GKN Aerospace

Supply Chain

• Manage daily warehouse operations, including receiving, put-away, picking, staging, and shipping.
• Oversee material flow of raw materials, components, work in process inventory and finished goods across multiple sites and/or buildings.
• Develop and maintain efficient warehouse layouts, inventory locations, and storage strategies.
• Ensure proper handling, storage, and tracking of chemicals and hazardous materials per OSHA, DOT, EPA regulations.
• Oversee all inbound and outbound freight, including domestic and international shipments.
• Manage logistics, contracts and relationships with carriers, freight forwarders, and third-party logistics providers.
• Ensure accurate processing of shipping documentation such as packing lists, bills of lading, and export paperwork.
• Analyze and monitor freight invoices for accuracy.
• Lead inventory cycle counts and annual physical inventories.
• Maintain accurate inventory records within the ERP/MRP system.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Ensure traceability and proper documentation for lot-controlled, serialized, or ITAR-restricted materials.
• Supervise shipping & warehouse staff, including union employees.
• Provide coaching, training, and performance management for team members.
• Ensure compliance with all safety protocols and hazardous material regulations.
• Identify opportunities to improve material flow, inventory accuracy, and logistics processes.
• Lead or support Lean, 5S, Kaizen, or other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve material issues and support business objectives.

Materials & Logistics Manager

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Developing and providing actionable recommendations to key stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Involved in a variety of financial, operational and strategic analyses.
• Supporting functional areas with financial analysis, complex what-if/scenario-based planning, program finances and risk assessment.
• Leading financial analysis and modeling efforts.
• Analyzing financial data, creating reports, and providing insights to support the company's financial goals.
• Developing and maintaining interactive dashboards and reports in Power BI to track project KPIs, performance metrics, schedules, and resource usage.
• Performing data analysis and trend forecasting to support project planning and decision-making.
• Preparing regular project status reports, executive summaries, and analytics presentations.
• Preparing and analyzing financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze financial data.
• Ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data and reports.

FP&A Analyst, Financial Analyst II

Engineer

• Support the team with APQP and AS9145 activities.
• Assist in preparing and updating PFMEAs, control plans, and process flow diagrams.
• Help compile First Article Inspection Reports (FAIR) for AS9102 compliance.
• Follow strict clean room protocols where applicable.
• Perform basic SPC data collection and monitoring.
• Assist senior engineers with troubleshooting and process maintenance for lamination processes.
• Support activities involving metal deposition methods such as vacuum metalizing, thermal spray, plating, or additive manufacturing.
• Assist with functional or protective coating processes.
• Support acrylic bonding, forming, or finishing operations.
• Interpret engineering drawings with guidance from senior engineers.
• Support simple tooling updates and CAD modeling (Siemens NX preferred).
• Assist in creating and maintaining work instructions and controlled documents.
• Participate in MRB/PRB investigations and help gather data for nonconformance resolution.
• Support internal/external audits and layered process audits.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO9001, and site quality procedures.
• Contribute to Lean and shop-floor improvement initiatives.
• Participate in root cause analysis activities such as 8D, 5-Whys, and Fishbone.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support ongoing projects.
• Assist in preparing technical summaries, reports, and presentations.

Associate Manufacturing Engineer

• Provide Manufacturing Engineering capability to operational and new production Programs to enable and deliver zero defect projects utilizing engineering and problem solving skills.
• Accountable for delivering robust, capable manufacturing process technology as it applies to materials, tooling, part fabrication and assembly.
• Participate in the development of new production methodologies for Thermal Spraying procedures and operations for NPI projects.
• Provide guidance and deliver solutions for thermal spray process.
• Develop and test parameters for production capability/scalability for NPI projects.
• Utilize in-depth technical knowledge of coating applications to improve and develop production processes.
• Responsible for the implementation of materials & process methods and solutions, from original concept through to production.
• Analyse KPI metrics derived from production output from the department.
• Deploy these processes with a high degree of process capability utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite to demonstrate as such.
• Responsible for technical support of manufacturing development and integration for production.
• Resolve issues pertaining to vendor quality.
• Provide specialist knowledge to production activities with the ultimate goal of improving efficiency, product quality and the reduction of non-conforming parts.
• Exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
• Responsible for the development of technical solutions to complex problems within GKN Aerospace, our customers and suppliers.
• Deliver technical support of manufacturing process development and integration for production.
• Utilize root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances.
• Maintain positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers.
• Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.

Manufacturing Engineer – Materials & Processes, Thermal Process

Research Engineer

• Lead the design and engineering of composite tooling solutions, including concept generation, CAD definition, specification, and validation of prototype and production tooling
• Manage tooling activities within Technology projects, owning the tooling input into GKN’s Technology Readiness Assessment process, providing support to technical leads across projects and technologies
• Take ownership of tooling documentation, ensuring compliance with company standards and customer requirements and develop best practices and standard operating procedures for composite tooling design and maintenance
• Work closely with design engineers, materials specialists, and manufacturing teams to ensure tooling solutions meet both research and industrial requirements
• Lead technical engagement with tooling suppliers, research partners, and universities, ensuring technical quality and compliance with GKN Aerospace standards and advising on tooling materials, design and manufacturing methods
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge sharing across the Technology function to strengthen GKN’s composite tooling capability
• Identify and implement improvements in tooling design, materials, and processes to enhance performance, cost, and sustainability
• Support or lead any necessary 'hands on' development test work and development trials that are required to meet your Work Package/Work Stream delivery objectives and support root-cause investigations for tooling-related non-conformances
• Contribute to the development of GKN as a 'Great Place to Work', aligned with the core principles - safe, innovative, open & honest, care & respect, and ownership

Senior Research Engineer – Composites Tooling Design

• Technology Readiness Level and schedule accountability for your project(s)
• Accountability for development trials/test work applicable to your project or Work Stream
• Responsible for line management of core Technology Team members assigned to your WS or project
• Drive project(s) toward exploitation, integrating technologies to mature the product offering and industrialisation scenarios
• Take the lead in project stakeholder management, including internal/external customers

Principal Research Engineer – Composite Manufacturing Processes

• Deliver technical support of manufacturing processes
• Employ Zero Defect Manufacturing tools to eliminate non-conformances and reworks
• Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean Initiatives
• Support/lead root cause and corrective action investigations
• Responsible for the development and continuous improvement of manufacturing process solutions

Associate Manufacturing Engineer – Product & Planning

Manager

• Lead construction execution across multiple buildings; align progress to the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and approved budgets
• Plan and manage commissioning activities, including FAT/SAT, pre-functional and functional testing, punch list closure, and turnover packages
• Coordinate BMS/OT integration, including alarm strategy, vendor interfaces, system handshakes, and data integrity
• Direct field execution, resolve constraints, chair weekly progress and issue-resolution meetings, and maintain disciplined risk and change control
• Ensure all permits, inspections, as-built drawings, and technical documentation are complete, accurate, and audit-ready
• Validate quantities and progress for Schedules of Values (SOV) and pay applications
• Enforce scope, cost, and change governance in coordination with Procurement, Commercial, Finance, and suppliers
• Maintain accurate technical, commercial, and regulatory records throughout the project lifecycle
• Lead and influence cross-functional teams, contractors, and vendors without direct authority; set expectations and drive accountability
• Partner with Operations, Industrial Engineering, EHS, QA, and A&E firms to ensure facility readiness and compliance with operational and regulatory requirements
• Mentor direct reports responsible for daily site coordination and contractor management
• Support sourcing, quoting, installation, and commissioning of capital equipment from a facilities perspective
• Develop integrated industrialization plans, including utility hookups, interlocks, BMS/controls integration, pre-operational checks, acceptance testing, and handover to Operations with maintenance plans and spares
• Develop dashboards, tracking tools, and reports to monitor schedule, cost, risks, punch list status, and readiness metrics
• Provide regular updates to leadership on progress, risks, decisions, and mitigation strategies
• Support regulatory and third-party audits with complete, compliant, and audit-ready documentation

Facilities & Construction Manager, Industrialization

Developer Relations

• Define and maintain software development principles and engineering standards
• Promote best practices for code quality, refactoring, testing, and maintainability
• Support consistent use of frameworks, libraries, and patterns to reduce complexity
• Help development teams apply agreed engineering practices in a practical and effective way
• Drive continuous improvement of the software factory with a strong developer focus

Developer Experience Lead

• Own and develop the strategic Ansys partnership to ensure alignment with business and portfolio needs
• Manage license optimization, usage transparency, and compliance for Ansys tools and platforms
• Own budgeting, cost follow up, and financial forecasting for the partnership
• Plan and manage contract renewals, ensuring timely decisions and optimized commercial terms
• Ensure that Ansys capabilities effectively support development and delivery needs

Strategic Vendor Manager

• Develop technical solutions to complex problems by exemplifying a safety-first mind-set and ensuring compliance with the GKN Aerospace Health, Safety and Environmental policies and standards.
• Hold responsibility for the technical support of manufacturing development and integration for production.
• Resolve issues pertaining to vendor schedule and/or quality.
• Utilize root cause analysis, preventative and corrective action to reduce/eliminate non-conformances.
• Manage the implementation of tooling and or production planning, from original concept through to production; Design these processes with a high degree of process capability utilizing the GKN standard Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM) tool suite to demonstrate as such.
• Oversee the product development, first article development, configuration changes, build process definition and implementation; Deliver measurable, metrics driven results in line with Operational & Program goals.
• Maintain positive, team relationships with internal and external customers, as well as co-workers.
• Continuously improve production processes by implementing Lean initiatives.

Manufacturing Engineer – Product & Planning

• Maintain an end-to-end overview of the digital initiative portfolio
• Own and update capacity and demand views across domains
• Provide structured decision material for portfolio steering and investment decisions
• Support effective tactical planning by clarifying priorities
• Track value realization and follow up on objectives
• Own and improve portfolio reporting and transparency

Digital Portfolio Manager

• Assist with processing and maintaining vendor invoices
• Engage shipping & receiving personnel to ensure invoiced items have been received
• Verify vendor information, such as address, point of contact, terms and conditions of payment
• Support preparation and upload expense reports in Concur
• Monitor accounts payable aging reports
• Assist with processing & matching accounts receivable transactions
• Provide financial support to multiple business functions regarding expense tracking and budgeting
• Prepare supporting documentation for monthly Journal Entries (JEs) to be posted in SAP

Finance Apprentice

• Develop, validate, and sustain manufacturing processes for prepreg layup, autoclave cure, bonding, NDI/NDT, machining, and assembly of composite components
• Generate manufacturing plans, ply books, process specifications, and tooling requirements for complex composite structures
• Lead root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities using structured problem‑solving methodologies
• Evaluate and introduce new composite materials, tooling concepts, and cure technologies to improve capability and reduce cost
• Collaborate with design engineering on DFM, materials, laminate design, and configuration control
• Support proposals with labor estimates, tooling strategies, and process development planning
• Execute continuous‑improvement projects to drive reductions in scrap, rework, cycle time, and variability.

Manufacturing Engineer

• Develop technical solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Quality, and Production Operations to implement released engineering.
• Apply root cause analysis and corrective actions to eliminate non‑conformances.
• Lead tooling and production planning from concept through production, ensuring high process capability using GKN’s standard tool suite.
• Support product development activities including quotes, tooling estimates, first articles, configuration changes, scheduling, and process definition.
• Lead engineering teams to achieve measurable results aligned with program and value‑stream objectives.
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean principles.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned.