About GKN Aerospace

A Truly Global Business

Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 13 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn.

Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050!

Making a Difference

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

Sitting across our three business lines; Civil, Defence and Engines at our East Cowes manufacturing plants you’ll do just that. Established in 1901, one of our older production sites with a workforce of circa 800 employees. Our East Cowes plants, Isle of Wight are where we design, manufacture, test and repair high performance structures and systems. We have two facilities on the Island; Falcon Yard, Ferry Road and Osborne Site, Saunders Way. Both locations employ the company’s distinct competencies in major assemblies and composite structures for the global aerospace market. Our customer base includes Airbus, Astronics, BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna, Cobham, Honeywell, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Rolls Royce and Triumph.

Job Summary

Based at our East Cowes site on the Isle of Wight, the Facilties Engineer will work across both our Civil and Defence Business Lines. Reporting into the Director of Business Transformation, the Facilities Engineer is accountable for planning and providing workspace facilities in order to maintain the welfare of our team and optimize asset and process reliability at optimal cost – ensuring assets never impact the schedule.

Job Responsibilities

• Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance to the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards
• Maintaining regulatory compliance
• Work in collaboration with business partners to capture their workspace and facilities (building) requirements
• Plan, design and oversee the configuration, reconfiguration and alteration of equipment and machinery
• Gather and review data concerning facility or equipment specifications, company or government restrictions, and required completion date and construction feasibility
• Coordinates with architecture/engineering firms in developing design criteria and preparing layout and detail drawings
• Prepares bid sheets and, in collaboration with Procurement, contracts for construction and facilities acquisitions
• Review and estimate design cost including equipment, installation, labour, materials, preparation, and other related costs
• Inspect or direct the inspection of construction installation progress to ensure conformance to established drawings, specification, and schedules
  

How You'll Contribute

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Strong experience within Facility Engineering
• Background in Construction and/or Mechanical/Electrical
• Detailed knowledge of nitrogen generation, plant and equipment
• Previous experience of planning and estimating construction and large industrial insulation projects
• Strong computer skills, particularly CAD
• Strong knowledge in building standards and able to read blue prints
• A relevant technical qualification – Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Desirable:

• Professional qualification in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience working with a Lean Operating Model/Production System.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification by a reputable certifying body or benchmark company.
• Building/equipment construction experience in the Aerospace industry.
• Project / Program Management experience
• Familiarity with AS9145 APQP process or equivalent

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Facilities Engineer will have excellent communication skills with a strong ability to work in a high pressure environment.

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 190 hours holiday + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!

Why Join Us

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. 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’ last year. 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.

Join us and keep the world moving …