Production Scheduler

Safran; Braintree; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company in Braintree is seeking a Production Scheduler to manage customer repairs and analyze production schedules. You will coordinate with various departments, ensuring resource availability and adherence to production deadlines. The ideal candidate will have ERP knowledge and experience in manufacturing planning. This role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including enhanced family policies and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies (Maternity, Paternity, Carer Pay)

25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Health cash plan

Pension scheme

Life assurance

8x annual salary

Income protection scheme

Company events

Qualifications

• Need to ensure the integrity of production data.
• Coordination with Sourcing and Workshop departments.
• Analytical and synthesis skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and analyze Repair Orders and resource availability.
• Adjust schedules according to delays and customer priorities.
• Measure adherence to developed schedules and identify causes of delays.
• Ensure the integrity of production data and accurately update ERP data.

Skills

ERP Knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Manufacturing/MRO Planning experience

Good communication skills

Job description

Overview

Are you a Production Scheduler looking for your next role? This is a unique opportunity to work for an industry giant, specialising in the high-tech aviation, defence and space markets. Whether you are an experienced Scheduler or looking for a new and exciting challenge we would love to hear from you. Ranked among Forbes magazine's Top 30 best employers in the world, and part of the global Safran Group, Safran Aerosystems is a world leader in evacuation slides and oxygen systems. We are also a reporting directly to the Supply Chain Manager, your role is to ensure that customer Repairs are properly scheduled and validated in line with Customer requirements. You will be responsible for analysing the completeness and scheduling of Repair Orders (WO), considering our Customers priorities (represented by the Sales Administration Department), the spare parts availability (contact with the Sourcing Department) and available capacity / labour (contact with the Workshop). Here are a few key responsibilities that you will perform in this role.

Responsibilities

• Planning Activity Analyse Repair Orders (part availability, customer agreements) and resource availability implement necessary actions with production teams to adjust resource availability (parts, tools, capacity) to meet the site's production deadline objectives.
• Coordination and Monitoring activity adjust schedules according to delays, contingencies, and customer priorities ensure alerts and critical issues escalation to the appropriate level and facilitate effective decision-making.
• Analysis and Synthesis activity measure adherence to developed schedules identify causes of delays (schedule delays and contractual deadline delays) be accountable for the causes of non-performance in production lines.
• ERP Data Control and Monitoring ensure the integrity of production data (status of repair orders, operation tracking, standard time maintenance) and their accurate updating monitor and alert in case of deviations update ERP data (start date/end date) for repair orders (WO).

Qualifications

• ERP Knowledge
• Microsoft Excel
• Manufacturing/MRO Planning experience
• Good communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies e.g. Maternity, Paternity, Carer Pay
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Health cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• 8x annual salary
• Income protection scheme
• Company events

Candidate Skills & Requirements

• Need to ensure the integrity of production data
• Coordination with Sourcing and Workshop departments
• Analytical and synthesis skills

Safran is an international high‑technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Aerosystems is one of the world leaders in aviation systems dedicated to aircraft and helicopter safety, as well as fluid and fuel management. The company is a key player in the field of flight safety (oxygen, evacuation, floatation) and participates in the decarbonization of aviation through enabling sustainable alternative fuels and new engine architectures. It has 5,200 employees in 7 countries.