Lead Supervisor OME
// Role Summary
Lead teams responsible for the safe storage, handling, processing, and transportation of explosives at QinetiQ's West Freugh site. This role involves managing licensed facilities and ensuring regulatory compliance while working with cutting-edge defence technology.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise teams working with explosives, munitions, and ordnance.
- Manage licensed explosives facilities and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Conduct safety inspections, audits, and compliance checks.
- Supervise the receipt, dispatch, and storage of explosives.
- Provide leadership, coaching, and task allocation to OME Technicians and Apprentices.
- Requires frequent travel between West Freugh and Eskmeals sites.
// Role Specification
Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow; we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations, our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Lead Supervisor OME at our West Freugh site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Lead Supervisor OME, you will play a critical role in leading teams responsible for the safe storage, handling, processing and transportation of explosives, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and maintaining the highest standards of operational safety across our licensed explosives facilities.
Day-to-day, you'll supervise OME activities, manage explosives facilities, support operational delivery, and lead a team of OME Technicians and Apprentices across both the West Freugh and Eskmeals sites.
Your Responsibilities will include:
- Leading and supervising teams undertaking the storage, handling, processing and transportation of explosive substances and articles
- Managing licensed explosives facilities and ensuring compliance with internal frameworks and external regulatory requirements
- Maintaining stock control, auditing inventory levels and overseeing explosives accounting processes
- Conducting safety inspections, audits and compliance checks within explosives environments
- Supervising the loading, unloading, receipt, dispatch and storage of explosives and related materials
- Providing leadership, coaching and task allocation to ensure safe and effective operational delivery
Essential Experience of the Lead Supervisor OME:
- Extensive experience within explosives, munitions and ordnance environments
- Strong understanding of explosives storage, processing and facility management
- Knowledge of explosives regulatory frameworks and explosives licensing requirements
- Understanding of ESTC Standard 6 or TS 2023-03 and associated maintenance requirements for explosives facilities
- Knowledge of HERO principles, electrical categories and processing regimes within explosives environments
- Experience leading, supervising and developing technical teams
Essential Qualifications for the Lead Supervisor OME:
- Degree or HNC in a relevant discipline, industry-recognised equivalent qualification, or significant practical experience gained through an extensive OME career
- Evidence of working towards, or willingness to work towards, professional membership of a recognised industry body such as the Institute of Explosives Engineers
- Evidence of working towards, or willingness to attain, EngTech status
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
This role is 37 hours per week based at our West Freugh site. Frequent travel between West Freugh and Eskmeals sites will be required.
QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications, helping to advance technology and support national security.