Shift Team Leader - AIT

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As part of our continued support to our customer in the space sector we are looking for a number of AIT Shift Team leads to join us on a permanent or contract basis. The salary/rate is negotiable based on experience, seniority, etc.

The Spacecraft Production Shift Team Leader is responsible for shop floor co-ordination of the Assembly, Integration and Test activities of Spacecraft Payloads and active antennas. Ensuring the shift team are focused on the correct priorities so that production tasks are completed to strict deadlines and of the highest quality.

This vacancy presents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individuals to develop and grow their skills and knowledge within a thriving organisation. The job holder will be engaged in a wide variety of mechanical operations/activities covering all areas of assembly and integration on spacecraft payloads - although not essential specific experience in RF and optical cable routing and assembly, as well as clean room experience are highly sought after this role.

This is an area of significant growth within Expleo, an area where we are looking at growing future team leads from within. Demonstrating our commitment to continue to grow our space business.

• Health and Safety - Comply with production area Health and Safety requirements and practices, including handling of hazardous substances in accordance with COSHH requirements. Ensure the team adheres to PPE requirements and monitor safe working practices. Conduct shop floor safety observations to support continuous improvement and raise FISH incidents when necessary. Support the H&S champions within the bay and ensure they carry out their daily duties.
• Team Output - Responsible for the output of the team related to Mechanical integration activities and electrical test activities. Challenge the team to perform to the expected standard/duration/quality. Provide technical support and resolve issues locally as first point of technical expertise (utilising the manufacturing process engineers and test ops support engineers to fill in expertise gaps).
• Plan adherence - Monitor the performance of the team against the plan, accountable for operator efficiency within their span of control contributing to the efficiency loss/waste/CVAT/CNQ KPIs. Monitor burn down of hours and feed back to manufacturing engineering when durations are inaccurate.
• Work to list - Work with the Lead Engineers/Production Manager to agree and deliver the ‘daily/weekly contract’ of work, highlight difficulties based on skill, resource, tools, and means. Ensure priorities are understood and tasks are communicated to the team in that order. Allocate tasks based on skills and competence levels.
• Workplace standard - Own local workspace standards including 5S, tool control and end-of-shift cleanup.
• Team performance management - Manage team performance activities including leading SQCDP meetings (maintain KPIs and actions) and process confirmation activities. Ensure tasks are of the correct quality and production work-orders traceability is maintained.
• Continuous improvement - Contribute to process improvement ideas within the operations team and partake in MFTs as required.
• Leader and Role model – Look after the team’s wellbeing and morale. Coach new starters and assist where needed. Enforce cleanroom rules and standards. Monitor team arrival and break times to ensure policy compliance. Raise issues with team member performance to the production manager and provide constructive feedback for development.

• Experience in a production environment related to mechanical assembly or electrical/RF test
• HNC or HND in engineering/maintenance OR Apprenticeship in Aerospace/Space or other high quality production field with experience in mechanical engineering

• Appreciation of satellite integration processes and project phases
• Satellite Appendage installation process (Solar Array, reflectors, antennas, deployable systems)
• Good understanding and detailed experience of complex mechanical systems
• Lean manufacturing techniques including 5S, root…