Aerospace Production Planner — Scheduling & Delivery

Mane Contract Services; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Production Planner for an engineering and maintenance environment. You will convert maintenance requirements into practical production plans, ensuring the necessary people, equipment and materials are available to complete activities efficiently.

The role involves coordinating across several engineering functions, monitoring progress and identifying potential issues before they impact delivery, to maintain alignment between

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, engineering planning, maintenance planning or MRO.
• Understanding of aircraft or engineering maintenance processes.
• Experience coordinating manpower, materials and resources against production schedules.
• Familiarity with planning systems, ERP platforms or maintenance management software.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and respond effectively to changing requirements.
• Previous experience working within aviation or aerospace environments.
• Knowledge of maintenance planning and airworthiness requirements.
• Experience within a regulated or highly controlled engineering environment.
• Understanding of quality and safety management systems.
• Experience working with ISO or equivalent management standards.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules to support planned maintenance activity.
• Organise maintenance requirements into clear and achievable work plans.
• Coordinate labour, skills, tooling, equipment and materials against upcoming work.
• Work closely with purchasing and stores teams to ensure required components are available.
• Monitor work against agreed timescales and highlight potential delays or resource constraints.
• Identify risks to delivery and coordinate actions to minimise disruption.
• Communicate regularly with engineering and planning teams to maintain alignment between planned and actual work.
• Maintain accurate planning information and associated records.
• Support improvements to production efficiency, quality and working practices.
• Ensure planning activities are carried out in accordance with relevant procedures, quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with prioritising work to maximise operational availability and maintain delivery schedules.

Skills

Production planning

Engineering planning

Maintenance planning

MRO environment

ERP systems

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Aviation experience

Airworthiness knowledge

ISO standards

Tools

ERP platforms

Maintenance management software

Job description

Mane Contract Services in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Production Planner for an engineering and maintenance environment. You will convert maintenance requirements into practical production plans, ensuring the necessary people, equipment and materials are available to complete activities efficiently.

The role involves coordinating across several engineering functions, monitoring progress and identifying potential issues before they impact delivery, to maintain alignment between