Join a Global Leader in Aerospace – Become an Industrial Leader Driving Innovation and Efficiency
Are you ready to play a key role in shaping the future of aerospace manufacturing? We’re looking for a highly motivated Industrial Leader to support design-to-cost initiatives and industrialisation efforts across our serial production programs. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and global supply chain collaboration—bringing cutting-edge products to life with precision and efficiency.
In this pivotal role, you’ll act as the primary interface between our plants and global suppliers, providing expert manufacturing support and ensuring robust processes across tooling, production specifications, and design integration. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams across the UK and internationally, you&8217;ll drive cost efficiency, operational excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the product lifecycle.
If you&8217;re passionate about aerospace, thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment, and have a strong background in manufacturing engineering, this is your opportunity to make a tangible impact in a world-class organization.
Accountabilities
The jobholder is a member of the manufacturing engineering team, responsible to provide manufacturing expertise to support plants and Suppliers in the context of capability.
The jobholder is the main interface between the Plant and the Suppliers regarding activities on Series Programmes.
The job holder is responsible to ensure robust communication to and from procurement.
The job holder will ideally be multi skilled in detail part and assembly manufacture or assembly and installation processes relating to metallic or composite products and associated tooling experience.
Main activities
Transfer of Work - support the supplier selection and subsequent industrialisation, via due business process.
Plant Disruption - lead or support technical abnormalities that are causing disruption in plant or continued supply to contain and correct that issue.
Design / Manufacturing changes - proactive engagement in the Continuous Product Development processes, applying expertise in concurrent engineering and industrialization aspects
Cost Down - Proactively understand and influence cost drivers of a particular product or work package - such that opportunities for cost down can be qualified and quantified.
Ensure integration, architecture and engagement of the wider business network - to proactively manage risks and opportunities in an efficient and effective manner.
Seek continuous improvement to suppliers that product or process, standardising and harmonizing across the business, whilst clearly demonstrating bottom line / value adding orientation.