Production Planner - UK Placements

Australian Submarine Corporation; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking company, where you can expand your career by working on world-class nuclear-powered submarines. This role as a Production Planner offers a unique chance to live and learn in the UK while collaborating with industry leaders. You will receive tailored training and a development plan, immersing yourself in cutting-edge submarine programs. With a commitment to your professional growth, this position promises a rewarding experience in engineering and production planning, alongside attractive benefits for relocation and support while living overseas.

Benefits

Cost of living allowances

Housing assistance

Family assistance

Access to extensive employment benefits

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in production planning is desirable.
• Ability to obtain and maintain NV1 defence clearance.

Responsibilities

• Advise on production steps and generate work orders efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with processes and conduct reviews of specifications.

Skills

Engineering specifications interpretation

Microsoft Office proficiency

Production planning

Education

Tertiary qualifications in engineering

Trade qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Have you always wanted to work overseas? Are you looking to expand your career with the opportunity to receive world-class training?

An exciting career awaits you at ASC. We built Australia’s Collins Class submarines, sustain the Collins Class fleet, and have been selected by the Australian Government to sustain and jointly build conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines in Australia.

To deliver on this new work, ASC are seeking experienced Production Planner to live, work and learn about building nuclear-powered submarines in Barrow, United Kingdom (UK).

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to further your career and professional capabilities through collaborations and upskilling with world-leading industry partners.

Placements are available for August/September 2025 will be 18 – 24 months in duration.

Responsibilities

As a Production Planner you will:

• Advise and document on the detailed sequence and steps required for production personnel to undertake complex scope.
• Generate production work orders in an efficient manner in line with business and work group priorities.
• Ensure all work produced is compliant with nominated processes, routines and workflows.
• Conduct detailed reviews of Engineering specifications, documentation, work instructions and recommendations from applicable planning systems and other applicable information.

Eligibility Criteria

The successful applicant must possess:

• Australian Citizenship
• Tertiary qualifications in an engineering discipline or trade qualification.
• 1-5 years' experience (desirable)
• An ability to obtain and maintain a NV1 defence clearance
• Ability to interpret complex engineering specifications, documentation, recommendations and work instructions.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office, Word and Excel.

Additional Details

Once deployed, you will be immersed into the processes and procedures ultimately required to construct the SSN-AUKUS submarines in Australia. You will receive a tailored development plan, giving you exposure to world-class submarine programs, and informed of specific rotations you will complete whilst in Barrow to further enhance your capabilities in submarine design and build.

At the completion of your deployment, you will return to South Australia (SA) to carry out the planning, management and build activities on the SSN-AUKUS Submarines at the Osborne Shipyard. Repatriation to SA is non-negotiable, so please consider this when applying.

Please note: This is a Civilian role and recruitment processes will differ from those undertaken in Active Service Defence recruitment.[KL1]

Benefits

We’re here to support you prior to deployment and when you are overseas. As an ASC employee working overseas, you will have access to a host of great benefits:

• Be paid to work, train, and live in the United Kingdom
• Work on world-class nuclear-powered submarines and learn cutting-edge nuclear technology
• Have access to benefits and entitlements to support relocation and your time living and working overseas (such as cost of living allowances, housing assistance, family assistance)
• Return home to a secure job with ASC in the future nuclear-powered submarine program
• Access to ASC’s extensive employment benefits

Next Steps

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted to organise a phone call for a further discussion to the opportunity.

Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately.