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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, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
"Together We Rise"
It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Sitting within our Defence Airframes business line at our Portsmouth manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1990, Portsmouth is one of our newer locations with a workforce of circa 200 employees. The site is a leading technology provider for the aerospace, marine and military markets supplying an extensive range of specialist fuel tanks and flotation systems, as well as engineering expertise and support for fixed and rotary wing aircrafts, land vehicles, missiles, UAVs, torpedoes and marine vessels. Our customer base includes Airbus, BAE Systems, Bell, Boeing, General Automics, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Sikorsky, Saab, MOD.
Based at our Portsmouth manufacturing site as the Programme Support Officer you’ll join the Programme team reporting to the Programme Manager. You’ll support the day-to-day steady state programmes on a range of manufacturing projects for customers and be responsible for the administration and activities associated with control and monitoring of progress, scope, cost and resource management within the programme. You will need to be flexible for very limited ad-hoc travel nationally, if required, to meet customers.
The operational hours at our Portsmouth site are: 07.30am to 4.15pm Monday to Thursday with every second Friday 07.30am to 4.00pm. We operate a non-working day ‘Free Friday’ every other Friday.
Job Responsibilities
• Preparing and maintaining the customer outlook for budgeting purposes.
• Preparing the demand for operations, including required performance measures and preparing the handshake agreements with the performance site.
• Establishing and controlling robust document management in the programme and with customer.
• Support creation, coordination and delivery of (change) proposals to customer requests.
• Initiating improvements/ recoveries and formulating / communicating plans relating to on-time delivery (OTD) and quality (Q) from Customer Scorecards / delivery schedule adherence (DSA) / Q etc. in close collaboration with the responsible disciplines.
• Preparing and analysing the Programme Performance Summary (PPS), reporting deviations and compiling an overall BR4 level report monthly.
How You'll Contribute
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
Essential:
• Good standard of general education to include grade C/Level 4 or above in Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)
• Experience of a busy role working with a range of customers and internal stakeholders, which sees you managing conflicting demands
• A high level of accuracy in performing work
• Proficient in Microsoft Packages: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
Desirable:
• Experience in a Programme/Project Support role
• Experience using an ERP or SAP systems
• Experience within commercial, engineering or operations within the aerospace industry
• Either completed or registered for acknowledged Programme/ Project Management Certification
We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Programme Support Officer will have strong communication skills, you’ll be a point of contact for our customers and work cross-functionally within the business, with a positive mind-set and can do attitude.
What We'll Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
• Competitive salary dependant on experience
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment
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We’ll 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 we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s 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.
We’re 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 are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.
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