Production Planner

ALTEN; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy supporting aerospace manufacturing programmes in Gloucester. The Production Planner will maintain flow of critical components, drive recovery actions, and protect delivery commitments across production, planning and quality teams.

Mid-level role focused on coordinating with production, scheduling and logistics to resolve bottlenecks, reduce lead times and improve on-time delivery performance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a manufacturing or production environment, preferably aerospace.
• Experience in production control, planning, expediting or recovery activities.
• Track critical parts through multiple manufacturing operations and meet delivery milestones.
• Experience managing production recovery plans and delays.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, production flow and shop-floor operations.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks and constraints in production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Production, Scheduling, Quality, Logistics, Manufacturing.
• Manage materials, quality, machinery, capacity and resources.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for high-priority components and recovery activities from order release to final shipment.
• Maintain visibility of critical parts across the complete manufacturing lifecycle.
• Identify bottlenecks and delays; take action to improve flow of parts through production.
• Ensure every priority component has a defined next step, owner and recovery action.
• Work with Production, Planning, Scheduling, Quality, Logistics and Shop Floor teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Production control

Production planning

Expediting

Recovery activities

Shop-floor operations

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communications

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Job description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world-today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

ALTEN is seeking an experienced Production plannerto support a high-profile aerospace manufacturing programme.

This position will focus on maintaining the flow of critical components through production, resolving operational constraints and driving recovery activities to protect customer delivery commitments. You will work directly with production, planning, quality and logistics teams to ensure priority parts continue progressing through every stage of the manufacturing process.

• Location: Gloucester
• On Site: Onsite
• Experience Level: Mid level

Key Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for a portfolio of high-priority components and production recovery activities, ensuring they progress from order release through to final shipment.
• Maintain clear visibility of critical parts throughout the complete manufacturing lifecycle, tracking progress across individual operations and support functions.
• Identify bottlenecks, unnecessary waiting periods and process delays, taking action to improve the movement of parts through production.
• Ensure every priority component has a clearly defined next step, accountable owner and achievable recovery action.
• Work closely with Production, Planning, Scheduling, Quality, Logistics and Shop Floor teams to resolve issues affecting manufacturing flow.
• Coordinate regular reviews of critical components, ensuring production priorities and recovery requirements are clearly communicated.
• Investigate and elevate manufacturing constraints including resource shortages, machine capacity, quality concerns and material availability.
• Follow the progress of recovery actions and challenge existing production priorities when necessary to safeguard key delivery dates.
• Provide clear visibility of risks, blockers and required actions to relevant engineering and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Support initiatives aimed at reducing manufacturing lead times, work-in-progress delays and production inefficiencies.
• Contribute to improved on-time delivery performance through proactive monitoring and rapid resolution of production issues.
• Promote a structured, data-driven approach to production recovery and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Proven experience working within a manufacturing or production environment, ideally within aerospace or a highly regulated engineering sector.
• Strong experience in production control, manufacturing operations, production planning, expediting or recovery activities.
• Demonstrated ability to track critical parts through multiple manufacturing operations and ensure delivery milestones are achieved.
• Experience managing production recovery plans and driving actions to resolve delays.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production flow and shop-floor operations.
• Ability to identify and resolve production bottlenecks and operational constraints.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Production, Scheduling, Quality, Logistics and Manufacturing.
• Ability to manage and elevate issues relating to material shortages, quality concerns, machine availability and resource constraints.
• Confident managing multiple critical priorities and ensuring actions have clear owners, deadlines and follow-up.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on manufacturing environment and engaging directly with shop-floor teams.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, orequivalentmilitary experience.
• Previous experience within an aerospace, manufacturing, engineering or similarly complex production environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and production processes.
• Experience with production planning, scheduling, expediting or manufacturing recovery activities.
• Proven ability to track critical components or work packages through multiple manufacturing stages.
• Strong understanding of production flow, bottleneck management and lead-time reduction.
• Experience identifying and resolving issues relating to materials, quality, machinery, capacity and resources.
• Comfortable working directly with shop floor teams, Production Managers, Schedulers, Quality and Logistics.
• Experience managing or contributing to recovery plans and delivery improvement activities.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge priorities and escalat.
• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to make decisions in a fast-paced production environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement principles would be advantageous.
• Strong communication, organisation and prioritisation skills.

Additional Information

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private MedicalInsurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings &team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.

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