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MBDA • Bolton | United Kingdom

Technical Administrator

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £42,558 per annum
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Job Description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Administrator to join the Calibration and Maintenance department to manage all parts used on the bespoke test systems sites.

Salary: Circa £42,558 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance:

British National. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

  • Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  • Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
  • Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
  • Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
  • Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
  • Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity:

We are seeking a Technical Administrator to join the Calibration & Maintenance team at our Bolton site. The main focus of the role will be to manage all parts used in the calibration & maintenance of bespoke test systems on site. This will need to be managed in our SAP system.

Working as part of a small Control Team within the wider Calibration & Maintenance department, you will produce and review technical reports for the management of spares and look at introducing better working practices on how we control them within SAP. You will be also working on producing service kits for regular maintenance that is performed on our manufacturing facilities.

Key areas of responsibility are as follows:

  • Managing Spares.
  • From COTS (commercial off the shelf) down to components e.g. IC’s, connector savers & service kits.
  • Creation of calibration and service kits and there redeployment back in to our stock holding.
  • Creation of material masters with our SAP management system.
  • Working with engineers to ascertain min / max quantity levels.
  • Organisation of current stock and regular stock taking.
  • Ordering of new stock.
  • Using Jira to notify people of where items are up to.
  • Assisting the Control Team Lead in the management of critical spares.
  • Liaising with relevant Engineering function to determine their requirements
  • Deploying critical spares packages and managing calibration requirements to minimise downtime to production.
  • Providing SAP training and producing documentation for calibration and maintenance specific activities for the control team.

What we're looking for from you:

  • Experience and knowledge of managing spares.
  • Working knowledge of the SAP (Systems Applications and Products in data processing) enterprise resource planning system.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in creating and managing material masters and min / max levels.
  • Whilst not essential, a good understanding of calibration principles and processes would be beneficial.
  • The ability to deal with multiple issues, tasks and priorities concurrently.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – up to 26 weeks
Shared parental leave – up to 26 weeks
Adoption leave – up to 26 weeks
Neo-natal leave – up to 12 weeks
Cycle to work scheme
Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Open to part time work for some roles
Buddy scheme – buddies when onboarding
Technology Loan – salary sacrifice options available
In house training – In house L&D team
Enhanced sick pay – increases with length of service
Mental health first aiders
Family health insurance – salary sacrifice options
Health insurance – salary sacrifice options
Dental coverage – salary sacrifice options
Gym membership – Discounted gym on site in Stevenage, or discounts for local gyms across UK
Compassionate leave
Coffee discounts – discounted on site cafes and canteens
Travel loan – season ticket loans for public transport
Restaurant discounts – discount/cashback employee platform
Buy or sell annual leave – buy up to 5 extra days
Optional unpaid leave
Time off in-lieu
Company shutdown periods – Christmas closures and bank holidays
Enhanced paternity leave – available after 26 weeks service
On-site gym
Faith rooms
Bike parking – secure parking at all sites
On-site catering
On-site wellness room – reflection rooms available to employees
Annual bonus – all employee bonuses paid in Feb/March
Referral bonus – up to £3,000 for a successful referral
Salary sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Share options
Annual pay rises – performance (+ inflation) increases each year
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – MyCarScheme - including electric vehicles
Personal development budgets – up to £150 towards non-work training courses
Employee assistance programme
Mentoring – available to all employees. Includes women in leadership options
Volunteer days – up to 2 days a year for team-based volunteering
Employee discounts
Learning platform – access to multiple learning resources
Electric vehicle charging unit loan – electric charging points at all UK sites
Teambuilding days
Professional subscriptions – full membership funding available
L&D budget
Language lessons

Working at MBDA

Company employees:

6000

Gender diversity (m:f):

73:27

Hiring in countries

France

United Kingdom

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