Calibration Team Leader (Aerospace)

Calibration Team Leader (Aerospace)

Description

AR79 – Calibration Team Leader (Aerospace)

Location: Southall

Salary: £Competitive

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Calibration Team Leader on behalf of one of our clients.

Responsible for delivering good quality products to the customer on time and line with estimated/established product costs.

Our client strongly encourages applications from ex-military personnel however, all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To manage and be responsible for the day to day activities of a Workshop Product Group Repair and Maintenance team and its technical staff.
• Meet the relevant business KPI targets for the Product Group.
• Work with Quality, Customer Service and Purchasing to ensure products and services meet KPI targets.
• Establish staff capacity and utilise resources effectively including management of staff holiday.
• Liaise and co-operate with other Product Team Leaders to ensure the most efficient use of personnel across the Workshop Product Groups for the business.
• Establish/maintain a quality culture within the workshop.
• Be accountable for the compliance of the relevant Workshop Product Group and its quality procedures.
• Be accountable for the repair and maintenance process, maintain control throughout the area of responsibility including maintenance of bench units and test equipment.
• Undertake equipment repair, overhaul or calibration as appropriate.
• Carry out final inspection as necessary.
• Assist with and resolve technical and non-technical problems to ensure minimal loss of production.
• Provide customer liaison with any technical issues.
• Be aware of material and labour costs, ensuring that gross margin is met for each product within the area of responsibility.
• Be aware of material shortages that may affect performance of the Workshop Product Group to deliver product and bring these to the immediate attention of the relevant person.
• Assist purchasing in managing spares re-ordering / stock holding.
• Visibly maintain status of WIP and be able to provide up to date information on product availability.
• Maintain and improve TAT (turn-around-time), quality, cost effectiveness and Product Group efficiency.
• Provide leadership to other team members to realise business objectives and targets.
• Provide written and oral feedback on performance of staff as required.
• Manage and address staff related issues as required, following the appropriate company guidelines and procedures.
• Be responsible for organising training of staff and maintaining the training records and skills matrices.
• Assisting in the recruiting and selection process as required.
• Work as part of a team, act in a professional manner and convey a positive and constructive approach.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in the calibration of test equipment is essential including: signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, avionic “ramp” test equipment such as transponder and dme test sets and navigation test sets. 
• Significant IT skills.
• Excellent management/supervisory skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A proven track record of working in a senior supervisory/ management role within a dynamic operations environment and having dealt with staff performance issues.
• Experience of coaching and mentoring.
• Able to demonstrate a commercial aptitude.
• Experience of problem solving and root cause analysis techniques.
• Full current driving licence.
• Able to work effectively with minimum supervision.
• Able to travel to other company and customer sites.
• Able to work additional hours at busy times.
• Due to nature of business security clearance will be required.

Location: Southall

Salary: £Competitive