Lead Supervisor OME

Package:
Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role

As a Lead Supervisor OME, you will play a critical role in leading teams responsible for the safe storage, handling, processing and transportation of explosives, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and maintaining the highest standards of operational safety across our licensed explosives facilities.

Day-to-day, you'll supervise OME activities, manage explosives facilities, support operational delivery, and lead a team of OME Technicians and Apprentices across both the West Freugh and Eskmeals sites.

• Leading and supervising teams undertaking the storage, handling, processing and transportation of explosive substances and articles
• Managing licensed explosives facilities and ensuring compliance with internal frameworks and external regulatory requirements
• Maintaining stock control, auditing inventory levels and overseeing explosives accounting processes
• Conducting safety inspections, audits and compliance checks within explosives environments
• Supervising the loading, unloading, receipt, dispatch and storage of explosives and related materials
• Providing leadership, coaching and task allocation to ensure safe and effective operational delivery

• Extensive experience within explosives, munitions and ordnance environments
• Strong understanding of explosives storage, processing and facility management
• Knowledge of explosives regulatory frameworks and explosives licensing requirements
• Understanding of ESTC Standard 6 or TS 2023-03 and associated maintenance requirements for explosives facilities
• Knowledge of HERO principles, electrical categories and processing regimes within explosives environments
• Experience leading, supervising and developing technical teams

• Degree or HNC in a relevant discipline, industry-recognised equivalent qualification, or significant practical experience gained through an extensive OME career
• Evidence of working towards, or willingness to work towards, professional membership of a recognised industry body such as the Institute of Explosives Engineers
• Evidence of working towards, or willingness to attain, Eng Tech status

This role is 37 hours per week based at our West Freugh site. Frequent travel between West Freugh and Eskmeals sites will be required.

All applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Many roles are subject to national security vetting being completed; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal:
  Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities – helping charities and local community