Aerospace Project Manager: End-to-End Manufacturing Lead

Hrgo-Recruitment; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Hrgo-Recruitment in Bishop's Stortford seeks a Project Manager - Aerospace Manufacturing to own end-to-end customer programmes and manufacturing projects in a high-precision aerospace environment. You will be the key link between customers, suppliers and internal departments to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and full compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements.

You’ll oversee planning and delivery across CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, heat treatment, surface

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ Project/Programme Management experience within a manufacturing environment (aerospace/defence/highly regulated preferred).
• Minimum 3 years’ supervisory/line management experience.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using ERP/MRP and manufacturing planning/scheduling tools.
• Demonstrable experience with project management methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple customer programmes from order receipt/contract review through to final delivery, in line with the order book.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, risk/mitigation actions and recovery plans to protect OTD/OTIF.
• Lead the Production Control team responsible for production planning and scheduling across all manufacturing activities.
• Align schedules to customer requirements and available capacity; review and prioritise work orders to maximise throughput.
• Monitor daily progress, remove bottlenecks, and lead daily/weekly production review meetings.
• Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing and Logistics to ensure resources, tooling, materials and documentation are in place and controlled.
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors; expedite critical deliveries and resolve issues impacting schedules.
• Ensure subcontract activity meets aerospace quality requirements and customer specifications.
• Use MRP/ERP systems to manage demand, material availability, job progression, capacity considerations and delivery commitments.
• Lead NPI and build-to-print projects, ensuring specifications, routings, work instructions and configuration control are maintained.
• Track operational/financial KPIs, report delivery performance, and drive continuous improvement to reduce lead times.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Process improvement

Tools

ERP/MRP software

Manufacturing planning

Job description

Hrgo-Recruitment in Bishop's Stortford seeks a Project Manager - Aerospace Manufacturing to own end-to-end customer programmes and manufacturing projects in a high-precision aerospace environment. You will be the key link between customers, suppliers and internal departments to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and full compliance with AS9100 and customer requirements.

You’ll oversee planning and delivery across CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, heat treatment, surface