Job Description

Location: Fareham, United Kingdom

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

IBS Team Leader

Fareham

Cyber Security & Digital Identity (CDI)

From secure software to biometrics and encryption, CDI technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate identities and protect data, so they stay safe and enable services in personal devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between.

The Opportunity

As part of the IBS Passport team, you will support the full end-to-end passport personalisation process. This includes operating BookMaster One and Bowe insertion machines, carrying out quality inspections, managing vault operations, and handling goods receipt and dispatch. You’ll also complete routine maintenance tasks and collaborate with colleagues on 5S and continuous improvement activities.

Main Responsibilities

• You’ll complete daily maintenance and cleaning of the machines and surrounding areas.

• You’ll work within the 5S rules and guidelines.

• You’ll operate the machines and/ or processes and rigorously follow the standard work for each of these tasks.

• You’ll run process to production targets and quality standards.

• You’ll complete hourly figures and highlight issues that have occurred to the management team.

Ideal experience and skills

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, staying calm, organised and collaborative under pressure

• Comfortable working towards shared goals, consistently meeting daily targets or SLAs

• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes

• Experience supporting machinery, production lines, or operational processes

• Confident with basic IT and numeracy skills, with clear written and spoken English

Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels

At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.

If this role isn’t quite right for you, we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.

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