Production Manager

This vacancy is open to permanent and fixed-term BAE Systems employees only. While agency workers have access to relevant permanent opportunities, this role has been designated as an internal opportunity and therefore only permanent and fixed-term employees of BAE Systems are eligible to apply.

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Production Manager – Night shift

Maritime Naval Ships are pleased to announce this progression opportunity for an established line leader in production operations working within the JHH on Type26. This role sits within the Manufacturing Function.

As Production Manager – Night shift you will ensure the safe delivery of the manufacturing scope delegated to through support to the Control Account Management (CAM) to cost and schedule. This role has a focus on people and development aligned with functional processes and business requirements.

Duties include\:

· Responsible management through subordinate managers / supervisors of multiple teams of operators

· Developing solutions to issues and acting as best practice/quality expert within your discipline.

· Influencing the development of strategy for your area of responsibility, including control of resources

· Working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams

· Engaging with stakeholder and customer requirements and delivering operational excellence.

· Being visible in this Leadership role

Your main responsibilities as Production Manager\:

· Ensure safety, health and wellbeing of the team is critical (Including environmental impact)

· Developing and maintaining world class safe systems of work for their area of work and always in search of continuous improvement.

· Ensure Quality is the driven within the teams, focusing on requirement standard achievement, repeatable process adherence and a continually improvement cycle

· Responsibility to process confirm SOE deployment, sustainment and Continuous Improvement activities

· Support development of design guidelines that improves the manufacture of the vessel

· Responsibility for quality within your area - Responsibility to process confirm quality processes

· Responsibility for delivery of manufacturing programme within assigned facility

· Supporting peers and senior management in delivering process required build methods outfit strategies

· Responsibility for material management in your area

· Integrate and collaborate with stakeholders and function representing Operations

· Responsible for the safety, management and utilisation of apprentices within the individuals area of control

Your skills and qualifications\:

· Previous line management experience is essential, ideally over medium-large teams.

· Mechanical/Electrical/Outfitting background within Ship Build

Location\: Govan, full-time on site. Approximate night-shift hours are 9\:30pm – 7am.

Grade\: GG12

Our Naval Ships business

We design and manufacture a range of naval ships and state of the art combat systems and equipment, giving customers the capability to fulfil extensive naval operations. From offshore patrol vessels through to the latest City Class Type 26 frigates that we are building for the UK Royal Navy, and the Australian Hunter Class and Canadian Surface Combatant, we are a business that operates on a truly global platform and can offer a wide range of opportunities where you can play your part in these challenging and exciting projects.

Attracting and retaining the sharpest minds is essential for a globally competitive UK naval engineering business. Our aim is to recruit the very best talent and we welcome applications from a diverse range of people, from all backgrounds, with many different skills, experience and perspectives. We offer the flexibility you need to do what’s important to you, whether that’s job sharing, home working, or simply the ability to flex your start and stop times. Where practical, we’ll support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your full potential.

We are committed to supporting work life balance for all our employees and embrace a range of modern working practices, which aim to enhance flexibility for individuals whilst also enabling business performance. Flexibility provisions vary by role, but include; hybrid working arrangements, flexible working patterns and shift working.

We want to be the leading employer in defence and security for valuing diversity and inclusion. We care about difference in all forms and want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. For more information on our Inclusion work, please click here.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and who have been in their current role for 12 months or longer

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Closing Date\: 4th September. Interviews likely w/c 14th September