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Job title: Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Location: Ashford, Kent
Company: QinetiQ Target Systems
Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF16147
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at our QinetiQ Target Systems (QTS) in Ashford site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
QTS is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ Group PLC specialising in the design and manufacture of a range of state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial and Surface Target systems including the world leading Banshee target. The effectiveness of military operations at the front line is based on the Armed Services having the right equipment and having effectively trained against realistic threats. To achieve this, military equipment needs to be rigorously tested and integrated with the war fighter, and comprehensive training conducted prior to entering the theatre of operations.
QTS is a world leader in the design, development, manufacture and operation of advanced target systems for live-fire training exercises and weapons test and evaluation.
The role:
As a Manufacturing Engineering Manager, reporting to the Director of Operations, you'll have a role out of the ordinary. You will build upon the experience you bring to the role, instilling best practice in manufacturing engineering activities.You'll drive development and refinement of production systems, process and tooling resulting in reduced lead times, Cost of Goods (COGs) and increasing productivity.
Day-to-day you'll:
This role is full time at based at our Ashford site. There is a requirement for occasional travel to suppliers and other sites within the organisation.
Essential experience of the Manufacturing Engineering Manager:
The following experience would be desirable:
Qualifications for the Manufacturing Engineering Manager:
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Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.
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