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4.1.1
Staff Skills
Strengths
Experience and ability to deliver high-value stress engineering at a level difficult for
emerging countries to match at this stage
In-house design capability to allow combined Design and Stress tasks to be performed inhouse
Weaknesses
Opportunities
To continue to develop staff and HR processes which will enable us to attract permanent
staff as well as retain existing ones.
To provide attractive working conditions in good location
Threats
Not making enough budget and time available to fulfil the Opportunities above
There is difficulty in obtaining experienced engineers, designers and key staff
There is difficulty in attracting experienced permanent staff that are not contractors
Contractors could leave on short notice
4.1.2
Service
Strengths
Weaknesses
Not being able to deliver as full a range of service as some other suppliers - see Staff skills
Lack of Airbus Part 4 approval. This can only be achieved through the company expansion
as we are currently not big enough.
We need to create an infrastructure with our key people to support the business and aim
for where we want to be.
Must get the experience level of permanent staff to equal that of senior contractors and
redress the staff / contractor imbalance.
Opportunities
To gain Airbus work through Tier 1 relationship and pursue Airbus Part 4 Approval
4.1.3
Technology
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Continue to ensure engineers maintain current skills in all new technologies and methods
we can reasonably access
Threats
4.1.4
Engineering Resources and Deployment, including Social and
Lifestyle Issues
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
The possibility of staff going contracting after approximately 5 years of work experience
gained
4.1.5
Budget / Pricing
Strengths
As small company we can have flexible pricing policy to deal with different project types
and customers
Weaknesses
As small company we need to work harder to amortise costs for non-core but essential
functions across our work load
Not knowing competitions rates at times
Opportunities
To clearly identify particular types of work package where we can provide value for
money / not cheap labour
To gain more work paid in Euros
Threats
4.1.6
Organisational Structure
Strengths
Clearly defined and maintained organisational structure with each engineer understanding
their responsibilities within the organisation
Clear communication to staff via weekly email bulletins and regular team-briefs
Weaknesses
None
Opportunities
To improve existing structure of the organisation and HR as a tool for encouraging new
employees
Threats
Structure not sufficiently maintained and employees clarity in their role allowed to
diminish
4.1.7
Suppliers
Dedicated and long-term service from existing suppliers of engineering and design skills
Weaknesses
Not always possible to attract the specialised skill set customers require at short notice.
This is currently an industry-wide issue.
Lack of suppliers who are flexible location- wise
Opportunities
To build relationships with suppliers or other companies with whom Inter-Tec has synergies
who contain some of the specialised skills that are difficult to source
Threats
Experiencing increased difficulty in sourcing the skill sets at point of contract award
Suppliers could leave at short notice
4.2
4.2.1
Opportunities
Government Policy (UK & Scottish)supportive of major aerospace (and defence) projects
Threats
Government Policy (UK & Scottish) non-supportive of major aerospace (and defence)
projects
4.2.2
Opportunities
Threats