Team Leader

Overview
Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company\’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world\’s premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Role Purpose
To manage all aspects of recurring program through the development and maintenance of project business processes and documentation to comply with the project charters. Delivering the project to cost, time and performance and managing customer and stakeholder interfaces.

Team Leader – Project Management Recurring
Salary: From £49,047
This Opportunity, Based At Our Prestwick Site Offers

• 37 hour working week (half day Friday)
• Shift premiums up to 33%, where applicable
• Overtime at time and a half, where applicable
• 33 days holiday per year, rising with service
• Annual Bonus related to company performance
• Defined contribution pension scheme (default contributions; 4% employee and 8% employer)
• Virtual GP Service 365 days per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• A wide range of flexible benefits
• Death in service payment (default 4 times basic salary)
• Professional development and growth
• Free car parking
• And more

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions and be lead customer interface for all aspects of program execution.
• Manage the customer interface for all aspects of Rate Readiness.
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of reports in line with Business and Customer requirements ensuring compliance to contractual and corporate requirementsincluding ASR, utilising the business functional support to execute and maintain.
• Manage to, and ensure compliance with Programme Management best practices in line with Company policy.
• Execution of all Program Assessments including IPCA, PMCA, APQP, Rate Readiness etc and ensure function alignment and buy in to support.
• Responsible for managing the on time delivery and execution of all customer driven recurring changes, ensuring PoE\’s are achieved with no financial impact to Spirit.
• Responsible for maintaining programme review structures, internally and externally.
• Co-ordination of the Customer reviews ensuring all actions are completed in a timely manner.
• Actively supports Program Manager / Director to deliver agreed objectives.
• Enable/Support the development of programme management plans and related breakdown structures
• Responsible for maintaining and co-ordinating risk management process including RIO/ BCB/PCCB and mitigation actions. Ensure all risks are captured within the financial plans and forecasts.
• Develop and Maintain Communication plans to all key business and customer stakeholders
• Support the Management of the Programme dept. Labour & Overhead Budgets in line with forecasted targets
• Responsible for issues management and resolution of conflict.
• Manage the PDR Process for agreed team members through effective use of all people processes

Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Ideally qualified to or progressing towards APMP Diploma in Project Management
• Possess highly effective communication skills, be able to accurately and clearly, in verbal and written forms, communicate with all levels of the business, Customers, Suppliers & other external organisations
• Excellent team working skills are required but, he / she must be self motivated and comfortable working individually
• Possess the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently
• Excellent budget and financial management
• Excellent approach and ability to problem solving, using tools and techniques
• Process minded way of thinking to complement root cause analysis
• Competent IT skills, to include Microsoft software packages and knowledge and experience of Microsoft Project is essential
• Experienced in the use of Project Management models and principles (Project Lifecycle, Business Case Analysis, W.B.S, O.B.S, C.B.S, Change Management etc)
• Possess all round business awareness from SAP processes, Operational measures to financial reporting models
• Open minded individual with the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities through business change programmes

Decision Making Authority

• Makes decisions on a daily basis based around the specific project that ensure cost quality and delivery of the project to the original business case.
• Would be required to support Strategic decisions at this level.
• Primary customer interface on schedule matters.

Closing Date; Thursday, 30th October
External applicants should be aware that as part of our pre-employment checks, preferred candidates must complete:

• Right to Work in the UK check
• Employment Reference check
• Disclosure Scotland check
• Pre employment Medical

Spirit will facilitate these checks via our chosen service provider.
Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.