Facilities Projects Contractor Chaperone
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Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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Description
Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.
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 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY 27TH MARCH 2026
Based here in our thriving East Cowes facilities, and reporting into the Facilities Projects Contractor Manager, the Facilities Project Contractor Chaperone will be responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety, essentially being responsible for the collection/delivery of contractors from the main gate, and chaperone them whilst moving around the site to their place of work.
They will be expected to actively identify any safety concerns (Hazard identification), make problems immediately known to their Manager, and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).
They will be fully supported by Facilities Projects Contractor Manager who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard/quality issues, and will be part of a team that will collectively work on creating a ‘Great Place to Work’ through a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue
Job Responsibilities
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 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.
Job Summary
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: FRIDAY 27TH MARCH 2026
Based here in our thriving East Cowes facilities, and reporting into the Facilities Projects Contractor Manager, the Facilities Project Contractor Chaperone will be responsible for carrying out the required standard activities of their assigned tasks, in full compliance to the Work Instruction and/or Standard Operating Procedure, and without compromise to their own, and colleagues, safety, essentially being responsible for the collection/delivery of contractors from the main gate, and chaperone them whilst moving around the site to their place of work.
They will be expected to actively identify any safety concerns (Hazard identification), make problems immediately known to their Manager, and raise improvement ideas to solve problems (Kaizen).
They will be fully supported by Facilities Projects Contractor Manager who will enable their training, coaching and quickly respond to them if they find any off-standard/quality issues, and will be part of a team that will collectively work on creating a ‘Great Place to Work’ through a culture of continuous improvement, safe working and open dialogue
Job Responsibilities
- Communicate at start of shift with the Facilities Project Contractor Manager to determine tasks for the day.
Suitable candidates must be able to demonstrate:
Essential
- Previous experience working within a facilities or maintenance background.
- Strong understanding of HSE, and a safety mind-set.
- Familiarity with RAMS;
- Committed to the rigorous adherence of standardised and high quality work.
- Good standard of language relevant for the site.
- Self-motivated, flexible and an effective communicator
- Willingness and ability to work out of hours when required (potentially some weekends)
- Site buildings layout knowledge
- B1 Forklift Licence
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.