Operations Leader- Test & Commissioning Governance

Job title: Operations Leader-Test & Commissioning Governance

Location: Barrow in Furness- Hybrid We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £45,628+ Dependent of skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Maintaining a safe and inclusive working environment that ensures housekeeping and behaviours are of a consistent high standard, safeguarding the health and safety of the team and any other employee visiting or working within your designated area at all times
• Communicating effectively with the team, management and customer both internal and external to build rapport and trust
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the team to enable Operational Excellence
• Carry out real time problem solving to overcome issues as they develop and work in line with the defined issue management / escalation process
• Supporting real time planning of work and influence the business to ensure the active window of the production system to ensure full utilisation, optimal efficiency and effectiveness of the team

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• HNC within a STEM subject or relevant experience
• Audit Experience (Process or Arrangement Audit Background)
• Dynamic Management of Stakeholder groups, Experience of working with multiple large stakeholders within a similar industry
• Process or procedure authoring background (Process Development)
• Experience of Quality and Health and Safety

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Test and Commissioning Governance team:

In this role, you’ll work in close, direct support of submarines already in the water, with the facility situated within view of the vessels themselves. You’ll be responsible for overseeing 50–100 critical arrangements that ensure the submarine’s safety and watertight integrity. This includes collaborating with the Navy on key configurations and managing essential safety protocols, such as Control of Work, risk assessments, and adherence to Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) standards to ensure a safe and compliant operation. Here you will support all of our programmes, Astute, Dreadnought and SSNA across various different stages of the build which will give ou the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge about BAE Systems and our Submarines. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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.

Closing Date: 11^th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

#LI-hybrid

#LI-JE1