Business Operations Manager

Job Description

Job Description:

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to BPSS and Export Control checks (including a criminal record check)

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Occasional

LOCATION: Belfast

TYPE: Full time

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options,
  
• Work / Life Balance: 36 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, flexible working
  

Elevate your career at Airbus Belfast as our Business Operations Manager. You will be the lead designer of our growth strategy, building a robust value stream through lean methodology and data-driven financial management. By bridging the gap between shop-floor operations and corporate support, you will ensure our facility remains a global benchmark for rate-readiness. We are looking for an influential leader to de-risk our supply chain and accelerate commercial success in a world-class aerospace hub.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• Strategic Integration & Risk Mitigation: Y ou are the bridge between operations and support functions. You use the ARM (Active Risk Management) tool and TIP (Tactical Implementation Plans) to identify financial and operational bottlenecks, ensuring change management plans are executed to eradicate "hard-hitting" business problems.
  
• Operational SQCDP Performance: You hold accountability for the Business Management System . By monitoring trends in Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP) , you drive rate-readiness planning to ensure the airframe value stream can meet future build demands and increased production rates.
  
• Financial & Resource Stewardship: You manage significant growth by exercising delegated budget authority over CAPEX, NRC (Non-Recurring Costs), NPO, and Indirect Payroll . You ensure the business is "resourced for the future" by aligning recruitment and training with long-term Airbus profitability goals.
  

ABOUT YOU

Strategic Risk Manager: You are proficient in risk-mitigation tools (such as ARM) and have experience formulating Tactical Implementation Plans (TIP) to protect business continuity.

Financial Architect: You possess an "assiduous" approach to financial planning, with experience managing CAPEX, NPO, and indirect payroll to drive value stream profitability.

Change Agent: You are an expert in Continuous Improvement and change management, with the ability to detect and eliminate non-added-value activities to enhance SQCDP performance.

We employ people from all sections of the community and are committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and your application will be considered accordingly.

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