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GKN Aerospace IT Manager in Cowes, United Kingdom
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.
Job Summary
Based predominantly in our facilities in East Cowes, the Site IT Manager will be the main point of contact for site leadership teams, and responsible for maintaining and representing IT at our operational sites in East Cowes and Luton.
The primary goal is to identify and quantify local site IT demands, assess against Global Standards, in-flight projects via the IT Operating model and where appropriate are empowered to drive the change.
They will act as an account manager for IT, ensuring that Central IT Functions deliver IT services in line with agreed Service Level Agreements.
The site IT Manager will also provide local IT employees the necessary support recognising that we are operating in a geographically diverse organisation.
There is an expectation that the post holder will spend at least one day per week in our Luton facility.
Job Responsibilities
Typical responsibilities will include:
Acts as the IT Business Partner for both the East Cowes and Luton sites, representing the IT function as a member of the Site Steering Committee (SSC)
Empowered to steer IT resources in conjunction with IT functional leads to solve IT issues /assignments.
Implements, maintains and monitors IT policies and procedures
Ensures equipment is deployed to realise maximum efficiency and cost containment
Supports Global / Regional IT operations
Support adherence to Global or Regional IT standards ensuring they are adopted and IT systems are utilised to the full potential with the support of global functions as required.
Supports Annual IT Budget process
Oversees Management of IT services within both sites
Ensuring the IT function is efficient and customer service oriented
Ensures IT security requirements are observed and implemented within the sites of responsibility
Support IT employees based on site with Pastoral care (Facilities, Health Safety and Wellbeing etc.)
Performs other related duties as assigned by Management
Job Qualifications
Suitable applicants must be able to demonstrate the following:
Proven experience in a similar role;
Strong understanding of the manufacturing industry;
Ability to understand how IT impacts our business, and to solve associated problems and challenges as and when they arise;
Proven leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and develop less-experienced team members
Willingness and ability to spend at least one day per week in our Luton facility
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.
