Manufacturing Planner

Boeing; East Oakley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Continuous learning

Inclusive culture

Pension plan

Company medical plan

Vacation benefits

Job summary

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited is hiring a Manufacturing/ Maintenance Planner to support UK Apache and Chinook fleets. You’ll create electronic work packages and write clear instructions, ensuring compliance with Part 145 and internal policies.

Based at Middle Wallop and Gosport, you will coordinate complex planning data and drive on-time, quality maintenance delivery. The role emphasizes strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to engineering data sources.

Qualifications

• Experience in scheduled maintenance, repair, and modification of aircraft or components.
• Strong technical writing to create detailed work instructions.
• Knowledge of MAA RA, MRP Part 145, QA and SMS processes.
• Ability to plan, sequence, and control demanding workloads to time, cost and quality.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain electronic work packages for maintenance inputs.
• Author technical work instructions per approved processes and regulatory requirements.
• Collate and verify engineering information for accurate work instructions.
• Interpret OEM, Design Organisation, or customer maintenance data sources.
• Produce standardized production and manufacturing plans for compliant activity.
• Manage plan sets, including Master Plans, A/C Work Orders, and NCR WOs.

Skills

Aircraft planning

Technical writing

Regulatory compliance

Scheduling workloads

Tools

Gold ESP MRO

Job description

Manufacturing Planner

Company:

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is a subsidiary of The Boeing Company and currently employs more than 1,400 people across the UK. We are responsible for delivering a number of exciting contracts to UK defence customers, including new capabilities such as the E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Autonomous Systems, C4ISR Services, support to the Chinook and Apache fleets, Logistic Information Services, and Training Services. We are also in a strong phase of growth.

As a BDUK employee, you will have access to flexible and virtual working arrangements, competitive benefits, employee incentive programmes, and study assistance, as well as potential opportunities for international travel. You will also have access to a wide range of resources to support your development throughout your career with us.

We are seeking a Maintenance / Manufacturing Planner to play a key role in the team responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance and modification activity to our UK defence customers.

While we work in agile and dynamic engineering environments, your wellbeing is important to us. We strive to maintain a healthy work-life balance and an ethical team culture with a strong emphasis on openness, collaboration, innovation, safety, and first-time quality.

Position Responsibilities:

The Maintenance / Manufacturing Planner is responsible for the creation and maintenance of electronic work packages for each maintenance input, repair, or modification using the Gold ESP MRO tool, in accordance with Part 145 requirements and BDUK/Boeing policies and processes.

This role supports BDUK’s delivery of maintenance and modification activity for the UK Apache and Chinook aircraft fleets, based at Middle Wallop and Gosport.

• Authoring technical work instructions in line with approved processes and regulatory requirements, including writing, editing, and proofreading text.
• Collating and verifying technical and engineering information to produce accurate and effective work instructions.
• Interpreting multiple sources of approved engineering data from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Design Organisation, or customer-controlled maintenance data sources.
• Producing standardised, logical, and easy-to-use production and manufacturing plans that support compliant maintenance activity and accurate maintenance recording.
• Supporting the creation, receipt, and delivery of multiple complex electronic manufacturing plans and work packages.
• Managing configuration control of plan sets, including engineering baseline establishment lists, manufacturing work instructions (Master Plans), associated aircraft-specific plans (A/C Work Orders), and Nonconformance Report (NCR) Work Orders (WOs).

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Experience in the scheduled maintenance, repair, and modification of aircraft or aircraft components.
• Ability to create detailed work instructions using strong technical writing skills, ensuring all requirements and work recording measures are met.
• Proven working knowledge of MAA Regulatory Articles (RA), MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP) Part 145, aviation Quality Assurance (QA), and Safety Management System (SMS) processes, and the application of these requirements.
• Experience of planning, sequencing, and controlling demanding workloads to time, cost, and quality requirements.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to understand and communicate technical work requirements clearly to support delivery against business targets.
• Suitably trained or authorised on the aircraft type or component type being worked on.
• Proven working knowledge of enterprise resource planning tools such as Gold ESP MRO.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical documents, technical drawings, and authorised technical publications (ATPs) in order to provide guidance and support to teams working on aircraft or generating work orders.
• Ability to work effectively across management levels, cross-functional teams, and customer interfaces.

Relocation:

This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

What Boeing offers you:

The Boeing benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being. Here’s a snapshot of what we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive plans
• Continuous learning - you’ll develop the approach and skills to navigate whatever comes next
• Success as defined by you - we’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way
• An inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
• Excellent Adoption and Parental leave options
• 23 days plus UK public holidays and a Winter Break between Christmas and New Year
• Pension Plan with up to 10% employer contribution
• Company paid BUPA Medical Plan
• Short Term Sickness: 100% pay for the first 26 weeks
• Long Term Sickness: 66.67% of annual salary from 27th week
• 6x annual salary life insurance
• Learning Together Programme to support your on-going personal and career development
• Access to Boeing’s Well Being Programs, tool and incentives

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to acquire a UK Secret security Clearance for which the UK Government requires UK residency. The successful candidate will hold, or have the ability to acquire, Security Clearance (SC).

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)