Final Assembly Line Support Coordinator

Meridian Business Support; West of England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Business Support Ltd is recruiting for an FAL Support Coordinator to join our Aircraft Operations team. You will assist in planning, production coordination and administrative support to ensure aircraft build activities stay on schedule.

Key tasks include production scheduling, daily progress reviews, and liaising with operators and supply chain teams to resolve issues, with an initial temporary contract and extension potential beyond 2027.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicating with different teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with schedules, data and computer-based systems.
• Proactive approach to identifying problems and following up outstanding actions.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, materials or production environment would be beneficial.
• Strong planning, coordination and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and coordination of daily aircraft manufacturing activities.
• Prepare, maintain and monitor production schedules, ensuring work progresses to plan.
• Participate in daily production board reviews and electronic reviews with accurate progress updates.
• Identify and raise issues relating to outstanding parts or materials that could impact schedules.
• Check-in with operators to ensure correct jobs and planned activities are followed.
• Monitor daily progress, identify delays and report issues to relevant teams and management.
• Liaise with production teams, material logisticians and other stakeholders to resolve operational issues.

Skills

Highly organised

Effective communicator

Schedule management

Proactive problem solver

Manufacturing experience

Planning and administration

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a FAL Support Coordinator to join our client's Aircraft Operations team. This is a varied role involving planning, production coordination and administrative support to ensure aircraft build activities run smoothly and remain on schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the planning and coordination of daily aircraft manufacturing activities.
• Prepare, maintain and monitor production schedules, ensuring work is progressing in line with planned targets.
• Participate in daily production board reviews and electronic reviews, providing accurate updates on progress.
• Identify and raise issues relating to outstanding parts or materials that could impact production schedules.
• Carry out regular check-ins with operators to ensure they are working on the correct jobs and following planned activities.
• Monitor daily progress, identify delays and communicate any issues to relevant teams and management.
• Liaise with production teams, material logisticians and other key stakeholders to help resolve operational issues.
• Complete general administrative duties, reporting and other ad-hoc tasks as required.

About You:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communicating with different teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working with schedules, data and computer-based systems.
• Proactive approach to identifying problems and following up outstanding actions.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, materials or production environment would be beneficial.
• Strong planning, coordination and administrative skills.

The Opportunity:

An excellent opportunity to join a busy aircraft manufacturing environment in a varied coordination role, supporting day-to-day production activities.

• Pay: £16.24 per hour PAYE.
• Contract: Initially temporary, with the potential for extension beyond the end of 2027.