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
Based at our Luton manufacturing site as the Programme Support Officer you’ll join the Programme team reporting to the Programme Manager and support the day to day programme operations of the business. You’ll support on a range of manufacturing projects for customers and be responsible for the administration and activities associated with control and monitoring of progress, scope, cost and resource management within the programme.
You may be required to undertake occasional ad-hoc travel nationally and internationally, to meet customers and visit our sites. The core operational hours at our Luton site are: 07:30 - 16:30 Monday to Thursday & 07:30 - 12:30 Friday.
Job Responsibilities
- Compiling and follow up work breakdown structure (WBS), organisation breakdown structure (OBS), and cost breakdown structure (CBS) schedules/plans for the programme.
- Control and monitoring on progress, scope, costs and resource management and allocation for the programme.
- Based on analysis, initiating of improvements/recoveries on on-time delivery (OTD) and quality (Q) from Customer Scorecards/delivery schedule adherence (DSA)/Q etc in close collaboration with the responsible disciplines.
- Preparing and maintaining the customer outlook for budgeting purposes.
- Preparing the demand for operations, including required performance measures and preparing the handshake agreements with the performance site.
- Supporting Risk and Opportunity Management activities and managing the risk register to control and mitigate the risk exposure.
- Establishing and controlling robust document management in the programme and towards/ from the customer.
- Support creation, coordination and delivery of (change) proposals to customer requests.
- Preparing and analysing the Programme Performance Summary (PPS), and initiating actions in case of deviations.
What You'll Bring
Essential
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
- Experience of a busy role engaging with a range of stakeholders, which sees you managing conflicting demands
- A high level of accuracy in performing work, including attention to detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Packages: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook
Desirable
- Experience in a Programme/Project Support role
- Experience using an ERP or SAP systems
- Experience within commercial, engineering or operations within manufacturing ideally in the aerospace industry
- Either completed or registered for acknowledged Programme/ Project Management Certification
We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Programme Support Officer will have strong communication skills, you’ll be a point of contact for our customers and work cross-functionally within the business, with a positive mind-set and can do attitude.
Note: Some GKN Aerospace programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impact certain nationalities. As part of the application process you will be asked to declare when applying for this role.
What We'll Offer
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
- Life Assurance 8 x salary
- 185 hours holiday + bank holidays
- Income protection
- Shopping discounts
- Cycle To Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
- Free onsite parking
- Local gym discount
- 50% off local travel card
- Free airport Dart
- Free airport parking
- Discount with local nursery and preschool childcare setting
- Enhanced family friendly leave
- A collaborative, dynamic working environment
Join us and keep the world moving … click on the link below to apply
We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
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.
