Finmeccanica UK

We are always working on improving our policies and procedures to ensure that our employees are satisfied and fulfil their potential.

Finmeccanica prides itself on recruiting the very best, and our operating companies run flourishing graduate and apprentice schemes. The Finmeccanica national apprentice scheme was given glowing Ofsted reports, with an overall ‘Outstanding’ grade. Two Finmeccanica apprentices also won Apprentice of the Year awards.

We have received numerous awards for our pension schemes, including the Professional Pensions Award for the ‘Pension Scheme of the Year’ and the Employee Benefits Award for the ‘Best DC Pension default investments’. Finmeccanica pension scheme ‘FuturePlanner’ has also met the ‘Pension Quality Mark PLUS’ standards demonstrating Finmeccanica’s high quality of its pension scheme to current and future employees. We are also pleased to announce that we’ve received an award for DC Innovation from Professional Pensions magazine which recognises our work in introducing a common DC investment strategy, shared governance and smart payments of AVCs.

Finmeccanica – Selex ES named 'Large Employer of the Year'

In November 2015, Finmeccanica – Selex ES was named 'Large Employer of the Year' at Skills Development Scotland's 2015 Modern Apprenticeships Awards (MAA), for its "exceptional commitment to the Modern Apprenticeship programme". The company has delivered apprenticeship programmes for over 60 years, and currently has 50 engineering, craft and business Modern Apprentices, with a further 32 young people being recruited in 2015-2016. There was further MAA success for the company, when Ross Herbert was named runner-up in the Higher Level Apprentice of the Year category, recognising his dedication and commitment to the Modern Apprenticeship route of career progression.

Kris Harrison wins award for promoting engineering to young people

Kris Harrison, Head of Lean Engineering at Finmeccanica – Selex ES, won the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Inspiring Young People Award 2015 for promoting engineering to young people. Kris has led the company's outreach programme at its Luton site since 2012, managing the company's partnered schools in order to attract a more diverse range of students in terms of gender, socio-economic background and ethnicity. As a result of Kris's efforts, Selex ES has seen a 250% increase in the number of girls on its work experience programme, and 75% of its placement students going on to join the company as graduates. Praising Kris, the WISE judging panel said: "We found her to be motivated, thoughtful and a great role model. She demonstrated strategic thinking in her ideas which has dramatically improved results for her company’s outreach and engagement programmes."

National manufacturing awards nominations for former Luton apprentice

The engineering achievements of Finmeccanica – Selex ES Luton-based Industrial Engineering Technician, Philip West, have been recognised in the national manufacturing awards of two separate UK institutions. Phil has been selected as finalist in the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards under the category, 'Apprentice of the Year – Final Year' after winning the 'Outstanding Apprentice of the Year' award at the South East regional finals held at Mercedes Benz World in November 2015. The EEF Future Manufacturing Awards will be announced at the EEF National Gala Dinner on 27 January 2016 in London.

Finmeccanica – Selex ES wins prestigious manufacturing education award in the UK

In October 2014, Finmeccanica – Selex ES was presented with the ERA Foundation Award for Partnership with Education at the 2014 Manufacturing Excellence Awards. Organised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Manufacturing Excellence programme is internationally recognised and widely respected within engineering communities. The Partnership with Education Award recognised our commitment to inspiring the next generation of engineers and in particular pays respect to the activities that employees here undertake, such as school, college and university visits, our extremely well established placement programmes and the Big Bang fair.

Selex ES was also recognised for its excellence in supplier relationships by being named 'Overall Winner' and winning the 'Best Supplier Relationship Management' at the 2014 CIPS Supply Management Awards – the most prestigious recognition a company or individual in the procurement and supply chain profession can receive. Further details about this award