Facilities Projects Contractor Chaperone
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Job Location:
Isle of Wight - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry were inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. Were proud to play a part in protecting the worlds democracies. And were committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the worlds aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of 3.35 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY 27TH MARCH 2026
Based here in our thriving East Cowes facilities and reporting into the Facilities Projects Contractor Manager the Facilities Project Contractor Chaperone will be responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure and without compromise to their own and colleagues safety essentially being responsible for the collection/delivery of contractors from the main gate and chaperone them whilst moving around the site to their place of work.
They will be expected to actively identify any safety concerns (Hazard identification) make problems immediately known to their Manager and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).
They will be fully supported by Facilities Projects Contractor Manager who will enable their training coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard/quality issues and will bepart of a team that will collectively work on creating a Great Place to Work through a culture of continuous improvement safe working and open dialogue
Job Responsibilities
- Communicate at start of shift with the Facilities Project Contractor Manager to determine tasks for the day.
- Chaperone contractors from the gatehouse to their place of work onsite.
- Assist contractors with safe parking of vehicles and access to job site buildings.
- Monitor contractors activity whilst working at job sites and escalate any issues if required.
- Assist Facilities Projects Contractor Manager and contractors with delivery/collection tasks.
- Carry out any other tasks associated with supporting contractors working on site as instructed by the Facilities Projects Contractor Manager.
- Hold themselves and fellow team members accountable to embody the GKNA culture principles.
- Undertake all of their tasks in compliance with the standard work and their training and make any problems; safety quality or other immediately known to their manager.
- Exemplify a safety-first mind-set and follow all GKN Aerospace Health Safety and Environmental policies and standards. Ensuring Contractors follow the site Golden safety rules at all times.
- Implement at least 1 Kaizen per month (Continuous improvement).
- Be an active member of the team promoting collective engagement with each other. Be part of the Monthly Engage Me meetings.
- Comply with all legal and regulatory requirements
Job Qualifications
Suitable candidates must be able to demonstrate:
Essential:
- Previous experience working within a facilities or maintenance background.
- Strong understanding of HSE and a safety mind-set.
- Familiarity with RAMS;
- Committed to the rigorous adherence of standardised and high quality work.
- Good standard of language relevant for the site.
- Self-motivated flexible and an effective communicator
- Willingness and ability to work out of hours when required (potentially some weekends)
Desirable:
- Site buildings layout knowledge
- B1 Forklift Licence
- A track record of Kazien implementation.
- A passion for the Aerospace Industry.
Well offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry who knows how far you can go
A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles weve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. Its a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.
Were 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.
We arethe place where human dreams plus humanendeavour shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
Required Experience:
Contract
Key Skills
- Employee Evaluation
- Facilities Maintenance
- Maximo
- Facilities Management
- HVAC
- Mechanical Knowledge
- CMMS
- Maintenance Management
- OSHA
- Maintenance
- Cordova
- Supervising Experience
About Company
GKN Aerospace is a global engineering group that make essential components for industries that touch lives across the globe
