Battery Team Leader

Job title: Battery Team Leader

Working Location: Kidlington, Oxfordshire (OX5 1)

Training Location: Maidenhead, travel expenses will be paid

The Malloy Aeronautics Team:

Malloy Aeronautics Limited specializes in the development of heavy lift unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) for both civilian and military uses. Located in Berkshire, our operations are notable for their focus on in-house design and manufacturing. This vertical integration means we control the production of most aircraft components on-site, enhancing our ability to innovate and maintain high standards across all stages of development.

About The Role:

Lead end to end battery production. Drive efficiency and innovation in the battery build process, optimising resource allocation and production schedules. Oversee regulatory compliance, health, and safety standards adherence.

Inspire and mentor the team to achieve and exceed on contractual targets. Be agile and focused in guiding the team to complete build schedules by creating a happy and motivating environment.

Provide guidance on new ideas and push the department forwards in operational thinking and resource management.

Ability to hold Security Clearance - 5 years residence in the UK

What you’ll being doing:

• Manage and lead a team of battery technicians.
• Oversee, lead, set the example for and demand completion of production in line with contractual deliveries.
• Provide clear and concise instructions to the department.
• Prioritise tasks to manufacture and deliver batteries on time.
• Train and motivate new staff and participate in assessing staff performance.
• Constantly look for ways to improve efficiencies in production.
• Share the workload and make sure the tasks are continuously rotating to keep staff motivated.
• Know staff strengths and allocate responsibilities accordingly.
• Conduct daily team briefs to update team members on responsibilities, practices and expectations.
• Ensure that Health and Safety policy and procedures are always followed, to avoid accidents, considering the risks in the battery production.
• Plan for future production necessities, pre-empting stock availability issues, so as not to affect the timing of the order.
• Evaluate changes in battery manufacturing processes as necessary and ensure that the build documentation and staff training is completed.
• Staff performance coaching on a monthly catch up and yearly appraisal basis.
• Own and manage recruitment into the Battery Team.

Essential Skills and Experiences:

• Battery production / technical knowledge
• Health and Safety - battery risk management, fire safety.
• Electrical mechanics qualification

Desired Skills and Experiences:

• Certificate in 'Science of Fire and Explosion Hazards from Lithium-Ion Batteries’
• Team leadership experience (More courses to be delivered by HR)
• Technical skills
• Employee Training experience
• Time management
• Results and detail oriented/ analytical skills
• Process Improvement
• Inventory keeping skills
• Motivational skills
• Holistic view of the business.
• Fire Warden Training

Benefits you may be eligible for:

• Company Pension Scheme
• Access to 24 Hour Helpline
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (BAE Systems Share Incentive Plan)
• 20 Days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Sick pay
• Three-Day Long Weekend Every Fortnight (Fri-Sun)
• Freshly Cooked Lunch on working Fridays
• Casual Dress
• On-Site Parking

Why Malloy Aeronautics?

Our company benefits from a streamlined process where engineering teams are involved in the entire lifecycle of our UAVs — from initial design through to production. This setup not only speeds up the development process but also improves the efficiency and effectiveness of our product launches. We value professionals who have a background in both research and development (R&D) and design for manufacture, as their expertise is crucial to our rapid and precise product development cycle.

Please be aware that many roles working for Malloy Aeronautics will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Malloy Aeronautics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Note:If you have not heard from our recruitment department within 14 days, unfortunately you have not been successful.