Manufacturing Planner

BOEING; Lossiemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday + UK holidays

Pension plan with employer contrib.

Private medical (BUPA)

Learning & development

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is recruiting a Manufacturing Planner to own electronic work packages for UK E7 Wedgetail AEW&C maintenance at RAF Lossiemouth. You will translate customer needs into deliverable plans, working with multidisciplinary teams and leveraging Gold ESP MRO.

We offer competitive pay, generous incentives, extensive learning, wellbeing-focused benefits, and flexible working arrangements. Applicants must have UK work authorization.

Qualifications

• Experienced in scheduled maintenance, repair and modification of aircraft/components.
• Capable of creating detailed work instructions using technical writing.
• Excellent communicator to ensure team understands technical requirements.
• Able to interpret Technical Documents and ATPs to guide work orders.
• Capable of coordinating across management levels and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Authors technical work instructions to approved process and regulatory requirements.
• Interprets engineering data to produce standardised production/manufacturing plans.
• Supports creation, receipt and delivery of complex electronic manufacturing plans/work packages.
• Manages configuration control of plan sets and NCR work orders.
• Supports continuous improvement activities within the fixed wing environment.

Skills

Aircraft maintenance

Technical writing

Communication

Project coordination

Work scheduling

Security clearance

Tools

Gold ESP MRO

Job description

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 1,400 people in the UK. We are responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK defence customers including new capabilities like the E-7 AEW&C and the P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Autonomous Systems, C4ISR Services, Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services and are very much in a growth phase.

As a BDUK employee, you will have access to flexible and virtual working arrangements, benefits packages, employee incentive programmes and study assistance, as well as the potential for international travel. You will also have access to many resources that you will be able to access to inform and support your development throughout your career with us.

Our programmes of comprise of several service lines (i.e. workstreams) spanning communications systems, mission systems and platform integration as well as associated support elements. We require a manufacturing Engineer to join us to play a key part in the team responsible for delivering elements of capability and development, including product development and testing, mission support systems and training devices. The roles are fundamental in translating customer needs/requirements into appropriate solutions and will require the successful candidate to work in multidisciplinary teams to both generate proposals and develop deliverable solutions.

Our programmes are internationally run, with key partners being Boeing Defence, Space and Security, based in the USA, and Boeing Defence Australia. You will be part of our ongoing collaboration with these business units, and this provides opportunities for travel for short- or longer-term periods.

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

Job Description

The Manufacturing Planner (Level 3) role provides ownership and accountability of the creation/ maintenance of electronic work packages for each Maintenance Input, Repair or Modification using Gold ESP MRO tool in accordance with PT145 and BDUK/ Boeing policy and processes supporting our existing Manufacturing Planners and Engineers.

This role is to support BDUK’s delivery of Maintenance and Modification support of the UK E7 Wedgetail Mk1 AEW&C Aircraft based at RAF Lossiemouth.

Key Tasks include:

• Authors technical work instructions to approved process & regulatory requirements, writing, editing & proof-reading text, collating & verifying technical /engineering information, creating and editing bespoke work instructions.
• Interprets multiple source formats of approved engineering data from Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Design Organisation, or Applicable Customer controlled Maintenance data sources to produce a standardised, easy to use & logical set of production/manufacturing plans with consideration of regulatory requirements for accurate maintenance recording.
• Supports the creation, receipt and delivery of multiple complex electronic manufacturing plans/work packages.
• Manages 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).
• Supports Continuous Improvement activities across the Fixed Wing environment.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experienced in scheduled maintenance, repair and modification of aircraft/component and suitably trained/authorised on the aircraft type or component type being worked.
• Capable of creating detailed work instructions using technical writing ensuring all requirements and work recording measures are met.
• An excellent communicator, with a demonstrable ability to communicate and understand the technical work requirements of the team in order that key business targets are met.
• Capable of understanding and interpreting Technical Documents, Technical Drawings and/or associated Authorised Technical Publications (ATP’s), to provide guidance and support to the teams working on the aircraft or in the production of Work orders
• Capable of working and communicating within management levels, cross functional areas and the customer effectively
• Capable and experienced in sequencing and controlling demanding workloads, on time, to budget and to the required standard

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Proven working knowledge of Engineering Resource Planning tools such as Gold ESP MRO
• Proven working knowledge of MAA Regulatory Articles (RA), MAA Regulatory Publication (MRP) Part 145, aviation Quality Assurance (QA) and Safety Management System (SMS) processes, and the application of these requirements within their area of accountability, responsibility and authority
• Proven knowledge of the air system scheduled maintenance to enable effective Review, acceptance and rejection of SoW, AWRs, deferred work etc at the pre-input phase.
• undefinedWork Authorisation: This requisition is for a locally hired position in the UK. Candidates must have current legal authorisation to work immediately in the United Kingdom. Boeing will not attempt to obtain Immigration and labour sponsorship for any applicants. Benefits and pay are determined at the local level and are not part of Boeing U.S. based payroll.Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a UK security.Relocation: This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.In locations where SPEEA representation applies, this job family will be covered by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.

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 mindset 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
• Diverse and inclusive culture - you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs
• 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
• 6 weeks paternityleave

Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 15, 2026

Export Control Details:

Non – US based job

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.

Shift

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to: conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.