Ergonomic and Tooling Lead; H​/F - SAFRAN GB Limited

Safran est un groupe international de haute technologie opérant dans les domaines de l'aéronautique (propulsion, équipements et intérieurs), de l'espace et de la défense. Sa mission : contribuer durablement à un monde plus sûr, où le transport aérien devient toujours plus respectueux de l'environnement, plus confortable et plus accessible. Implanté sur tous les continents, le Groupe emploie 100 000 collaborateurs pour un chiffre d'affaires de 27,3 milliards d'euros en 2024, et occupe, seul ou en partenariat, des positions de premier plan mondial ou européen sur ses marchés.

Safran est la 2ème entreprise du secteur aéronautique et défense du classement « World's Best Companies 2024 » du magazine TIME. Safran Seats est l'un des principaux fabricants mondiaux de sièges d'avion, tant pour l'équipage que pour les passagers. 1 million de sièges d'avion fabriqués par Safran Seats sont actuellement en service dans les flottes aériennes du monde entier.

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England. The purpose of this role is to be responsible for the site ergonomics strategy while simultaneously managing the full lifecycle of jigs, fixtures, and tooling for new and existing programs.

This role oversees both people and processes, ensures alignment with Safran standards, and drives the integration of ergonomic and tooling considerations from the earliest stages of programme development. The role acts as the central hub connecting Industrialisation, engineering, operations, HSE, and corporate ergonomics.

• Lead the site's ergonomics and tooling strategy, ensuring both are embedded into industrial processes and project plans.
• Establish annual objectives in collaboration with HSE, industrialisation, Engineering, and Operations.
• Act as the primary site contact for corporate ergonomists and tooling standards.
• Directly manage a multidisciplinary team, including workstation designers, and tooling technicians.
• Set team goals, allocate workloads, conduct performance reviews, and ensure role clarity.
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members to strengthen technical capability and professional growth.
• Build a collaborative, high-performing team culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and customer service to operations.
• Facilitate effective communication and alignment across Industrial, Engineering, HSE, Supply Chain, and Quality.
• Manage jigs, fixtures, and tooling from program concept through industrialization and production.
• Define tooling requirements with design engineering and operations, ensuring ergonomic principles and operator safety are built into all designs.
• Oversee tooling design, validation, procurement, installation, commissioning, and change control.
• Review and approve tooling layouts, risk assessments, and CAPEX requests.
• Oversee the complete ergonomics assessment process, ensuring effective scheduling, validation, execution, and follow‑up.
• Maintain ergonomic KPIs, risk maps, and action plans, ensuring accurate tracking across the site.
• Conduct or review ergonomic analyses and develop recommendations to reduce risk and improve operational efficiency.
• Capture and deploy best practices and lessons learned across current and future programs.
• Lead training programs for ergonomics, PRAP assessors, workstation designers, and tooling stakeholders.
• Promote ergonomic awareness and foster proactive engagement across project teams.
• Encourage the sharing and integration of best practices to support ongoing site improvement.

• HND/ HNC gained through an apprenticeship.
• Fundamental understanding of ergonomics principles and practices.
• Ability to analyse work situations and identify ergonomic risk factors.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and improvement projects.
• Completion of Safran Ergonomics Correspondent training and PRAP assessor certification (or willingness to obtain).
• Familiarity with stakeholder groups such as Corporate/Site Ergonomists, Group Ergonomics Program…