163-1 Configuration and Product Development Project Leader - Bristol, United Kingdom - CBS Butler

Description

Job Description

Configuration & Product Development Project Leader

months +

+Hybrid working on site in Broughton

+Inside IR35

+up to £30 ph

Skills:

+Aircraft change process

+Configuration Management

+Project Management

• As the successful candidate, the core of your role will be to drive product changes (modifications/mods) through the Aircraft Change Process (ACP).
• You will directly represent the SA Wing VSM mods management team (OSWX1 siglum) and more broadly the SA Wing VSM (OSW siglum).
• You will have the opportunity to work with a wide network of cross-functional and transnational stakeholders, including; Configuration management, Chief Engineering, Programme Management, Engineering, ME, Procurement, Supply chain, Operations, etc.
• As CPD Project Leader - also referred to as Product Change Leader (PCL) - you will be responsible for the end to end management of the mods you're allocated (ie from idea generation to the point of embodiment on the aircraft).
• You will be accountable for their on Time, Cost and Quality delivery.
• This role focuses mostly on "Flow" mods (ie mods of <300k€) that impact Wing production, including our major assembly suppliers, Broughton Plant and China Wing.
• You will also have opportunities to work on; Major Modifications (MaMos; mods of >300k€), Major Industrial Problems (MIPs), Major In-Service Problems (MISPs), mods that impact Final Assembly Line (FAL), as well as mods driven by safety, regulatory compliance and ramp up projects; such as Rate , A321 Wing transfer to China, etc.
• Given the varied and far reaching nature of the role, this is a fantastic opportunity for personal and career development.

Skills/experience:

• Strong project management skills/experience; PMP certification would be highly desirable.
• Understanding of the aircraft change process with a general appreciation for configuration management.
• Thus, an existing ACC2 and/or ICC_ACP user would be highly desirable.
• And/or existing or previous delegations within 'CAIR', 'RFF' and/or 'CA reallocation' process(es) would be desirable.
• A technical understanding of the Wing design and manufacturing processes would be desirable.
• Thus, candidates with a technical degree (BEng/BSc) and or past experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering, Quality are desirable.
• An appreciation for material requirements planning (creation and cascade of demand) and/or master production scheduling would be beneficial, but not mandatory.
• Thus, an existing SAP-APD user would be beneficial.

If you'd like to discuss this role in more detail, please send your updated CV to (see below) and I'll get in touch.