Production Planner for Marine Autonomy Builds

Roboticsconnected; Fareham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

SYOS is seeking a proactive Production Planner to coordinate and optimise production schedules at our facility. You will work across Production, Engineering, Procurement, Stores, Commissioning and Sales to ensure materials, people, equipment and resources are available to keep on-time vessel delivery.

You will develop detailed schedules for build, fit-out, commissioning and delivery, monitor capacity across teams, and drive improvements in workflow and WIP visibility to support reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning, production scheduling or manufacturing operations.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems to manage production schedules, work orders, materials or inventory.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for analysing production data and forecasting.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and coordinate detailed production schedules covering vessel build, fit-out, commissioning and delivery activities.
• Plan production capacity across assembly, electrical, mechanical and commissioning teams, monitoring workload and labour utilisation.
• Track progress against production schedules, identify risks and delays, and implement recovery plans to minimise disruption.
• Coordinate work orders and manufacturing documentation, ensuring materials and components are available when required.
• Maintain accurate work-in-progress (WIP) visibility, completion forecasts and production reporting, providing regular status updates to management.
• Coordinate internal teams and external resources involved in vessel completion, commissioning, sea-trial readiness and customer handover.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives, including Lean Manufacturing, 5S and workflow optimisation, while promoting quality, safety and on-time delivery.

Skills

Production planning

Production scheduling

ERP/MRP systems

Microsoft Excel

Data analysis

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering/Manufacturing/Operations or Supply Chain

Tools

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

SYOS is seeking a proactive Production Planner to coordinate and optimise production schedules at our facility. You will work across Production, Engineering, Procurement, Stores, Commissioning and Sales to ensure materials, people, equipment and resources are available to keep on-time vessel delivery.

You will develop detailed schedules for build, fit-out, commissioning and delivery, monitor capacity across teams, and drive improvements in workflow and WIP visibility to support reliable delivery.