Joint Acceptance Group Manager

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Description

General Dynamics Land Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Joint Acceptance Group Manager to join our established Team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £63,100 to £78,840 based on experience and potential. This is an ideal role for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally.

Joining an established team based at our Merthyr ( South Wales ) facility, you will work across a range of stakeholders, responsible for the planning and execution of the Joint Acceptance Group activity for General Dynamics vehicles following handover from vehicle build completion and shakedown in order to support delivery of compliant vehicles to the UK MoD .

If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week:

• Ensure accurate incident capture and migration into the centralised DRACAS toolset for business wide analysis and long term corrective action.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of the Joint GDLSUK / MoD acceptance testing process for the GDLSUK portfolio of vehicles.
• Responsible for the chairing of zero gate reviews prior to JAG entry to assure readiness for the respective vehicle to enter the next phase of activity.
• Development and baselining of reference test scripts and process documentation to allow consistent, repeatable test execution in a controlled manner.
• Support Handover Readiness Reviews and provision of requisite information for End Item Data Pack compilation.
• Liaison with commissioning, shakedown, de-snag and POD management personnel to support timely delivery of vehicles in accordance with schedule.

To apply for this role, you will require the following:

• A proven track record of complex vehicle manufacturing and delivery programmes
• Experience of supply chain processes to meet the delivery demands of complex programmes
• Experience of military vehicle systems
• Ability to liaise with, and present information to, multi-disciplined and multi-national team members
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written skills
• Hold or be capable of holding security clearance up to the level of SECRET
• Good team working abilities
• Ability to communicate at senior levels

Our Company Benefits:

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight - which means every other Friday off!
• A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family's needs
• A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
• Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
• A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices - giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

About General Dynamics UK

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company's direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team

At General Dynamics Land Systems, we strive to be champions who drive diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to our values and beliefs to provide a healthy and secure working environment that empowers team members to build careers that reward. We are focused on supporting an inclusive company that recognizes the value in creating a dynamic team that is diverse.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to [email protected] for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.