The Materials Facilitator is responsible for leading daily operating rhythms within the materials function, ensuring consistent delivery against SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost) targets. The role focuses on driving performance across shifts, maintaining high standards, and developing the team capability through effective leadership, training and continuous improvement initiatives.Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and manage daily operations across multiple shifts
- Act as the primary representative for Materials in operational forums and escalations in your designated value stream
- Drive adherence to SQDC standards, ensuring safety, quality, delivery and cost targets are consistently met
- Lead and support team, including performance management, coaching and delivering on training plans to improve team capability & improve performance
- Identify and lead continuous improvement projects focused on delivery KPIs and inventory management
- Partner with necessary stakeholders to improve material delivery in line with production plan requirements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align material delivery and control in line with cell strategy to enhance inventory turns, reduce manufacturing losses and develop world-class material presentation
What We’re Looking For:
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to motivate and develop a team
- Effective communicator, confident in handling difficult conversations
- Highly organized with strong prioritization and time management skills
- Proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset
- Adaptable and resilient in a fast-paced, shift-based environment
Qualifications / Requirements:
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles and inventory management concepts
- Proven experience in team leadership, supervision or coordinating daily operations
- Understanding of SQDC principles and continuous improvement practices (e.g. Lean)
- Skilled on Excel, proficient in utilizing VLOOKUPs, XLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and conditional formatting
Flexible Working
GE supports and encourages flexible working arrangements, where possible, and recognises the benefits to employees of having a positive work-life balance.
Total Reward
At GE Aerospace we understand the importance of Total Reward. Our flexible benefits plan, called FlexChoice, gives you freedom, choice and flexibility in the way you receive your benefits, as well as giving you the opportunity to make savings where possible.
As a new joiner to GE we are pleased to be able to offer you the following as default in your benefit fund, which you then can tailor to meet your individual needs;
- Pension
- Bonus
- Life Assurance
- Group income protection
- Private medical cover
Security Clearance
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that BPSS clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. Please see the link below for further details regarding the requirements for BPSS clearance: BPSS
Right to Work
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, under the applicable UK immigration rules as may be in place from time to time, it may be that candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled candidate who does not require sponsorship is available to take up the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
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Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No