Operational Technolgy Developer - Material Solutions

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

As a Business Systems Specialist you will be responsible for the deployment, configuration, education and maintenance of the engineering suite of applications to support the Engineering IT strategy and providing a technical lead on the development and release of improvements to the ERP system.

Job Responsibilities

• Required to follow all HSE rules and regulations. Must wear appropriate PPE as required.
• Provides the IT vision and strategy required to meet the current and future business requirements.
• Directs the implementation and maintenance of systems and services providing essential business functions while remaining aware of how IT downtime affects the business.
• Test and verify new functionality in conjunction with nominated business leads.
• Key interface with the Engineering IT at all UK sites.
• Develop new functionality to improve production needs.
• Assist nominated business leads with analysis of historical/statistical information.
• Responsible for development and adherence to IT costs budget.
• Maintain the ERP system and manage associated change requests.
• Lead the Functional areas in proper Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) utilization, deployment and upgrades.
• Mentoring high performing teams to developing the right skills and capabilities required the IT Strategy.
• Working as effective member of multi locational team often requiring demonstration of leadership qualities.
• Work with Process Improvement Teams across the organization to understand and improve the business.
• Make recommendations, develop and / or leverage best practices and professional experience.
• Provide business guidance and strategy to leverage current business systems capabilities.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience along with 5+ years of experience in DevOps, software development, IT architectural design, or machine tool IT systems.
• Strong understanding of machine tool controllers, automation, and knowledge of production of aerospace components (or similar industries).
• Familiarity with additive manufacturing technologies and processes.
• Expertise with DevOps methodologies and tools such as Git, Linux, coding, scripting, containers, and databases to deliver results and help GKN Aerospace Engines stay ahead of the curve.
• Advantageous if you have experience with Kubernetes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Great team player who communicates effectively and is well-organized, working closely with colleagues across the organization to deliver success.
• Willingness to travel nationally and regionally, with occasional global travel, to help us deliver results for our customers.
  
  

Join us in shaping the future of aerospace manufacturing with innovative digital solutions!

The recruitmet process is ongoing, therfore do not wait to send in your application.

Last date for application: 2024-10-12

For more information, please contact Signe Wallin, CoE/Business Systems Manager :+46 520293736

The position requires that you undergo and be approved according to the current regulations for security protection. For positions where GKN's customer has requirements for security classification, this may, in some cases, involve specific citizenship requirements.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.