Principal Operations Engineer

Barrow-In-Furness, England, United Kingdom

5/20/2025

We're looking for a talented Operations Manager / Principal Engineer who has Manufacturing Technology / Industrialisation experience to work with a Global defence company in establishing production and facility improvements.

We want to recruit someone with the necessary experience, clear analytical thinking, strong stakeholder management skills and demonstrable experience of delivering change using technology and soft skills.

Responsibilities

• You will be joining a team where every member has scope to influence change, establishing and owning all requirements for a new Production Line Operating Model for existing and new facilities
• While retaining appreciation for the current way of work within the production line, you will be able to bring forward fresh, innovative ideas for Process Improvement
• This will see you Deploying new industrial capabilities and technologies and becoming Future Subject Matter Experts for areas throughout the new business
• Using your knowledge and expertise to support business cases for operations improvements
• Building and managing relationships with facility owners and Contractors, Networking / Interfacing cross function
  
  

Qualifications

• HNC with extensive Engineering / Operations experience or Appropriate Degree with some Operations experience
  
  

Essential Skills

• Stakeholder & people management
• Creation of business cases
• Risk Management
• Advanced MS Excel ability and working knowledge of MS office tools
• Self-management, the ability to plan and organise your work to align with the client’s plan or milestone dates, by setting quantified goals and working to defined standards .
  
  

Experience

• Multi-industry and best practice experience
• Technical readiness Levels
• Facility and site management / process mapping
• Relevant Business Analysis experience
• Problem investigation and operational excellence
  
  

What Do I Need Before I Apply

• To be flexible to travel to, and work at, client site
• SC Clearance
  
  

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects  
• Expleo  Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses 
• Competitive company benefits 
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people
  

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive