Operations Leader

Job Title: Operations Leader

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

Salary: £45,628+ depending on skills & experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and developing a team of technicians in a fast-paced environment
• Managing the day-to-day running of the site, dealing with issues and escalations
• Providing updates to the Area Manager
• Completing forward planning of work and forecasting completion
• Liaising and building rapport with internal and external customers regarding asset maintenance
• Providing an overview of issues and escalations
• Supporting Team Leaders and teams in their personal development through coaching and mentoring
• Providing performance management to ensure all employees are effectively recognised, motivated and engaged in their work
• Review of processes along with data identifying opportunities for continues improvements

Your skills and experience:

Essential:

• Experience within a Site & Facilities / Infrastructure environment
• Proven leadership experience
• Proficient with SAP and Building Management Systems
• Competent in standard MS software tools

Desirable:

• Awareness of site license conditions and environmental permits
• Understanding of facilities management compliance to statutory requirements

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Facilities Management Team:

This is a great opportunity to work in an area with great investment and be involved with all the Submarine builds. You’ll be a key player in developing the yard for future builds and get great exposure across the wider business. This role also offers excellent development and progression opportunities. 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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.