled testing (essential).
* Systems (Static Rig) testing (preferred).
* Experience of using FARO Arm or other CMM devices.
* Experience of setting up and operating high‑speed cameras, GoPros and DSLR cameras.
* Data acquisition experience.
Skills
* Solid understanding of passive safety test scenarios relevant to sled testing and facility configuration (essential).
* Expert level knowledge of industry automotive passive safety European, Federal and Global testing standards and regulations.
* Understanding of human injury levels and the limitations of ATD instrumentation.
* Familiarity with passive safety testing tools and equipment, including data acquisition, measurement devices and data processing.
* Data interpretation and analysis.
Personal Behaviours
* Agent for change.
* Strong leader.
* Organised and methodical.
* Works well under pressure.
* Pragmatic.
* Shows initiative.
* Amicable.
Additional Information
* Flexibility to travel as and when required.
* Full UK driving licence.
* Willing to undergo a Criminal Disclosure check.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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