Engineering Project Lead - Production Deviations

Job description

Job Summary

The role will provide overall management and coordination of SGB's Permits & Concessions process across the entire NPD lifecycle including live and post design projects to agreed KPIs.

Scope of Responsibilities

You will be a key individual contributor and part of the Safran Seats GB Engineering Projects office. You will provide support to projects and engineering across Delivery, Test and Prototyping, and Sustaining Production.

Some UK and international travel is to be anticipated, visiting Group companies, technology partners, research institutes, and suppliers (approx. 5% of role).

Key Responsibilities and Duties

*Provide overall management and coordination of SGB's Permits & Concessions process across live projects and post design projects, acting as a focal within the business for all matters relating to Permits & Concessions.
*Oversee and manage the activities of the SGB Permits & Concessions team ensuring delivery to agreed KPIs.
*Drive improvement into the end-to-end turnaround time for Permits & Concessions, facilitating all functional inputs and approvals to expedite the process where required.
*Act as a liaison between the Engineering IPT's, Permits & Concessions team, and Manufacturing, heightening the knowledge of product designs amongst our production teams, and increasing knowledge of Manufacturing processes amongst Engineering teams.
*Proactively respond to problems in the production or assembly of parts, subsystems and products.
*To facilitate clear concise communication of proposed solutions to across the Engineering and Manufacturing teams to ensure quick and appropriate resolution of design / manufacturing issues
*Ensure that permits and concessions clearly define the intent of the deviation request including a proposed disposition in order to appropriately facilitate efficient downstream activities, such as signatory reviews and approvals and / or the implementation of engineering changes or industrialisation improvements.
*Contribute to the completion of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) for the implementation of permanent solutions.
*Analyse data to investigate trends, identify systematic root causes and devise solutions to mitigate these issues.
*Contribute to the capture and implementation of lessons learnt associated with design and manufacturing issues in relation to concessions and permit root cause analysis
*Provide regular updates on progress and support needed to the Engineering management, including the Head of PDP, and the Head of Engineering Projects.
*To contribute to the development and improvement of the dashboards, tools and KPI's associated with concessions and permit processing and reporting

Desired profile

Knowledge, Experience, Training and Qualifications
Be self-reliant, hardworking, pro-active, motivated and an achiever.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
Able to establish good working relationships with all stakeholders.
Good knowledge of Manufacturing, Quality and Project Management.
Have at least working knowledge of PLM and ERP systems.
Have strong analytical and problem solving skills with a pragmatic hands on approach, including the use of appropriate data handling software.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications (e.g. MS Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project).

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible and inclusive. As part of our commitment with Disability Confident Employers, we may offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. We strive to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment. Let us know if you need support to showcase your talents or require any reasonable adjustments with your application.

About SAFRAN

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world.