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Production Planner

Cambridge Aerospace
Cambridge, GBR
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  • Own and maintain production schedules across manufacturing and development activities, ensuring alignment to programme and delivery requirements.
  • Coordinate production priorities across multiple work centres, balancing capacity, materials, engineering changes, and operational constraints.
  • Develop and maintain capacity plans, identifying bottlenecks, resource constraints, and delivery risks before they impact programme milestones.
  • Monitor manufacturing progress against plan, proactively escalating issues and driving recovery actions where required.
  • Work closely with Engineering teams to manage engineering changes, ensuring Bills of Materials and production requirements remain accurate and up to date.
  • Collaborate with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to ensure material availability supports production schedules and delivery commitments.
  • Support the implementation and optimisation of MRP/ERP planning processes, maintaining high levels of planning data accuracy and integrity.
  • Track and communicate key production KPIs, providing clear reporting and recommendations to operational stakeholders.
  • Facilitate effective communication between Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Programme teams to ensure alignment on production priorities.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvement through analysis of planning performance, delivery metrics, and manufacturing data.
  • Support NPI, development builds, and engineering programmes while maintaining stability of ongoing production operations.
  • Operate effectively within a security-conscious environment, ensuring appropriate handling of sensitive programmes, products, and information.
  • Experience in Production Planning, Production Control, Manufacturing Operations, Scheduling, or Supply Chain Planning within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong understanding of production scheduling, manufacturing workflows, and capacity planning principles.
  • Experience working with ERP/MRP systems to manage production requirements, material planning, and operational delivery.
  • Ability to interpret engineering and manufacturing data, including Bills of Materials and engineering changes.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions.
  • Proven ability to identify risks, prioritise workload, and maintain delivery performance within fast-paced operational environments.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to utilise data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
  • Excellent organisational skills with a structured and detail-oriented approach to planning activities.
  • Experience within aerospace, defence, motorsport, automotive, or other high-precision manufacturing environments.
  • Experience supporting NPI, development programmes, or engineering-led manufacturing operations.
  • Knowledge of capacity modelling, production forecasting, and manufacturing performance analysis.
  • Degree qualified in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
  • Competitive compensation and stock options

• Private Medical & Dental

  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Lunchtime catering on site

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