Process Specialist

Location – Burghfield

Package – From £30,000 dependant on skills and experience, plus allowances following completion of training.

Working Hours:

• Early Shift – 9 days, 06:00 – 14:45, 9th day 06:00 – 14:30.
• Late Shift – 9 days, 14:15 – 23:00, 9th day 14:00 – 22:30.
• 8.25Hrs per day on a rolling 9-day fortnight (every other Friday off), 9th day 8Hrs

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Process Specialist to join our busy teams, working to help meet our businesses mission statement.

Key accountabilities for this role:

• Delivering adequate supervision of the assigned team to operations.
• Lead and task manage operations staff to carry out processes; and verifies that everything occurs in conformity with the plan, standards and instructions.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Experience:

• Process management
• Ability to communicate written and verbally to different audiences
• Ability to work within a team
• IT skills in Microsoft Word and Excel

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring that the standards of people competence for the safe operation of tasks within the area are met.
• Ensure staff compliance with training standards as required by Licence Condition 10 (Training).
• Manage workloads appropriately to meet and deliver programme requirements.
• Plan work schedules.
• Provide visible management, leadership and motivation to help achieve high levels of performance and enthusiasm to deliver.
• Contribute to the delivery of local Accountability Boards (Visual Management Boards).
• Ensure that the team fully understands their role within the manufacturing process.
• Coach and mentor staff on capability.
• Promote and sponsor operational excellence and drive all actions aimed at continuous process improvement.
• Works effectively with others and building required relationships and interfaces to support delivery of the Programme.
• Provide a diverse and inclusive working environment that allows individuals to flourish and realise their potential.
• Work with others to form high performing teams.
• Adopt a ‘See It, Own It, Solve It’ mind-set, by identifying obstacles to success and taking ownership to find solutions to those problems.
• Responsible for undertaking other duties as reasonably required from time to time by line and task management, including work at other places within the UK or overseas; this will be done in consultation with you, and in accordance with any requirements contained in your Contract of Employment.
• The Company may require you to fulfil any other reasonable duties as aligned to your position from time to time in line with business needs; this may include additional roles as set out below (these are subject to your area of work, and where formally agreed by the individual): e.g. First Aider; Ballistic First Aider; RA First Aider

Benefits:

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

Next steps:

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.