Jobs in Derby, United Kingdom

Posted Wednesday 17 December 2025 at 01:00 | Expires Monday 5 January 2026 at 00:59

Are you an experienced Risk Manager with an appetite to drive change? Can you help us to develop, maintain and test our business continuity frameworks?

At Doncasters we have an exciting opportunity for a Risk and Resilience Officer to join our Group UK HQ team! This is a UK based remote opportunity.

Working hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:30am – 17:00pm, Friday: 8:30am – 14:10pm

Place of work: Remote to the UK with the ability to travel between 25- 40% of the time to our UK sites and potential global travel.

Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncasters played a part in making that happen?

As a leading international manufacturer of specialist superalloys and high-performance alloy components, we provide critical solutions to some of the world’s most demanding industries, including aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, automotive, medical, and other specialist sectors.

With a heritage spanning nearly 250 years, we’ve built a global reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and engineering that performs where it matters most. Today, we operate across 20 sites worldwide, employing almost 3,000 professionals. This includes engineers and production teams to HR, marketing, and other support functions, who are united by a shared sense of purpose.

At Doncasters, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.

Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, teamwork, and integrity.

What we can offer you:

• An interesting and varied field to work in.
• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities.
• Company cash health care plan with an extensive range of benefits.

The Role

AsRisk & Resilience Officer, you will strengthen the Group’s risk, fraud, and resilience capability across its international operations.

This role is hands-on combining global coordination with practical site engagement. You will lead fraud risk assessments, facilitate risk reviews across all business units, and support the design and testing of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) aligned with the Group’s Risk Appetite Framework and enterprise governance structure.

Key responsibilities include:

Enterprise and site risk reviews:

• Challenge risk identification, scoring and mitigation plans.
• Consolidate site risk themes for group reporting.

Business continuity and resilience:

• Develop, maintain and rest Doncasters Business continuity framework and crisis response plans.
• Ensure alignment of BCPs with customer, regulatory and ISO standards.

Lead and maintain group wide fraud risk assessments and mitigation tracking.

Prepare fraud exposure summaries and trend analysis for senior leadership.

Collaborate with internal control and internal auditors to ensure risk and assurance activities are aligned.

Training & Engagement:

• Develop engaging materials and communication campaigns that make risk management accessible and relevant to all levels of the organisation.

Interested?

If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move:

To succeed in this role, you will bring a passion for driving meaningful change and making a tangible impact. As this is a newly created position, it offers significant scope for growth and the opportunity to shape, build, and embed key processes.

You will have proven experience in risk management, assurance, crisis management and business continuity, ideally within manufacturing, industrial, or global environments, and a demonstrated ability to conduct fraud risk assessments.

Strong analytical and communication skills are essential, enabling you to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.

To Apply

Apply online.

We’ll be in touch with you quickly after receiving your application.

Recruitment Process:

Due to the Christmas period, the recruitment process for this position will commence in the new year! Thank you for your patience.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact careers@doncasters.com .