Project Manager - Aerospace parts manufacturing

HRGO Recruitment; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment seeks an experienced Project Manager for an aerospace parts manufacturing environment in the UK. You will own customer programmes and manufacturing projects, coordinating with customers, suppliers and internal teams to ensure orders are delivered on time, within budget and compliant with AS9100 and customer requirements.

You will oversee planning and delivery across CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, heat treatment, surface treatments, assembly, inspection and

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ Project/Programme Management experience in a manufacturing environment (aerospace/defence highly regulated preferred).
• Minimum 3 years’ supervisory/line management experience.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills; experience with ERP/MRP and planning tools.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and regulated quality environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple customer programmes from order receipt through final delivery in line with the order book.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, risk actions and recovery plans to protect on-time delivery.
• Lead the Production Control team responsible for production planning and scheduling across all manufacturing activities.
• Align schedules to customer requirements and capacity; prioritise work orders to maximise throughput.
• Monitor daily progress, remove bottlenecks, and lead production review meetings.
• Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing and Logistics to ensure resources, tooling and documentation are in place.
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors; expedite critical deliveries and resolve schedule issues.
• Ensure subcontract activity meets aerospace quality requirements and customer specs.
• Use MRP/ERP systems to manage demand, material availability, job progression and delivery commitments.
• Lead NPI and build-to-print projects with controlled specifications and routings.
• Track KPIs and drive continuous improvement to reduce lead times.
• Support audits and maintain AS9100 compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

ERP/MRP systems

Manufacturing planning

Communication

NPI/build-to-print

Education

PRINCE2/APM or PMP certification

Tools

Epicor/Kinetic

Job description

Project Manager - Aerospace Parts Manufacturing

An new additional opportunity to take end-to-end ownership of customer programmes and manufacturing projects within a high-precision aerospace environment. You'll be the key link between customers, suppliers and internal departments, coordinating activity to ensure orders are delivered on time, within budget and fully compliant with AS9100, customer requirements and company procedures.

You'll oversee planning and delivery across CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, heat treatment, surface treatments, assembly, inspection and subcontract processing, while leading the Production Control team to strengthen planning, scheduling, material availability and capacity management.

Key responsibilities

• Manage multiple customer programmes from order receipt/contract review through to final delivery, in line with the order book.
• Build and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, risk/mitigation actions and recovery plans to protect OTD/OTIF.
• Lead the Production Control team responsible for production planning and scheduling across all manufacturing activities.
• Align schedules to customer requirements and available capacity; review and prioritise work orders to maximise throughput.
• Monitor daily progress, remove bottlenecks, and lead daily/weekly production review meetings.
• Coordinate Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing and Logistics to ensure resources, tooling, materials and documentation are in place and controlled.
• Manage suppliers and subcontractors (materials, machining support, heat treatment, plating, painting, NDT and other special processes); expedite critical deliveries and resolve issues impacting schedules.
• Ensure subcontract activity meets aerospace quality requirements and customer specifications.
• Use MRP/ERP systems to manage demand, material availability, job progression, capacity considerations and delivery commitments.
• Lead NPI and build-to-print projects, ensuring specifications, routings, work instructions and configuration control are maintained.
• Track operational/financial KPIs, report delivery performance, and drive continuous improvement to reduce lead times and improve planning efficiency.
• Support internal, customer and regulatory audits and maintain compliance with AS9100 and company procedures.

Experience & skills

• Minimum 5 years’ Project/Programme Management experience within a manufacturing environment (aerospace/defence/highly regulated preferred).
• Minimum 3 years’ supervisory/line management experience.
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using ERP/MRP and manufacturing planning/scheduling tools.
• Demonstrable experience with project management methodologies and tools.

Desirable / advantageous

• Knowledge of AS9100 and regulated quality/audit environments.
• PRINCE2/APM (or equivalent); PMP, Lean/CI or supply chain qualifications.
• Epicor/Kinetic exposure.

Hours: 08:30-17:00, Monday to Friday (office-based, no hybrid)

Contract: Permanent, Holiday: 25 days per annum

Applicants must have current UK right to work.

Starting salary is dependant on experience.