Head of Tooling and Automation

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Job Description: Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire Hours: 37 hours per week (half day Friday) Type: Full-time Salary: £70,000 - £80,000: Travel Required: Occasional Work Location: Site-based (100%) Security Checks: BPSS, Disclosure Scotland, pre-employment medical (including drug and alcohol testing) Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available); appointments are subject to pre‑employment checks, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. Join one of Ayrshire’s largest engineering employers Prestwick Aerosystems continues Ayrshire’s long-standing aircraft manufacturing tradition. From our Prestwick site, we manufacture wing structures and complex aerostructures used on Airbus commercial aircraft programmes worldwide. As Tooling Manager (Head of Tooling), you will lead and manage all aspects of tooling for the business, ensuring robust, cost‑effective and technically sound tooling solutions that support production, new programmes and long‑term business strategy. Working closely with engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and customers, you will play a key role in delivering safe, efficient and high‑quality tooling solutions within a regulated aer...