Aerospace Production Planner: Capacity & Delivery Lead

Cambridge Aerospace

Cambridge

On-site

GBP 42,000 - 60,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Production Planner to own production schedules, manage material readiness, capacity planning and delivery performance in a fast-growing defence environment. You will align manufacturing activities with programme priorities and maintain data integrity.

The role collaborates with Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain, supports MRP/ERP processes and material availability for production, including NPI and development builds.

Qualifications

Experience in a manufacturing environment with production planning or scheduling.
Understanding of production scheduling, workflows and capacity planning.
Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems for material planning and delivery.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain production schedules across manufacturing and R&D.
Develop capacity plans and identify bottlenecks and risks.
Support new products, development builds, and engineering programmes.
Monitor progress, escalate issues, and drive recovery actions.
Facilitate communication between Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality and Programme teams.
Support MRP/ERP processes and ensure data accuracy.
Track production targets and provide reporting to operations.
Work with Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain on BOMs and material availability.

Skills

Production planning

Capacity planning

ERP/MRP knowledge

BOM interpretation

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

The role collaborates with Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain, supports MRP/ERP processes and material availability for production, including NPI and development builds.

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