Operations Program Manager (6 months FTC)

Moog Inc.; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

33 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Mental health support

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Employee share options

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Moog Aircraft Group in Wolverhampton is seeking an Operations Program Manager for a 6‑month Fixed Term Contract. The role leads hardware delivery for major NPI/EIS programs, coordinating cross-functional teams across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality to ensure on-time, quality results.

You will report to the NPI Director and drive progress, manage risks, and align site resources with program requirements.

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in a technical field or business related.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain a delivery plan for hardware quality and delivery with key readiness deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional hardware delivery activities across PM, Contracts, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning and Operations.
• Chair cross-functional hardware delivery meetings and post progress updates and summaries.
• Coordinate resolution of blocking issues to hardware delivery progress and escalate when needed.
• Ensure production maturity activities and address gaps in manufacturing readiness throughout product development life cycle.
• Oversee procurement of capital equipment for Capex projects; manage government property documentation.
• Contribute improvement ideas for processes, tools and visual workflow for NPI and EIS hardware deliveries.
• Plan introduction of new work areas to support NPI and development; collaborate with Product Engineers on stable build processes and TAKT time.

Skills

Program management

Lean principles

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical or business)

Job description

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title :

Operations Program Manager (6 months FTC)

Reporting To:

Director, NPI & Ops Project Mgt

Work Schedule:

Onsite – Wolverhampton, GBR

Operations Program Manager (6-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Please note: This position is being offered as a 6-month Fixed Term Contract and requires the successful candidate to be site-based in Wolverhampton.

Moog Aircraft Group is seeking an Operations Program Manager to join our Projects team based at our site in Wolverhampton on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract.

The Operations Program Manager (OPM) has primary responsibility to ensure the high-quality and timely delivery of hardware for a major New Product Introduction (NPI) or Entry Into Service (EIS) program(s).

In the role you will be directly accountable to the respective program office as the key individual to integrate cross-functional hardware activities, monitor hardware progress, and secure any necessary measures to address hardware challenges.

Directly reporting to the NPI Director as the key individual for a major program(s) to and you will lead hardware delivery progress, highlight impact on site resources and inventory, and address pending hardware challenges. Ensuring effective collaboration and coordination with respective key program personnel located at other sites as related to hardware readiness and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain a delivery plan that meets customer and internal commitments for hardware quality and delivery using right-to-left planning. The plan should include the need dates for key readiness deliverables, such as drawings, op sheets, work instructions, supplier prove-outs, and first article inspections.
• Lead the communication, performance and monitoring necessary to successfully meet the hardware delivery plan. Integrate the hardware-related activities for functions such as Program Management, Contracts, Engineering, Product Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Planning and Operations.
• Chair regularly held cross-functional hardware delivery meetings to review status and identify any blocking issues to progress. Record and post progress updates and executive summaries.
• Coordinate the resolution of blocking issues to hardware delivery progress, including using significant influence as necessary. Ensure the timely escalation of blocking issues to the program office, site management and functional management.
• Act on behalf of the NPI Director to ensure that production maturity activities are actively conducted for the assigned program. Monitor and address any gaps to the manufacturing readiness levels throughout the product development life cycle. Generate recommendations to enhance program and site-level strategies for manufacturing capital, industrialization, and producibility.
• Oversee and lead the procurement of capital equipment on any project related Capex projects. Facilitate any control of government owned property, and ensure all related documentation is kept up to date and ready for audit.
• Practice and contribute improvement ideas for common processes, tools and visual workflow management for NPI and EIS hardware deliveries. Actively participate as a member of an Operations global team focused on consistent methods and approaches for hardware readiness and delivery.
• Liaise with facilities and site leadership to effectively plan introduction of new work areas into the existing production area to support New Product Introduction and Development.
• Collaborate with the Product Engineers to ensure stable build processes, TAKT time analysis, interval calculations, Work Instruction and system Cycle Times are developed to aid Hardware Recurring Cost tracking

Key Skills and Experience

• 4 year degree in a technical field or business related
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the function of program/project management, engineering, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, quality engineering, or operations.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and lean principles is highly desired.

In Return Moog can offer you:

You’ll have access to career progression opportunities and learning and development programs that will empower you to grow both personally and professionally.

Enjoy a comprehensive Flexible Benefits Package, 33 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays), Private Medical Insurance, access to mental health support and expert financial advice. You’ll also Generous Life Assurance, a Company Pension Contribution starting at 6%, Employee Share Options and flexible working arrangements.

You Matter at Moog – Our Mission and Vision

At Moog, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to create a culture where everyone is valued, respected, and given equal opportunities. We strive to empower employees to bring their authentic selves to work, celebrating our differences to foster a welcoming environment for all.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We manage vacancies internally, preferring direct hiring and referrals for efficiency. When needed, we engage agencies from our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Speculative CVs from agencies not on our PSL will not be considered, and no introduction fee will apply.