Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Logistics Leader to join our team based in Bishops Cleeve. Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry. About the role: As our Logistics Leader, you will oversee and guide the logistics team to drive efficiency and reduce cycle times while maintaining high operational standards. You will ensure strict material control and traceability, optimizing inventory flow and minimizing waste. Acting as the key escalation point, you will proactively address challenges and support end-to-end logistics operations, ensuring seamless movement of goods in and out of the business. You will ensure a Safety-first culture is embedded within the new facility, whilst o verseeing the end-to-end logistics process, ensuring smooth flow of materials from booking-in through to final shipment. You'll comply with Part 21G, Part 145, AS9100 and an understanding of relevant other external / internal standards, processes and internal audits. About you: You'll have proven experience in logistics, supply chain, or materials management, preferably within the aerospace or a similarly regulated industry. You'll ideally have familiarity with Part 21G / Part 145 & AS9100 aerospace regulations and compliance standards is highly advantageous. A strong background in inventory control, material handling, and storage requirements is essential for this role. You'll also be a natural leader with an ability to lead teams through periods of change and growth. Our business model means we are growing on a rapid scale so experience in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt to changing priorities will help you thrive in this role. You'll also have demonstrated success in implementing Lean methodologies to improve efficiency and cycle times. Benefits: At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance. Our benefits package highlights include: Up to 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays 10 hours paid volunteering time Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Discounts and offers from a range of retailers Best place to work We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so: We were ranked 9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leader board for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic No day is the same at Ontic; we have doubled in size over the last couple of years and are still in rapid growth. We attribute our success to empowering colleagues to create the opportunity, fostering an environment of autonomy where we ask for forgiveness, not permission. Our values Our values are intrinsic to everything we do: We share a common sense - we’re a global family of specialists with a shared passion for precision. We have the freedom to choose - we’re challengers and innovators with the freedom to think differently and challenge the status quo. We create the opportunity - we’re change-makers with a clear direction and can-do spirit. We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us