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IT Manager Civil Aerostructures & Landing Gear

Date: Nov 14, 2025

Location: Papendrecht, NL

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we're inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We're proud to play a part in protecting the world's democracies. And we're committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world's aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Site IT Manager is responsible for managing IT services within a site or site cluster. This role serves as the main point of contact for Site Directors and Site Functional Leads as part of the Site Steering Committee (SSC).

Key responsibilities include:

• Being empowered to intervene when site-specific incidents or changes are not being resolved in line with site expectations, and working directly with Operations, Applications, and Cyber teams to ensure timely resolution of key issues.
• Participating in Daily Drumbeat calls as needed to escalate priority issues.
• Ensuring clear communication with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring incidents, changes, and projects are prioritised according to site expectations.
• Coordinating with IT Functional Leads to ensure appropriate service levels for infrastructure, applications, security, and the service desk.

Job Responsibilities

The Site IT Manager also provides site-based IT employees with the necessary management support in collaboration with the relevant global IT teams and management within a matrix organization.

• • Acts as the IT Business Partner for a site or site cluster, representing the IT function as a member of the Site Steering Committee (SSC).
  • Is empowered to steer IT resources, in collaboration with IT Functional Leads, to resolve IT issues and assignments.
  • Implements, maintains, and monitors IT policies and procedures.
  • Ensures equipment is deployed effectively to achieve maximum efficiency and cost control.
  • Supports Global and Regional IT operations.
  • Supports adherence to Global and Regional IT standards, ensuring they are adopted and that IT systems are utilised to their full potential with assistance from global functions as required.
  • Contributes to the annual IT budget process.
  • Oversees the management of IT services within a site or site cluster.
  • Ensures the IT function operates efficiently and maintains a customer-service-oriented approach.
  • Ensures IT security requirements are observed and implemented across sites of responsibility.
  • Provides support to site-based IT employees, including aspects of pastoral care (facilities, health, safety, wellbeing, etc.).
  • Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Systems experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in people management and project management.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and matrix environment, including strong listening, communication, and constructive challenge skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with the ability to guide others and achieve results in a matrix structure.
• Proven ability to be proactive, take initiative, and exercise sound independent judgement.
• Professionalism, adaptability, and flexibility.
• Ability to work directly with management in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong problem-solving and project-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong organizational and planning abilities.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-reporting relationship structure.
• Role is attached to site, regular site presences is required.
• Willingness to travel.

What do we offer

We are committed to offer you a challenge but also a great opportunity to learn and grow. We want to offer youa career that can go to many directions thanks to our breadth of international opportunities. By being part ofGKN Fokker Aerospace that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry, you will know that youwill be working towards being the most trusted partner in the aerospace industry.

Furthermore, we will offer you:

• A gross monthly salary depending on your experience, role readiness and according to the CLA Metalektro grade O,
• 8% holiday allowance,
• 42 paid holidays for full-time employment in line with the Collective Labor Agreement Metalektro (29 holidays and 13 ADV days),
• An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance,
• A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for ourcustomers.Next to a competitive package, we will offer you a world of opportunities: we want to see your career fly! We will support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.

How To Apply

Are you interested in the position and do you meet the requirements? Please apply online by sending us a Cover Letter and your CV. Due to data privacy reasons we do not handle any applications sent by email. If you have any questions you can reach out to - Talent Acquisition Specialist via .

We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

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