Job Description

About GKN Aerospace

Together We Rise

A great place to work needs a great way of working; support us making GKN the trusted and most sustainable partner in the sky for our customers.
A Truly Global Business
Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We\'re the world\'s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world\'s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of \xc2\xa32.8bn. Together as \xe2\x80\x9cone GKN\xe2\x80\x9d we\'re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We\'re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!
Making a Difference
It\'s great to know you\'re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you\'ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you\'ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 400+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, canteen, vending machines and showers.

Job Summary

As the Logistics Team Leader you\'ll join the Supply Chain team reporting to the Logistics Manager, based at our Luton manufacturing site. You\'ll lead a team of 10 Material Handler\'s and Receiving Inspector\'s and responsible in managing, operating and controlling all physical flows within the site. This will include managing the teams and process effectiveness of delivery lineside, goods receipt, internal logistics and despatch.

Job Responsibilities

• Day to day people management including activities such as training, career development, absence management, performance management, communicating daily updates
• Be compliant with the Company\'s Environmental, Health & Safety and Energy procedures.
• Manage the workload of the area internal movements and optimise the allocated resources.
• Define and sets up the physical organisation of Lineside areas
• Organise and control the internal transportation of material in order to assure the best service level and cost.
• Being the interface between Supply Chain and Operations at shop floor level ensuring material movement is in accordance with operational expectations.
• Develop and optimises all physical and information flows using Lean principles
• Manage and controls the transactional flow
• Ensure actual inventory accuracy and reliability (FIFO and Cycle counting etc)
• Any other reasonable duties

How You\'ll Contribute

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:

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in Warehouse & Logistics processes to include Internal Flows and Warehousing, Inventory Management,
• Experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience of ERP systems
• Competent in MS Office Suite

Desirable:

• Experience of people management and meeting colleagues training requirements
• Experience of SAP
• Aerospace, Pharmaceutical or Automotive industry experience
• APICS Basics of Supply Chain Management
• Experience of maintaining risk assessment such as FLT, stacker pallets and freezer use, crane operations and performing dynamic risk assessment when required

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 Logistics Team Leader will be a dynamic and engaging leader of the team with good communication skills and able to work cross-functionally within the business.

This position requires UK National Security Vetting (UKNSV) Security Clearance (SC) due to the nature and responsibilities of the work carried out. In order for us to obtain an SC you usually need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to current date (but we do assess each case individually). You may still be considered if, for example:

• you\'ve been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
• you were studying abroad
• you were living overseas with parents

What We\'ll Offer

Once you\'re on board you\'ll get the following perks and benefits:

• \xc2\xa338,000 to \xc2\xa340,000 per annum dependent on experience
• The opportunity to earn up to 15% bonus
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we\'ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

Why Join Us

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. 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\' 2021 and this year we have been named among the best places to work in the UK by job comparison website Breakroom. 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.

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