Labs Functional Services Capability Specialist

About the job

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £36,640 - £54,960 salary range (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Closing Date: 18th of October 2024

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

AWE is currently recruiting for a Labs Functional Services Capability Specialist for the Materials and Analytical Science Group. This role is ideally suited to someone who has experience working within a Laboratory / Facility environment.

Working within the Materials and Analytical Science Group the successful candidate will work as part of the Labs Functional Services Operations Team to support the Operations Manager in delivering a flexible, varied and robust service maintaining cost effective operations to the Operations Management Team across both Aldermaston and Burghfield sites by supporting the various laboratory's, Facilities and staff within the group.

• You will manage and support the Labs Functional Services Operational Accountability Board Meeting, by ensuring the meeting slides you are accountable for have been populated prior to the meeting by the various sub functions and planners. Ensuring that any records taken during meetings are addressed and content agreed.
• Respond to and prioritise day to day facility operation demands maintaining facilities in a safe condition whilst maximising its availability for use, work to develop metrics around utilisation with Ops teams.
• Ensure that all proposed changes to the PLOW are captured for each area, and that all activities are recorded and deconflicted.
• Update and attend the Labs Functional Services Operations Accountability Board Meeting (Tier 2), this includes acting as Chairperson for the meeting as required.
• Maintenance of the Labs Functional Services supporting secondary role list.
• Attend the Labs Team Check in Meetings, by members of Operations Team on a regular basis so that any identified issues or information can be shared. Any identified immediate action(s) are to be escalated via the Operations Team.
• Organise and manage Laboratory Equipment Inventory lists.
• Ensure all risk control measures have been considered and are suitable and sufficient for any given task.
• Take an active role in implementing company policy including review, learn and improve activities.
• Implement corrective or preventative actions when issues arise.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Carry out other tasks as directed by the Labs Functional Services Operations Team Group, Task and Line managers.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as part of a team.
• Able to readily adapt and respond quickly to challenging situations and the changing needs of others.
• Ability to self-motivate and inspire confidence and commitment.
• Maintain a high degree of effectiveness in a multitask role, managing priorities and delivering to challenging timescales.
• Working within a technical/scientific environment providing a customer service.
• Experience of data management and analysis

We do need you to have the following:

• An understanding and knowledge of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 regulation.
• MS software applications experience.

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Certified by NEBOSH /IOSH.
• Power Bi
• Working within a Lab / Science environment.
• Familiarisation of Facilities and how they function.
• An understanding of Change Management.

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work.
• In addition, 208 hours of holiday each year (equal to at least 25 days leave) plus Bank Holidays.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend most of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

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