Production Engineering Team Lead

Package: Competitive Salary Benefits

Role ID: SF19884

Are you ready to be part of the future At QinetiQ were not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Production Engineering Team Leader at our Farnborough site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Production Engineering Team Leader you will create and shape a new capability that bridges design and manufacture enabling products to be industrialised scaled and delivered with confidence while raising the organisations manufacturing maturity and impact on major programmes.

Daytoday youll be at the centre of building and scaling a new Production Engineering capability leading a mixed team of Production Engineers and Build Technicians working handson with programmes and influencing how products are designed industrialised and delivered.

Youll collaborate closely with design supply chain and procurement to embed manufacturability and scalability from the earliest stages while defining and standardising the processes that turn complex designs into repeatable highquality builds. Alongside resolving real production challenges and supporting live build activity youll act as an advocate for the Production Engineering skillset building strong networks shaping ways of working and positioning the function as a critical enabler of programme success.

This is a rare opportunity to balance operational delivery with strategic influence making a visible and lasting impact as the capability matures.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a mixed team of Production Engineers and Build Technicians
• Defining capturing and standardising production engineering processes and ways of working
• Providing design for manufacture and scalability advice to programmes and IDT leads
• Supporting build and production activities to improve quality efficiency and repeatability
• Acting as the primary interface with supply chain and procurement on manufacturability and sourcing
• Promoting and embedding the Production Engineering capability across the organisation

Essential experience of the Production Engineering Team Lead:

• Proven experience leading and developing engineering or manufacturing teams
• Strong background in Production Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or build environments
• Experience providing design for manufacture and scalability advice within product delivery programmes
• Ability to define standardise and embed processes in evolving or ambiguous environments
• Confident stakeholder engagement with engineering supply chain procurement and delivery teams
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the credibility to operate at both operational and strategic levels

Essential qualifications for the Production Engineering Team Lead:

• HNC HND or Degree in Mechanical Electrical Electronic Manufacturing Production or Aeronautical Engineering or Engineering apprenticeship with significant postapprenticeship industry experience in a production or manufacturing environment
• Equivalent professional engineering experience demonstrating strong production or manufacturing engineering capability

We value difference and we dont have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Farnborough

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility with high-energy laser technologies our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers IT & Cyber Specialists Project Managers Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Why Join QinetiQ

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world theres never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee youll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork and pulling together youll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives blend disciplines and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance Travel Insurance Restaurants Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance as a minimum.

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