About GKN Aerospace
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!
Making a Difference
It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.
Job Summary
Our modern manufacturing facility at Western Approach is an International Centre of Excellence in composite wing structure design and production, manufacturing composite wing spars and Fixed Trailing Edge assemblies for some of the world's most popular aircrafts.
As a Team Leader, you will have full accountability for all aspects of operational performance, whilst ensuring that we deliver our People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets.
Reporting into a Group Leader you will be an integral part of our Operations team, helping us deploy our Lean Operating Model.
Job Responsibilities
- Creating and sustaining a culture that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace 'A Great Place To Work' value drivers and Culture Principles by role-modelling behaviours, motivating, encouraging and recognising the contribution of individuals and teams.
- Holding Team Members and Team Leaders accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles
- Being Open and Honest when appraising and managing individuals' performance whilst supporting and coaching individuals to close performance gaps
- Providing opportunities for Team Members to play to their strengths; do what they do best and create on-going opportunities for learning and personal development
- Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied and that your assigned areas are a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment
- Leading and developing your team to understand the context, mechanics and the delivery of PSQDCC targets to meet customer and stakeholder commitments
- Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across your assigned area
- Being actively involved in problem solving and the management system using a 'Go to Gemba' approach to solve problems with the ambition that 95% of issues can be solved within the zone itself
- Contributing to the Value Stream future state design, and ensuring its execution across your assigned area
- Cooperating with other Team Leaders to ensure the best performance outcomes for the entire area
- Holding the functional support staff accountable for adhering to the Global standards and enabling your zone team to meet its targets
What You'll Bring
To help us make a difference, you'll bring your passion and expertise / talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualification and attributes :
Essential
- Excellent performance as a Team member, demonstrating rigorous adherence to standardised work.
- Demonstrable ability to work with various stakeholders
- Potential to lead, engage, train and develop direct reports
- An effective communicator and an influential team member
- Good standard of English language; both oral and written
Desirable
- Self-motivated by meeting and exceeding PSQDCC performance targets
- Previous experience within a Managerial / Team Leader role
- Inside knowledge of the aerospace industry
What We'll Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits :
- A competitive salary dependent on experience, plus a shift premium
- Opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus
- 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
- Free onsite parking, shopping discounts and a Cycle To Work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 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!
Why Join Us
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. 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’ last year. 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.
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