Senior Aerospace Production & Operations Leader - OEM

Safran Group; Pitstone; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent Pension and bonus scheme

33 Days Holiday

Dental and BUPA cover

Workplace nursery scheme

Midday finish on Fridays

Enhanced family friendly policies

Wellbeing programme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together. We are seeking a Production & Operations Manager - OEM to lead OE Production, Operations & Test, aligning to business strategy and performance targets. Pitstone, Bucks, UK-based role within Safran Electrical & Power.

You will drive end-to-end production excellence, optimise inventory, and engage teams to deliver on time and with quality, while steering continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment across functions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Operations and/or Production & Supply Chain management, with leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving delivery, financial performance, customer satisfaction & sales targets Aerospace Operations knowledge.
• Continuous Improvement mindset with ability to drive efficiency, performance and cost effectiveness.
• Program/project management experience and methodologies (costs, deadlines, quality, risks).
• Track record of leading and motivating teams to achieve goals.
• Strong leadership of change management and transformation with a coaching approach.
• Part 21G experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead OE Operations Function, of roughly 100 employees, driving a culture of high engagement.
• Drive Customer Satisfaction with KPI's: OTD, OQD and Notification of Escape.
• Lead Internal and External Audits (Customers, AS9100, etc.).
• Define roadmaps to deliver End to End OTD >95% for OE and quality under 250ppm.
• Align purchasing with internal production activities.
• Drive efficiency and productivity of resources across Operations.

Skills

Operations management

Production & supply chain

Delivery performance

Continuous improvement

Program/project management

Leadership

Change management

Part 21G (preferred)

Job description

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together. We are seeking a Production & Operations Manager - OEM to lead OE Production, Operations & Test, aligning to business strategy and performance targets. Pitstone, Bucks, UK-based role within Safran Electrical & Power.

You will drive end-to-end production excellence, optimise inventory, and engage teams to deliver on time and with quality, while steering continuous improvement and stakeholder alignment across functions.