Lead Supervisor OME

The Lead Ammunition Technician will manage teams of OME Technicians and Apprentices undertaking OME-related tasks, including the safe storage, handling, processing and transportation of Explosives Substances and Articles, ensuring that the team members are competent to undertake the tasks in a safe and compliant manner. The role will also be required to manage the Explosives Licenced Facilities at both West Freugh and Eskmeals Sites ensuring compliance with internal operating framework and external regulatory requirements.

There is an expectation that the role holder will travel frequently between West Freugh and Eskmeals, as required.,

• Carrying out the following duties related to explosive substances and articles:

+ Supervising placement into storage
+ Supervising receipt into storage
+ Supervising the maintenance of storage conditions
+ Supervising the selection, preparation, and despatch of stored items
+ Supervising Processing tasks
+ Auditing stock levels and stock inventories
+ Stock checking
+ Maintaining stock control using the accounting systems provided
+ Supervise the loading and unloading of vehicles by others

• Conducting safety checks/inspections on explosives facilities


• Managing equipment in an explosives environment


• Supervising explosives safety within own area of responsibility


• Providing leadership within own area of responsibility including the allocation of tasks and the checking of work done by own team


• The role has full supervisory responsibility, ensuring that team members are motivated and capable of delivering a professional service and a high-level of performance.
  
  The role requires detailed knowledge of the regulatory frameworks, including the explosives licencing regimes


• The role requires knowledge of ESTC Standard 6 and associated statutory maintenance requirements applicable to explosives facilities


• The role requires a detailed understanding of explosives processing and storage


• A good understanding of the Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO)


• A good understanding of explosives facilities electrical categories and processing regimes


• A good understanding of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations (ADR)


Essential Experience of the Lead Ammunition Technician

• Degree/HNC in relevant discipline or industry recognised equivalent, or an extensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience.


• Deep OME Technical background


• Demonstrable experience across a variety of explosives related projects


• Experienced in Licenced Explosives Facility Management


• A current ADR Licence would be an advantage


• Role holder is expected to have, or be working towards attaining, full membership of a recognised industry body. e.g Institute of Explosives Engineers


• The role holder is expected to have or be working towards EngTech status


• Experience in coaching and mentoring would be an advantage.
  
  As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.


Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants that already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information that mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may have an effect on the roles that you can be employed in.


• Generous holiday allowance


• Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance


• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance


• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.


• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days' additional leave.


• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.


• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.


Why join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here.

Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer include, adaptive and flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance and much more.