Operations Leader

• Job Title: Operations Leader
• Location: Barrow-In-Furness - Onsite
• Salary: £47,271+ Depending on experience

What You’Ll Be Doing:

• Drive a culture of continuous improvement throughout the team to enable Operational Excellence
• Help support and maintain the Operational/Project Management structure including the encouragement and maintenance of continual improvement of the process
• Ability to support real time planning of work and influence the business to ensure the active window of the production system to ensure full utilisation, optimal efficiency and effectiveness of the team
• Significant time on the job providing support to the team to ensure clarity and completion of tasks and targets through sharing expertise, coaching and the facilitation of appropriate development
• Be a facilitator of the team (support the team by coordinating actions to progress work activities)
• Drive and manage the team to execute the plan and ensure work is progressed effectively and efficiently in line with Cost and Quality specifications
• Represent the company through effective and regular communication, guidance and coaching with the team (including targets, progress, outcomes and consequence) to ensure their engagement in the business direction

Your Skills And Experiences:

Essential:

• STEM Degree or equivalent
• Management, Leadership and the application of continuous improvement toolsets
• Knowledge and experience of building management systems (BMS) 
• Engineering or Heavy Engineering background

Desirable:

• Experience with the Creation, receipt, maintenance and disposal of documents and records
• Experience with Manufacturing business knowledge including strategy, plans, key objectives, milestones and their dependencies
• Understanding of facilities management compliance to statutory requirements
• Knowledge of Nuclear industry and regulatory compliance

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Site, Infrastructure & Facilities (SIF) Team:

The Site, Infrastructure & Facilities Team is a critical function within BAE Systems Submarines, responsible for ensuring that the physical estate, supporting infrastructure, and facilities are safe, compliant, operational, efficient, and capable of supporting current and future submarine programmes. This includes maintaining and modernising the site, managing services & utilities, supporting projects, and ensuring regulatory and safety standards are met. We offer relocation support packages across all submarine’s roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why Bae Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 3rd October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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