Job Description:
Airbus Helicopters
Business Improvement & Compliance Manager
Oxford
Full Time
About our team...
Airbus Helicopters is the world’s largest helicopter manufacturer and the company’s site at Oxford Airport is Britain’s civil helicopter hub.
AHUK offers considerable experience in helicopter sales, bespoke completions, maintenance and spares support. Its in-house engineering capabilities include design, customisation, installation, flight-testing and certification, as well as technical support, maintenance, training and the supply of spares for civil and military applications.
AHUK is also the MoD’s chosen provider of helicopters and maintenance for its No.1 Helicopter Flying school (referred to as MFTS) located in RAF Shawbury (Shropshire) and RAF Valley (Anglesey).
Description/Overall purpose of the Job
The job holder will have a rare opportunity to set up and lead a new team from the ground up. Owing to a rapidly changing business environment we must implement a step change in analytical decision making, digital capability and compliance to process across the Operations team.
To this end, the job holder will be required to lead and give technical direction to a team Business Improvement & Compliance team with trans AHUK accountability, leveraging best practice and implementing new capability as needed.
Typically the team you will manage will have the following responsibilities:
* Collaborate transnationally with teams along the Value Stream Management and ensure end to end solutions.
* Consulting for different customers on digital development and improvement projects (including the understanding, challenging and translation of the customer into clear ‘User Stories’ or tasks).
* Consolidating data, analysing, visualising and interpreting them in order to provide specific deliverables (e.g. KPIs, Dashboards, Performance Analysis, Business Recommendations, Reports, etc...).
* Automating workflows to minimise manual repetitive tasks.
* Cataloguing, maintaining and managing Business Owned Tools.
* Standardising the methodology of analysis and business KPI data monitoring.
* Supporting Service Delivery Managers (Project Leaders) in their accountability to achieve time, cost, quality and performance objectives (using Airbus SQCDP methodology).
* Establish connection between the Data Analytics and Performance Management system to allow activity prioritisation according to the top management requirements.
* Interface with key stakeholders in AHUK and Airbus Group to ensure strong alignment of process, methods and tools.
* Investigate root cause of audit findings, quality escapes, non conformances, Maintenance Occurrence Reports and safety reports and to implement corrective actions and follow up to measure the success of the actions in the operating area.
* Define competency and training programs for the Operations team to ensure that we have optimised our capability versus the business needs.
* Deliver and/or facilitate training programs to the Operations team.
* Implement process improvements and workplace standardisation in both the operational areas (maintenance bases) as function (offices) inline with Airbus Operating System (AOS).
* Participate in and/or lead AHUK transformation projects as required.
* Commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workplace for the Business Improvement & Compliance team, ensuring the development and growth of individuals and the team as a whole.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Negotiation level in English.
* Ability to solve problems and seek root causes through data.
* Excellent G Suite skills essential.
* Experience with data management.
* Experience with stakeholder management and a customer oriented mindset.
* Understanding of Performance Management (SQCDP).
* Structured way of working with resilience and proactiveness.
* Ability to simplify the business and communicate easily.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, thinks of the team before oneself.
* Experience of working in a highly regulated industry (nuclear, mod or airline experience, NHS.
* Understanding of use and management of a Safety Management System and a Quality management System
* Strong Program Management skills
* Experience of leading (or participating in) root cause analysis investigations
* Management of team budgets, people development, and team staffing tasks
Education, Qualifications or Training
Essential
* Degree level qualification in engineering, aerospace or operations management
Desirable
* Experience using SAP and Envision.
* Good knowledge in Airbus Analytics Platforms.
* Programming skills are a benefit.
* Working understanding of EASA or CAA or MIl equivalent Part 145 and Part CAMO regulations.
About you
* Excellent organisational skills and time management.
* Very good leadership and team building ability.
* Well-developed interpersonal skills, and an excellent communicator at all levels.
* Flexible to working requirements and the ability to rapidly adapt to changing situations.
* Highly presentable at all times.
* Flexibility to react positively to customer requirements efficiently.
Additional requirements
* Applicants must meet any/all requirements of ITAR and Export Compliance Regulations.
* Location of the position is flexible providing the candidate is capable of leading a geographically diverse team and is willing to travel regularly between AHUK locations
The Reward
In joining the Airbus family, you will play a critical part in delivering the most efficient helicopters for its customers, who serve, protect, save lives and carry passengers in demanding environments. On top of your competitive base salary, you will have access to the following benefits below via our Airbus salary sacrifice schemes:
* Private Medical Insurance (Bupa) – single cover for employees paid by the company
* Pension: Employees are auto-enrolled into the Airbus Group UK Retirement Fund. Initially, AH contributes 6%, employee 4% basic
* Share Incentive Plan and ESOP. Annual share schemes at company discretion.
* Success Share, Discretionary Group bonus scheme (conditions apply)
* Bikes to Work (up to £3,000) (employee purchase scheme)
* Technology ( employee purchase scheme)
* Mydrive (employee car purchase scheme)
* Den-Plan (employee purchase scheme)
* Health-care Cash Scheme
* Personal Accident Insurance (employee purchase scheme)
* Health Assessments
* Travel Insurance
* Financial/Legal Advice (eg, Will-writing; Lasting Power of Attorney)
Data Protection