03 Apr 2008 | Ref. 114/2008
BAE Systems has today announced a redundancy programme for 134 jobs at its Woodford site. The area impacted is a shared service team of engineers, known internally as Engineering Internal Supply.
A review of the engineering capabilities required within the Military Air Solutions business was undertaken last year. This identified that the engineering workload would reduce as products move from design and development into the support phase. As a result, it was announced in August 2007 that a managed run-down of the Engineering Internal Supply team at Woodford would take place between 2008 and 2010.
There is no opportunity for significant transfer of engineering work packages to the site, despite the good reputation of the Woodford team. The workload for the Engineering team makes the current staffing level unsustainable, regrettably resulting in the redundancy announcement.
Woodford Site General Manager Jim Welsh commented: “We recognise that this is a difficult period for all employees and their families and we will continue to do everything practical to mitigate the number of compulsory job losses”.
At this stage the exercise is confined to the Engineering Internal Supply population at Woodford and does not affect those involved on the Nimrod MRA4 programme. The MRA4 team are focussed on meeting aircraft deliveries.
In addition to today’s announcement concerning Woodford, BAE Systems has also announced a requirement for 450 redundancies from their Brough site in East Yorkshire.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defence and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £15.7 billion (US$ 31.4 billion) in 2007.
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Marc Boulton, BAE Systems Communications Manager
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marc.boulton@baesystems.com
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