Site Manager

**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 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

**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.

**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 SiteÂ’s 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 companyÂ’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)

**Job Qualifications**:
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**

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.