Site Manager - Multi Site

Job Summary

The GKNA Site Director is accountable for achieving the People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost targets through the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model. The Site Director is accountable for attaining Operational Excellence in their Performance Centre, in line with the execution of the Industrial Strategy. The Site Director is accountable for creating a great place to work through developing first class leaders and driving a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue.

Job Responsibilities

• Role modelling a culture throughout their site that is aligned to the GKN Aerospace Great Place to Work value drivers and Culture Principles.
• Exemplifying a safety-first mindset and ensuring that the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards are applied and that their Performance Centre is a model of a world class healthy and safe working environment.
• Developing first-class leaders who are readily able to progress to the next level of leadership, when required, and who embody the GKNA culture principles.
• Leading and developing the Performance Centre Leadership team in the delivery of People, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cash and Cost (PSQDCC) targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments.
• Driving the disciplined and rigorous deployment of the Lean Operating Model (LOM) across their site, with active involvement in problem solving and the management system. Go to Gemba is the approach taken to understand and solve problems
• Ensuring that the LOM is the single methodology for the deployment of the strategy for their Performance Centre and ensuring that this is coordinated across the Site Leadership Team.
• Contributing to the GKNA global industrial strategy as part of the BL Operations Leadership Team, and ensure its execution within their Performance Centre
• Holding the Sites functional leadership and the BL Business Process Owners (BL BPOs) accountable for deploying the Global standards and meeting their targets within the Site.
• Ensuring the disciplined execution of Daily Management through the conscientious adherence to Leader Standard Work
• Complying with all legal and regulatory requirements and ensuring that staff are aware of the policies and their individual responsibilities and accountabilities:
• The company's Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies
• Compliance and Ethics Policy on Contracting with the United States Government in all areas of responsibility involving direct and indirect contracting with the United States Government
• Export Control regulations
• Airworthiness regulators i.e. CAA, EASA, FAA (Accountable Manager, where required)

Required Qualifications

• BSc degree, or equivalent of 5 years’ relevant business experience
• Previous experience in a site leadership team
• A deep understanding of metric driven performance management
• The demonstrated ability to influence across functional lines within company and within supplier organisations
• Ability to lead, coach and mentor highly skilled and experienced direct reports

Preferred Qualifications

• GKN Aerospace Experience

• Experience working with a Lean Operating Model / Production System

• Lean or Six Sigma certification by a reputable certifying body or benchmark company

• Aerospace supply chain experience

• Strong knowledge of government contracting process and proprietary contracts development

• A passion for the Aerospace industry

• A track record of people leadership and direction through effective communications, building effective teams

• Evidence of leading a site governed through a Business Management System (BMS)