Final Assembly Line Support Coordinator

Meridian Business Support; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Business Support Ltd is recruiting a FAL Support Coordinator to join our aircraft operations team. The role involves planning, production coordination and admin support to keep aircraft build activities on schedule. Pay is £16.24 per hour PAYE.

Initially a temporary contract, with potential for extension beyond 2027. The ideal candidate is highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities, and comfortable communicating with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with 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 actions.
• Experience in manufacturing, materials or production environments would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and coordination of daily aircraft manufacturing activities.
• Prepare, maintain and monitor production schedules, ensuring work progresses per plan.
• Participate in daily production board reviews and electronic reviews, updating progress.
• Identify and raise issues relating to parts or materials impacting schedules.
• Check in with operators to ensure correct jobs and planned activities are followed.
• Monitor daily progress, note delays and escalate issues to teams and management.
• Liaise with production teams, material logisticians and other stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Carry out general administrative duties, reporting and ad-hoc tasks.

Skills

Highly organized

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Planning

Stakeholder management

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