Senior Aerospace Production & Operations Leader

Safran; Hatching Green; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran is seeking a Production & Operations Manager OEM in Buckinghamshire to lead OE Production, Operations and Test. You will align stakeholder expectations with production activities to optimize inventory, boost performance and engage employees.

The role requires significant experience in aerospace operations, strong leadership, and a track record of improving efficiency, costs and delivery metrics. On-site role with ongoing improvement initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading OE production & supply chain activities.
• Proven track record delivering on-time delivery and financial targets in aerospace.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement and change management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead OE Operations function with ~100 staff to foster engagement.
• Drive KPI performance for OTD, OQD and escape notifications.
• Coordinate audits (customer, AS9100) and end-to-end scheduling.
• Define roadmaps to achieve OTD>95% and quality targets.

Skills

Operations leadership

Production & supply chain

Continuous improvement

Project management

Change management

Team motivation

Aerospace ops knowledge

Job description

Safran is seeking a Production & Operations Manager OEM in Buckinghamshire to lead OE Production, Operations and Test. You will align stakeholder expectations with production activities to optimize inventory, boost performance and engage employees.

The role requires significant experience in aerospace operations, strong leadership, and a track record of improving efficiency, costs and delivery metrics. On-site role with ongoing improvement initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.